Veterinary Technician (General) - Large Animal Clinic (After-hours)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Learn to provide standard paramedical technical assistance, nursing care and instruction in a professional and courteous manner:
  ◦ Restrain patients as requested and perform basic paramedical technical procedures under direction of a veterinarian.
  ◦ Administer and dispense medication, fluids, etc., under the direction of a veterinarian.
  ◦ Assist veterinary staff and students with patient treatments.
  ◦ Collect and submit blood, urine, fecal, milk and other biological samples. Inoculate prepackaged media.
  ◦ Remove and apply bandages as directed.
  ◦ Prepare animals and equipment, set up, assist, demonstrate, and clean up after common procedures, such as ultrasonography, breeding soundness evaluations, jugular catheterization, etc.
  ◦ Perform a variety of in-house diagnostic tests.
  ◦ Recognize and report emergency conditions.
• Learn the patient admission and discharge, client communications and record keeping processes:
  ◦ Assist in the admission and discharge of patients.
  ◦ Enter clinical signs, treatments, and other information in the medical records in the Health Information System under direction of a staff veterinarian.
  ◦ Assist with follow up client communications regarding the patient’s progress after being discharged.
  ◦ Enter supplies used and procedures performed on patients into Health Information System.
• Learn to clean, maintain and stock work areas and equipment
  ◦ Clean, supply and maintain treatment rooms, exam areas, laboratories, surgical areas, storerooms, and rounds areas as per regulatory requirements.
  ◦ Operate, clean, monitor and provide routine maintenance of equipment and instruments used within the section such as steam, H2O2, and ethylene oxide sterilizers.
  ◦ Inventory and maintain drugs and other supplies.
• Learn to teach professional students
  ◦ May assist the LAC staff in setting up laboratories and to assist students in laboratory procedures.
  ◦ May assist in the training of veterinary technician students.
  ◦ Perform other duties as assigned