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Veterinary Nurse/Veterinary Technician Supervisor, Diagnostic Imaging, SACS: College of Veterinary Medicine - UTIA

Position Number: 6464133
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Other Administrative Positions

Veterinary Nurse/Veterinary Technician Supervisor, Diagnostic Imaging, SACS: College of Veterinary Medicine - UTIA
Knoxville, TN, United States

Job Identification: 4471
Job Category: Vet & Animal Care
Posting Date: 08/11/2025
Job Schedule: Full Time
Locations: 2407 River Drive, Knoxville, TN, 37996, US (On-site)

Job Description
The College of Veterinary Medicine invites applicants to apply for the position of Veterinary Nurse Supervisor, Diagnostic Imaging, located within the Small Animal Sciences department. The primary purpose of this position is to supervise staff and provide advanced nursing care by performing complex radiographic, CT, and nuclear medicine imaging procedures. Incumbent demonstrates leadership, administers medicine and treatments, and provides a high level of input on management of patient care. Position supports teaching efforts by instructing students, interns, and residents in proper radiographic imaging and radiation safety. Oversees the services medical equipment and supplies maintenance. Is cross-trained in multiple areas; CT, radiographs, ultrasound, large animal and small animal. Hires employees, initiates corrective action, and conducts performance evaluations. Oversees day-to-day work, scheduling staff, and approving time entry and leave requests. Attends supervisory specific training and meetings.

The Veterinary Medical Center is operational 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, and 365 days per year. Occasional weekend, evening, or holiday work may be required of this position.

Responsibilities

Supervises Diagnostic Imaging staff
- Hires employees, initiates corrective action, and conducts performance evaluations.
- Oversees day-to-day work, scheduling staff, and approving time entry and leave requests.
- Develops and provides on-boarding materials, employee development (skills and knowledge related to radiology) as well as professional development training including but not limited to (conflict resolution, feedback training, leadership, etc).
- Attends supervisory specific training and meetings.
- Assists in maintaining equipment, budget, and providing support to the section leader.
Provides advanced nursing care in Diagnostic Imaging
- Manages assigned modality by organizing the daily work schedule, preparing patients for procedures, and obtaining high quality studies on both small and large animals with minimal supervision.
- Performs quality control equipment and schedules equipment preventative maintenance and repairs as needed.
- Produces high quality radiographic studies on multiple species of animals.
- Teaches veterinary, veterinary technician students, and house officers proper positioning as well as machine settings for radiographic.
- Teaches and promotes radiation safety procedures to all individuals.
- Sedates and monitors animals undergoing radiographic procedures.
- Trains technicians and students on proper application of techniques and modalities.
Oversees the dosimeter program of employees and students for both small and large animal departments
- Ensures that dosimeters are ordered for all employees and students who are required to work around X-ray producing equipment.
- Oversees and maintains communication with the UT Radiation Safety Department concerning radiation safety training for those who are assigned radiation dosimetry.
- Communicates with assigned dosimeter holders when dosimeters are due
- Places current dosimeters on boards and return used dosimeters to radiation safety on time.
Performs on-call duties and other duties as assigned by supervisor, department head, and director of veterinary nursing.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications:

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment visa status.

Education: Must be a graduate of an American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)- accredited program in Veterinary Technology with an Associate's or Bachelor's degree. Must hold a Veterinary Technician license and must obtain a license to practice in Tennessee within first year of employment.
Experience: 3 years of relevant experience in a veterinary medical center or in a private/specialty veterinary practice. Must have supervisory/leadership experience (examples include serving as acting supervisor during supervisor's absence, completion of leadership courses, and serving as head of project or project coordinator).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Mastery of knowledge, skills, and abilities in diagnostic imaging
- Knowledge of animal behavior and animal husbandry
- Knowledge of disinfection
- Knowledge of and ability to perform resuscitation
- Ability to perform diagnostic procedures
- Ability to adhere to hospital safety procedures
- Ability to work in a high stress environment
- Ability to calculate dosages and to administer drugs
- Ability to obtain patient stats
- Ability to conduct oneself if a professional manner
- Animal handling skills
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Time management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to train employees
- Ability to teach others
- Ability to take initiative
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to be a leader
- Ability to be a self-starter
- Ability to be proactive
- Ability to oversee and advise students, interns, and residents
- Ability to make sound decisions related to work and patient care

Preferred Qualifications:

Education: Veterinary Technician Specialty Certification.
Experience: 6 years of relevant experience in a veterinary medical center or 7 years in a private/specialty veterinary practice. 3 years of internal, relevant experience as a Senior Veterinary Nurse at UTCVM.

Work Location:

Knoxville, Tennessee On-Site

Compensation and Benefits:

UT market range: MR07
Anticipated hiring range: $59,302.40 to $67,872, plus on-call and shift differential pay if applicable
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About The College:

The UT College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM), located in Knoxville, was established by an act of the Tennessee Legislature in 1974 and is part of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.

UTCVM is one of 33 veterinary colleges in the United States and provides opportunities for Tennessee students while serving pet owners and the livestock industry as well as protecting public health, enhancing medical knowledge and generating economic benefits to the state and nation.

About Us
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees-the Volunteers-who uphold the university's tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee's flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy's largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices that attract and retain a diverse community and that support a culture where everyone matters and belongs.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as "Best Employer for New Graduates," "One of America's Best Large Employers," and "Best Workplace for Women," and has been designated as "Best Place for Working Parents" by Forbes Magazine.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

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