This position supports the Office of Clinical Relations by ensuring the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of clinical education experiences for students. The role is responsible for monitoring student and preceptor evaluations, identifying concerns, and facilitating timely resolution to maintain a high standard of clinical training.
The incumbent serves as a key liaison between WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM), students, preceptors, and clinical sites, ensuring clear and effective communication across all stakeholders. Responsibilities include assisting with oversight of clinical sites through site visits, safety and facility inspections, and documentation to ensure compliance with institutional standards and a safe, positive learning environment.
This role requires regular travel to affiliated clinical sites to conduct in-person evaluations and safety inspections, with driving distances that may reach up to 100 miles per day.
Additionally, the position supports the enforcement of CVM policies and procedures, assists in the training and development of preceptors, and contributes to the recruitment of new clinical sites and preceptors. The role also plays a critical part in preparing reports and documentation required for quality assurance and accreditation processes.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Basic comfort and familiarity with veterinary clinical activities in hospital and ambulatory settings involving various animal species (including dogs, cats, horses, cows, birds, fish, and exotic animals) is required. The position requires skills and physical abilities to safely navigate through an active veterinary practice setting without disruption of activity inherent in these sites.
The position also requires the following skills and abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, in writing and oral form, both in person and by alternate electronic means (e. g., email, videoconference, text, phone).
- Ability to effectively interact with administration, faculty, staff, students and outside partners.
- Ability to handle detail-oriented assignments with extensive follow-up and maintain confidentiality.
- Organizational skills necessary in prioritizing workload and assuring efficiency in operation.
- Proficiency with common computer software (word processing, spreadsheets, email, and virtual communication).
- Ability to translate Cal/OSHA training into practical application at clinical sites.
- Ability to travel by automobile, airplane, or other common conveyance to urban and rural locations.
- Demonstrate a commitment to working in an organization that values and promotes humanism.
Required Qualifications
Education:
Registered Veterinarian Technician (RVT) or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
PREFERRED: Safety training and certification, (e. g., 30-hour Cal/OSHA or OSHA certificate).
Essential Job Duties
Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring student and preceptor evaluations and addressing concerns as needed.
- Facilitating communication between WesternU CVM, preceptors, clinical sites and students when required.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring student and preceptor evaluations and addressing concerns as needed.
- Facilitating communication between WesternU CVM, preceptors, clinical sites and students when required.
Key Responsibilities
- Performing and documenting site visits and safety and facility inspections to help ensure the clinical site provides a safe, positive, and effective learning environment.
- Assisting with enforcing WesternU CVM policies and procedures for both students, clinical sites, and preceptors.
- Administering preceptor training as directed and as needed.
- Assisting with recruiting new clinical sites and preceptors when needed.
- Assisting in preparing annual reports and other documents required for quality control and accreditation purposes.
Key Responsibilities
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Working at WesternU
We believe in making an impact in the lives of our employees, personally, and professionally. Every employee has different individual and/or family needs. We offer benefits that are both comprehensive and flexible to address your unique needs. We believe work-life harmony is positive and achievable.
We offer competitive salaries, generous paid time off, insurance plans, reimbursements, and retirement benefits. Additionally,
- Our faculty, staff, and administrators are 100% focused on student success.
- Our University culture creates the context for a nurturing and supportive environment.
- Faculty, staff, and students can expect to make deep, personal relationships within the University community.
- As a Faculty, Staff, or Student at WesternU, you can focus on work that you love, be your authentic self, and lead to the future with innovation in health sciences.
- WesternU’s core value of humanism encourages all to bring their whole self in all that they do.
- We are committed to fostering a culture of respect, equity, collaboration, and fun at all levels for all people!
Expected Pay Scale
Minimum
$70,304.00 Annually
Maximum
$70,304.00 Annually
Physical Demands
Do the essential functions of this job require lifting?
Yes
If yes, list maximum weight and duration
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands to operate a PC in the performance of job duties, and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, and reach with hands and arms, and occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use hands, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, sit and operate a motor vehicle. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must infrequently lift and/or move up to (xx) pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth vision, and ability to adjust focus, and adequate vision to allow for the safe operation of a motor vehicle.
- Must have a valid driver’s license
- Must maintain Motor Vehicle Report (MVR) that satisfies the requirements of the WesternU Vehicle Use Policy
Describe Work Environment
Duties are normally performed in both indoor and outdoor settings. The noise level is moderate.
Conditions of Employment - Background Check
To secure employment, successful fulfillment of a background check, including a criminal records check, may be required. Western University of Health Sciences will extend a conditional offer of employment, subject to rescission if the background check unveils disqualifying information or if it is found that the candidate deliberately withheld or misrepresented information. Non-completion of the background check to satisfaction may impact the ongoing employment of a current Western University of Health Sciences employee who received a conditional offer for the position.
Pay Transparency Act
Pay Transparency Act- Western University of Health Sciences is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range considers various factors in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The Expected Pay Scale is defined as the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Placement within the Expected Pay Scale is determined by internal equity and relevant qualifications.
Equal Opportunity Statement (EEO)
It is the policy of Western University to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment as required by law without regard to age, race, color, national origin ancestry, citizenship, ethnicity, creed, religion or religious creed, sex or gender (including gender identity), marital status, sexual orientation, disability (both physical and mental) including HIV and AIDS, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics), pregnancy (which includes childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), age, genetic information, military and veteran status, or any other applicable protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.This policy applies to all employment practices within WesternU including without limitation, hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoffs, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. WesternU makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merits, and business needs at the time.
Required Documents
Optional Documents
- Letter of Recommendation #1
- Letter of Recommendation #2
- Letter of Recommendation #3
- Additional Applicant Document
- Required License/Certification
