TECHNICIAN
- Collect and record of medical information and history regarding the reason for the patient’s visit
- Take vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration, pain score
- Record information in patient records; Highlight pay sheets when services are completed
- Provide nursing care for patients
- Treatments: Ear cleanings, nail trims, application of bandages/splints, oral/topical medications, injections, iv catheters, assist in CPR, etc.
- Surgery/Anesthetic procedures: Check in patients. Prepare patients for surgery, monitor vital signs of anesthetized patient, provide post-anesthetic instructions to the family, removal of sutures, etc.
- Dentistry: prophylaxis, radiology, record keeping
- Observe patients for changes in behavior
- Call backs to check on patients
- Prepare and label medications for patients
- Feed, walk and bathe animals when applicable
Lab/Diagnostics
- Maintain and use medical equipment
- Collect blood, stool, urine, cytology and tissue samples for testing
- Laboratory tests: Urinalysis, hematology, parasitology, blood chemistry. skin/ear cytology
- Radiology: Patient preparation and positioning, taking radiographs, preparing image CDs
- Insure that lab specimens are prepared for pick up from the lab courier
Miscellaneous
- Assist in reception duties, admissions, phone calls
- Assist in clean up
- Re-supply and organize examination room drawers and equipment
Physical requirements for veterinary technicians and assistants
- Restraint at eye level
- Lifting 50lbs.
- Continuous repetitive motions (shaving, dentistry, mopping, etc.)
- Standing for 8+ hours per day
- Hand dexterity
- Restraint of dogs 80lbs+