This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12009096 Veterinary Technician (General) - Zoological Medicine and Surgery

Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Job Summary

The Veterinary Technician will be responsible for providing standard paramedical technical support and nursing care in a courteous and professional manner in Zoo Medicine of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Based on operational need, may be asked to assist in other areas of the hospital, including Primary Care and Urgent Care. Due to the teaching nature of the hospital, this position will supervise and instruct professional students and veterinary technician students in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and emergency procedures.

Learn to provide standard paramedical technical support, nursing care and instruction in a professional and courteous manner for Zoo Med and Primary Care patients.

Provide skilled nursing care for patients including emergent, critical, pre and post-surgical, isolation, acute and chronic disease.

Administer medications and fluids under the direct or written instructions of the primary veterinarian.

Collect and submit blood (venous and arterial), urine, and fecal samples.

Collect bacterial and fungal samples and inoculate prepackaged media.

Record clinical signs, diagnosis and treatments in patient medical records.

Recognize and problem-solve critical, emergent and non-emergent situations.

Take owner information, history etc. for patient medical records.

Administer anesthesia under the veterinarian\'s direction.

Patient restraint in exam rooms during appointments.

Insert, maintain and trouble shoot peripheral IV catheters.

Insert, maintain and troubleshoot urinary catheters (both male and female) and monitor output.

Remove and apply bandages as needed or as directed.

Give enemas, place nasal oxygen catheters, pass stomach tubes, etc. as directed by the veterinarian.

Assist veterinarians with diagnostic procedures such as abdominocentesis and thoracocentesis.

Run blood work such as PCV, TP, IDEXX chemistries, BG, slide agglutination, arterial blood gases and venous blood gases.

Set up, instruct and administer TPN, blood products, and controlled substance CRI\'s, as directed by the veterinarian.

Perform and instruct diagnostic treatments such as central venous pressures, direct and indirect blood pressures, ECGs, TPRs etc.

Set up and show to administer feedings via NE, NG, PEG, E-tube and force feedings.

Administer controlled substances by the orders of a veterinarian.

Orient, direct and instruct veterinary staff and students with treatments, protocols, patient set-up and the use of specialized equipment such as telemetry, rectal probes, direct and indirect blood pressures and Pleuravacs, defibrillator and oxygen cages.

Suggest patient care strategies to clinicians including advanced care and procedures.

Recognize physiological abnormalities such as cardiac arrhythmias, pulmonary edema, renal failure, hypotension, shock and other advanced disease processes quickly.

Perform fecal floats, wet mounts and general cytology.

Perform radiographs

Work as a team with students, interns, residents and faculty to assess and treat patients.

Learn to clean, supply and maintain clinical areas and equipment

Clean/sterilize/maintain all Zoo Medicine areas.

Stock exam rooms, surgery prep and surgery suite.

Do laundry as needed.

Clean/sterilize surgery packs/instruments.

Clean/sterilize endoscopy equipment.

Operate, clean and provide routine maintenance on specialized equipment: such equipment might include digital radiograph, ultrasound machine, EKGs, refractometers, centrifuges, respirators, nebulizers, incubators, suction units, fluid pumps, enteral feeding pump, Doppler blood pressure, oxygen cages, and others

earn to maintain communications for the service with clients and referring veterinarians and enter information into our Health Information system.

Orientate, direct and instruct students, residents and interns.

Maintain and enter into patient record supplies used and procedures performed.

Maintain electronic medical record of patients consistent with hospital policies.

Admit and/ or discharge patients.

Schedule appointments and surgeries

Make phone call backs for client questions, medication refills and appointment reminders.

Assist with and learn to provide orientation and training of veterinary students and veterinary technician students.

Other duties as assigned

Additional Physical Demands

An environment of stress may be anticipated, hence, the person in this position must be capable of reliably functioning in such an area. Exposure to anesthetic agents may present a potential hazard. An ability to work in the presence of animal waste and fluids will be necessary. To some degree, unpleasantness may be experienced under such conditions.

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