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Precise Systems delivers integrated, mission-ready solutions that advance warfighter readiness and strengthen our nation’s most critical defense programs. Through the power of our combined capabilities, we provide deep expertise in Advanced Engineering; Digital Transformation; Electromagnetic Warfare; Interactive Training & Simulation; Physical Sciences Research; Platform Lifecycle Support; and Foreign Military Sales.
Unified by decades of trusted performance and expanded through strategic growth, our team applies innovative technologies, engineering rigor, and customer-focused execution to solve complex challenges and accelerate mission success. Guided by our commitment to partnership, precision, and performance, we deliver the scalable solutions and technical excellence our customers depend on—today and into the future.
Precise Systems seeks an Alternate Clinical Veterinarian to provide veterinarian services on a limited and emergency basis. The veterinarian services will be required to meet all applicable regulatory and Department of Defense research-with-animal-models requirements. They will therefore be required to meet a strict set of standards as noted by the governmental staff who are employees of the Toxicology and Obscurants Division.
This position is contingent upon contract award to Precise Systems, Inc. Duties: In collaboration with the Attending Clinical Veterinarian, this position is responsible for planning, advising, overseeing, monitoring and conducting the following: detection and surveillance for disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment and resolution; animal handling and restraint, anesthetics, analgesics and tranquilizer drugs and methods of euthanasia; surgical and post-surgical care; promotion and monitoring of animals’ physical and psychological well-being.
Providing adequate pre-procedural and post-procedural care in accordance with current established veterinary medical and nursing procedures is required The veterinarian will be required to maintain compliance with the following document versions or newer versions or revisions thereof: The Guide, Public Health Service Policy, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) Assurance, The AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals 2013, AR 40-33, AR 40-61, AR 70-65.
When the Attending Clinical Veterinarian is on TDY, vacation or otherwise unavailable the veterinarian will provide stand-in coverage. Rounds on site, which will include clinical observations on animals housed in the facility will be performed when needed. Formal arrangements by the veterinarian will include adoption of and adherence to DEVCOM CBC’s program of veterinary care to include coverage visits to the facility.
A written Veterinary Activity Report delivered to the Animal Facility Manager and (Contracting Official Representative) COR after each performance of facility rounds is required. The veterinarian must be readily available and on-call on weekdays during and after business hours, on weekends, and on holidays (365 days/year, 24 hours/day) for emergencies when they are providing coverage for the Attending Clinical Veterinarian.
The veterinarian will be required to report to the facility within a reasonable amount of time to address an emergency, if necessary. The person holding this position will interact and communicate directly with the principal investigators and other personnel involved with the care and use of animals to provide guidance and oversight to surgery programs and peri-operative care. Providing guidance regarding handling, immobilization, anesthesia, analgesia, tranquilization and euthanasia performance during the in vivo portions of animal-based protocols is required.
This involves but is not limited to didactic and hands-on training and observation of technical procedures to ensure technical competence and humane considerations. This guidance may be performed in cooperation with other DEVCOM CBC personnel. The veterinarian will work with