Veterinarian Technician
12 days ago
Athens
Job Description NOT AN ENTRY LEVEL ROLE- MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, but flexible with potential changes to schedule for earlier in or later out. The Licensed Veterinary Technician working within the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Pet Health Center (PHC) will perform the following duties: monitoring the receiving schedule, technician appointments, monitoring records, inputting charges, specimen collection, patient treatments, RX refills, sedating and recovering patients, fielding questions, consults and calls for the clinicians, helping and training senior veterinary students and technician students with physicals, treatments, phlebotomy, bandaging, as well as assisting during patient receiving, and cleaning and organizing the ward with adherence to Infectious Dx protocols. This individual will aid in these duties as well as enhance patient receiving and diagnostic imaging, timely patient call backs, and surgical support with patient prep and as a scrub nurse. This technician will also be responsible for obtaining radiographic images and coordinating transports between the Pet Health Center and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies Graduation from an accredited Veterinary Technician program and passing the VTNE with confirmed LVT license in the state of Georgia..Experience properly handling animals.Capable of dealing with stressful situations.Ability to perform phlebotomy on animals, Capable of manually calculating basic formulas for weight conversions, medication dose conversions Knowledge of animal anatomy Demonstrate competency with medical/surgical equipment, including care, cleaning and maintenance Physical Demands Lift and carry up to 75 pounds. Sit, stand, stoop, bend and walk intermittently during the day on hard floor surfaces. Dealing with stressful situations. Manual dexterity sufficient to accurately work with small, delicate pieces of equipment or large heavy objects/containers/machinery. Wear all protective gear including mask, gloves, gown, hairnet, safety goggles etc. Work for long periods of time with arms extended. Work within an environment that has high levels of animal sounds, bodily fluids that need disposal, and open wound management.