Bachelor's Degree OR Associate's degree in veterinary technology; OR CVT or equivalent; OR 3 years of experience in a working environment with similar duties.
Veterinary Technician 2
50% Perform and demonstrate the day to day operations of the equine hospital; not limited to:
-Assist house officers, clinicians and students with appointments, emergencies, procedures and inpatient treatments.
-Carry out and demonstrate inpatient hourly checks and treatments.
-Unload, load and admit patients.
-Set up for treatments and procedures and clean up afterward. All task with little/no supervision.
10% Maintenance and cleaning of technical equipment such as endoscopes, ultrasound machines, ECG, oxygen tanks, etc. Stocking and cleaning of rooms, carts, and supplies to maintain the hospital in a constant state of readiness.
Assist in training of students and new staff in protocols including insuring proper biosecurity and infectious disease protocol is followed.
5% Participate in holiday coverage, weekend coverage and emergency response as activated. Other duties as assigned.
Veterinary Technician 3
40% Perform and teach/instruct hous
Benefits
Vision insuranceEquity / stock options
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Job Posting Title:
Veterinary Technician 1, 2 or 3-Large Animal
Position Type:
Professional / Unclassified
Department:
LSUAM VetMed - VTH - Admin - Nursing - Large Animals (Amy A Geeding (00013292) (Inherited))
Work Location:
Veterinary Medicine
Pay Grade:
Job Description:
The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine (Vet Med) Large Animal Hospital operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This position will provide technical veterinary support to faculty, house officers, and students throughout the large animal hospital. It is essential that this person has expertise in handling livestock and is able to provide instruction to veterinary students on proper and safe handling of these potentially dangerous large animals. To include support for emergency cases seen during and after hours. To include proper adherence to infection control protocols. Areas of patient care and responsibilities include but are not limited to isolation barn, resident herd, food animal, & ICU.
Job Responsibilities:
Veterinary Technician 1
40% Carry out day to day operations of the equine hospital; with supervision of senior staff:
- Assist house officers, clinicians and students with appointments, emergencies, procedures and inpatient treatments.
- Carry out inpatient hourly checks and treatments - with supervision of senior staff
- Unload, load and admit patients.
- Set up for treatments and procedures and clean up afterward. - with supervision of senior staff
30% Assist with:
-Interacting with clients and maintain patient confidentiality in a professional and courteous manner
-Maintaining medical records, keeping track and input of charges for equine inpatients and outpatients.
-Participate by assisting teaching process of vet. students and vet. technician students
20% - Participate in teaching process of veterinary students and veterinary technician students.
- Safely restraining patients including unloading, and leading in to stocks and trailers.
-Stocking and cleaning of rooms
-Ensure proper biosecurity and infectious disease protocol in followed
-Assist with blood collection from equine blood-donors
- Supervised by senior staff member.
10% Participate in holiday coverage, weekend coverage and emergency response as activated. Other duties as assigned.
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