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EMERGENCY CRITICAL CARE POSITION

 

Position:         Clinical Instructor in Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care

 

Location:        Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine

2407 River Drive

Knoxville, TN 37996-4545

 

Qualifications:   The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking applications for a clinical instructor (1-year term, renewable) in large animal emergency and critical care. The person in this position must have a DVM from an AVMA accredited College of Veterinary Medicine and must be board certified (or board eligible) in the American College of Veterinary Surgery, large animal specialty.

 

Duties:            The faculty in this position will provide clinical emergency service, after-hours patient care for hospitalized large animal patients, and clinical supervision and teaching of veterinary students, technicians, and house officers assigned to emergency services. The ECC clinician will consult with referring veterinarians and clients and oversee all aspects of emergency case management including diagnostic evaluations, medical or surgical therapy, intensive care and monitoring, client communications, and necessary follow-up procedures for large animal emergency cases. The faculty in this position will coordinate the Emergency and Critical Care rotation for senior students including  didactic and laboratory series in emergency medicine and work closely with faculty in providing continuity of patient care and service to clients. The faculty in this position will be responsible for administration of the Emergency and Critical Care Service and coordinating the emergency schedules for the service with faculty and house officers. The ECC service receives cases from 5 pm to 7 am each week night and 24-hour coverage on weekends and holidays. The emergency clinician would be assigned to clinical duties 65% of their time. Time off-clinics is assigned to didactic and laboratory teaching, academic planning, annual leave, and outreach activities.

 

Application:   Review of applications will commence after September 15, 2016. Interested individuals should submit a letter of intent, current curriculum vitae and names with contact information of three references to:

Dr. Carla Sommardahl

Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences

College of Veterinary Medicine

2407 River Drive

Knoxville, TN 37996-4545

Telephone number: 865-974-5703

Fax number: 865-974-5773

 

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status in provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits.  This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the University.  The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex or disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.  Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the other above reference policies should be directed to the Office of Diversity Resources and Educational Services (DRES), 1818 Lake Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865)974-2498 (TTY available).  Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Human Resources Management, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.

 

 

 

David E Anderson, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS

Professor of Farm Animal Surgery

Department Head, Large Animal Clinical Sciences

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2407 River Dr. Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

865-974-8387 Office / 865-974-5703 Office / 865-974-5773 Fax

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