Animal Care Professional
5 days ago
This role provides support to veterinarians in delivering high-quality care to privately owned and shelter animals. The successful candidate will assist with anesthesia and surgery, maintain hospital equipment, and ensure accurate medical records.
Responsibilities- Triage patient care and treatments, coordinating with other staff members
- Assist veterinarians in tasks required for patient care, including medication administration and treatment
- Perform diagnostic procedures using various diagnostic equipment
- Hospitalize patients under veterinary supervision, including IV catheter placement and vital sign monitoring
- Provide sedation, general anesthesia, and patient monitoring
- Direct animal care duties include:
- Triaging patient care and treatments and coordinating with other staff members, including reviewing the upcoming schedule and planning/preparation for upcoming procedures.
- Assisting the veterinarian in all tasks required for patient care such as administering intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular and oral medications, and performing required treatments.
- Calculating drug doses, use, potential side effects, proper administration, and ensuring control/recording of controlled drugs. Reviewing medications prepared by Veterinary Assistants.Filling/dispensing medications for surgical/hospitalized animals as required.
- Performing treatments such as wound treatments, bandage/splint changes, and ear cleanings as required by the doctor.
- Collecting specimens and performing routine laboratory work in hematology, biochemistry, chemistry, microbiology, urinalysis, and serology to assist in the diagnosis and treatment. Performing in-house laboratory work, including reading microscopic sediment for urinalysis, fecal floats, and ear/skin cytology and interpreting results.
- Performing and/or assisting the doctor in diagnostic, medical and surgical procedures using a range of diagnostic equipment including but not limited to electrocardiography, radiography, and ultrasonography equipment. Maintaining radiology log and sending radiographs as instructed by doctors.
- Hospitalizing patients under the supervision of the doctor including placement of an intravenous catheter, intravenous fluid administration, medication administration, monitoring vital signs, inputs and outputs.
- Performing sedation, general anesthesia, and patient monitoring including safety, emergency drugs, administration and when to intervene, intubation, extubation and recovery, and drug administration, indications, and contraindications.
- Performing dental treatments including scaling, polishing, performing an antibacterial rinse and dental radiographs.
- Performing corneal stain tests, Shirmer Tear Tests, and eye pressure testing when instructed by doctors.
- Monitoring time requirements and ensuring medical records are kept up to date.
- Tattooing and microchipping, as required.
- Performing tasks such as anal gland expression, grooming, and nail trims.
- Managing weight-loss programs under the direction of the doctor.
- Assisting doctors in exam rooms as required.
- Assisting with humane euthanasia as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Client communication duties include:
- Educating clients on care and treatment.
- Updating clients on patients in hospital and performing discharges.
- Creating discharge/home care instructions.
- Performing callbacks/emails as needed for progress reports.
- Answering client questions that do not require a doctor.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Housekeeping and administrative duties include:
- Cleaning and maintaining all equipment including anesthetic, laboratory, and x-ray machines.
- Ensuring that all fees associated with a patient are placed on the patient visit list, in collaboration with the Veterinary Assistant.
- Cleaning and organizing patient and general areas.
- Stocking supplies as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
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