Item 3.E-October 10, 2014
ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY POSITION DESCRIPTION QUESTIONNAIRE
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Incumbent(s) Name (if applicable): Vacant
Position #(s): 10702
Current Title: Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine
Current Range: 6
(JCC:(77305)
Department: Laboratory Animal Care Services
College/Division: Vice President,
Research
Account #(s): 1101-121-002A 21%
1106-152-5401 25%
1108-121-0903 20%
1204-121-0821 29%
1101-114-0002 5%
Action Proposed: (check all that apply)
( ) New position: Proposed Range:
Proposed Title:
(X) Title Change, Proposed Title: Director, Lab Animal Medicine and Attending Veterinarian
( ) Proposed Reassignment from Range
to Range
( ) Revised PDQ only (no change in range or title)
JCC (Current
( ) Line of Progression (show titles below)
or new HR
Range:
assigned):
I certify that the statements in this description are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.
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Employee’s Signature
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Date
I/we have reviewed the statements in this form and they accurately reflect the job assignments.
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Immediate Supervisor’s Signature
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Director/Chair/Dean
Charlene Hart, Assistant Vice President, Research Adm
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Approved for Salary Placement Committee review.
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Pres / Vice Pres / Vice Prov Signature
Mridul Gautam
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Vice President, Research and Innovation
Action Approved by the Provost/President (Completed by Faculty HR):
67627 Range:
6
Pos #(s): 10702
JCC:
EEO: 1B
Eff: 10/1/2014
Approved Title: Director, Lab Animal Medicine and Attending Veterinarian
Employee signs on “final” stamped approved PDQ and sends to HR for personnel file.
Employee Signature:_______________________________________________ __________________
Date
Printed Name: ____________________________________________________
Rev: 10/1/2010
Position Description – Director, Lab Animal Medicine, and Attending Veterinarian
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1. Summary Statement: State the major function(s) of the position and its role in the
university. Attach an organizational chart with positions, ranges, and names for the division
which reflects the position in it as well as those supervised in the department. (This section is
used for advertisement of the position.)
The Director, Laboratory Animal Medicine and Attending Veterinarian, is responsible for providing
animal welfare oversight regarding all vertebrate animals used at the University of Nevada, Reno
(UNR); providing veterinary care for UNR animals; ensuring compliance with Federal and state laws,
regulations and guidelines governing the use of animals in UNR research, education, and testing
programs; acting as the primary public spokesperson for UNR components regarding animal care and
use issues; providing direct supervision of the Clinical Laboratory Animal Veterinarian (CLAV),
Laboratory Technicians and Program Officer at UNR, and laboratory animal care at UNR. The
Director serves as a voting member on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at
UNR. The position reports to the Assistant Vice President, Research Administration.
2. List the major responsibilities, including percentage of time devoted to each. Provide
enough detail to enable a person outside the department to understand the job (percentage
first with heading and then bulleted information).
45% - Federal and State Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines Compliance
 Maintain in-depth familiarity with all applicable statutes to ensure that animal care and use
programs at UNR are compliant with regulations; maintain strong working relationships with
regulatory agencies; facilitate regulatory inspections, communicate findings, and oversee
resolution of findings and any deficiencies
 Ensure that all applications and reports required by regulatory agencies are prepared and
submitted in a timely manner
 Actively participate in the IACUC as the Attending Veterinarian by reviewing all protocols to
ensure appropriate use of animals in research and training
 As directly responsible for laboratory animal care at UNR, supervise the laboratory
technicians, Classified staff, and the Clinical Laboratory Animal Veterinarian
 Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for care of animals, maintenance and
sanitation of animal facilities, maintenance and operation of cage washing and sanitation
equipment, and managing the animal care program are developed and implemented; assist
faculty in developing project specific SOPs to ensure humane and legally compliant animal
care and use during research and teaching activities
 Conduct periodic, unannounced and announced, reviews of animal care and use activities to
ensure that appropriate and regulatory compliant standards of animal care and use are being
maintained
50% - Animal Care and Use Program Development and Implementation
 Provide veterinary care, including after hour care, for UNR research, teaching and production
animals
 Develop and implement animal care and use programs throughout UNR to promote animal
welfare, quality animal maintenance, and quality science
 Work closely with the CLAV at UNR; faculty, and animal care staff; and the UNR IACUC to
ensure that UNR variables (e.g., research and teaching programs/goals, facilities, and
personnel resources) are evaluated on a regular basis and that practical and effective animal
care and use procedures and maintenance systems are implemented; assist in identifying
resources required to implement any recommended procedures/policies
To provide an independent measure of the quality of UNR animal care and use programs,
maintain accreditation by the American Association for the Accreditation of Laboratory Animal
Care (AAALAC).
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5% -Other duties as assigned
 Serve as a voting member on the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) at
UNR. Complete other assigned tasks by the Assistant Vice President, Research
Administration
3. Describe the level of freedom to take action and make decisions with or without
supervision and how the results of the work performed impact the department, division and/or
the university as a whole.
Level of Freedom:
The incumbent is required to assure high quality and humane animal care and use programs. This
requires appropriate administrative, managerial, and clinical veterinary medical decisions and
judgments related to all animal care associated with research and teaching on the UNR campus and
its affiliated properties.
Impact:
Errors in decisions and judgments regarding animal care and use programs may result in serious
harm to animals, the potential loss of research data and federal funding that could have an adverse
impact on faculty and student research activities. Errors in decision and judgments regarding
regulatory issues and compliance may lead to violations of Federal, state, or local laws and
regulations resulting in significant fines. Also, in regards to the regulatory issues, errors in decision
and judgment may, in the extreme, lead to serious safety, health, or environmental hazard exposure
for UNR personnel and/or related communities.
4. Describe the knowledge, skills (to include cognitive requirement and verbal and written
communication), and abilities (to include task complexity, problem solving, creativity and
innovation) essential to successful performance of this job (in bullet format).
Knowledge of:
 Laboratory animal medicine, involving traditional laboratory species (e.g., rodents, rabbits,
dogs, cats, and non-human primates), domestic livestock (e.g., cattle, sheep, swine, and
equine), exotic laboratory species (e.g., reptiles, amphibians, and birds), and wildlife species
(e.g., native wildlife such as deer, bear, wild rodents, etc.)
 Detailed familiarity with Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines regarding
animal care and use, as well as, safety, health, and environmental protection.
 Best practices in animal use for research in laboratory settings as well as field or farm settings,
and for teaching/instructional purposes
 Appropriate animal housing and research facility requirements
Skills:
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Human resource and resource management skills
Effective oral and written communication
Veterinary diagnostic and treatment skills
Interpersonal skills that promote effective communication across a diverse set of stakeholders
Ability to:
 Translate federal, state and other regulatory/accrediting principles into effective Standards of
Operating Practice
 Build effective team work and consensus among UNR faculty, staff and administration to
promote the highest possible standards of animal care and use
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Organize and manage effectively so that reports, decisions, program implementations, etc. are
done so in a timely and expeditious manner
5. Describe the type of personal contacts encountered in performing the duties of the job.
Explain the nature and purpose of these contacts: i.e., to provide services, to resolve
problems, to negotiate.
Internal
Senior Administration
Faculty, staff and students
External
Chancellor, Legislators and
Regulatory officials
Members of the public and the
news media
Reason for Contact
To provide professional advice and high quality veterinary care
and animal use programs for the University; to resolve regulatory
deficiencies; to help Strategize the developmental plan for animalbased research and teaching at the University
To assist faculty in designing and implementing high quality and
humane animal use practices in research and teaching; provide
training in animal use procedures; request support services when
needed; facilitate resolution of personnel issues.
Reason for Contact
To maintain high quality, regulatory compliant animal use
programs; address regulatory citations or inquiries
To provide expert opinion and general public education on the
humane and effective use of animals in research and education;
respond to positive or negative media regarding the University and
its animal use program
6. Indicate the minimum qualifications which are necessary in filling this position should it
become vacant. Please keep in mind the duties/responsibilities of the position rather than the
qualifications of the incumbent.
a.
Minimum educational level, including appropriate field, if any.
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M/V.M.D) Degree from a veterinary school
accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
Or a D.V.M./V.M.D. from a foreign institution and an Education Commission for Foreign
Veterinary Graduate Certificate issued by the AVMA, which certifies the holder meets
the educational prerequisites for licensure
b.
Minimum type and amount of work experience, in addition to the above required
education necessary for a person entering this position.
Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine Degree and four years of professional experience to
include management of a multi-species laboratory animal care and use program
Preferred Licenses or Certifications: None
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Indicate any license or certificate required for this position.
National Board Certification, or eligibility for certification, by the American College of
Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), a specialty board recognized by the AVMA
Nevada Veterinary Practice License, USDA accreditation and Drug and Enforcement
Agency License mandatory upon employment or within one year of date of hire; failure
to meet requirement will result in termination of the appointment