Vet Med Center
Technician Career Ladder
5 Career ladder benchmarks
Technician I
 Graduation from an accredited American Veterinary Medical Association program
for veterinary technology and/or met requirements for certification in the State of
Florida; or a high school degree and two years of veterinary work experience.
Technician II
 Graduation from an accredited American Veterinary Medical Association
program for veterinary technology and/or met requirements for certification in the
State of Florida; or a high school degree and four years of veterinary work
experience.
 Minimum of two years practical experience in an academic hospital
environment or equivalent education and practical experience in private practice.
 Documented completion of 20 hours continuing education within the last two
years. Cross training may substitute for continuing education.
 Successful Completion of The Basic Skills Mastery List.
Technician III
 Graduation from an accredited American Veterinary Medical Association
program for veterinary technology and/or met requirements for certification in the
State of Florida; or a high school degree and four years of veterinary work
experience.
 Minimum of four years practical experience in an academic hospital
environment or equivalent of eight years education and practical experience in
private practice.
 Documented completion of 40 hours continuing education within the last two
years. Cross training may substitute for continuing education.
 Documented completion of 8 hours of continuing education in human
resources or supervising skills within last two years.
 Successful Completion of Advanced Skills Mastery List.
 Publication and/or invited speaking engagements, and/or presentations in
veterinary technical topics.
Technician IV
 Graduation from an accredited American Veterinary Medical Association program
for veterinary technology and/or met requirements for certification in the State of
Florida;
 Minimum of five years practical experience in an academic hospital
environment or equivalent of ten years education and practical experience in
private practice.
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Documented completion of 60 hours continuing education within the last three
years. Cross training may substitute for continuing education.
Documented completion of 16 hours of continuing education in human
resources or supervising skills within last two years
Demonstrated ability to explain, instruct and train students and staff in
various operations without supervision.
Demonstrated skills in time sheets and medical record management and
scheduling.
Successful Completion of Advanced Skills Mastery List.
Publication and/or invited speaking engagements, and/or presentations in
veterinary technical topics.
Review committee considers applicants:
Education
Licensing or certifications
Continuing education
Honors or Awards
Publications or presentations
Most recent performance evaluation
Letter of Support
The VMC Technician Career Ladder Review Committee is made up of hospital administration and clinical
faculty. They review and score each completed packet using the scoring process outlined below. Based
upon these scores, the committee makes a recommendation for career ladder promotions to the Hospital
Board. Promotions are based upon these recommendations, the needs of the Hospital and
budgetary considerations.
10 Specific scoring guidelines
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College Education (maximum10 pts)
License & Registration (maximum 10 pts)
Specialty Certifications (maximum 6 pts)
Veterinary Technician Experience (maximum 30 pts)
Continuing Education (maximum 6 pts)
Technical Skills Mastery List (maximum 30 pts)
Annual Evaluation (maximum 10 pts)
Letters of Recommendation (maximum 6 pts)
Assistant Administrators Assessment (maximum 6 pts)
Other Categories (Summary Statement, Additional Activities,
Honors/Awards, Presentations, Publications) (maximum 36 pts)