WAE Veterinary Technician 1, 2, or 3 (Large Animal Hospital)

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Job Posting Title:

WAE Veterinary Technician 1, 2, or 3 (Large Animal Hospital)

   

Position Type:

Wages as Earned (Fixed Term)

   

Department:

LSUAM VetMed - VTH - Admin - Nursing - Large Animals (Amy A Geeding (00013292))

   

Work Location:

Veterinary Medicine Building

   

Pay Grade:

   

Job Description:

The Large Animal Hospital operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  This person 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.

WAE Veterinary Technician 1

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
• Assist with interacting with clients and maintain patient confidentiality in a professional and courteous manner
• Assist with maintaining medical records, keeping track and input of charges for equine inpatients and outpatients.
• 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
• Participate in holiday coverage, weekend coverage and emergency response as activated.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

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

WAE Veterinary Technician 2

• 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.
• Perform and interact professionally with clients and insure proper communication and the receiving of information
• Monitoring patients throughout the hospital, carrying out and assisting with treatments as described/prescribed by doctors, maintaining professional medical records, keeping track and input charges for equine inpatients and outpatients. Assist with procedures and treatments performed by veterinary students and student workers.
• Participate in teaching process of veterinary students and contingent/new technicians.
• Assist in procedures such as bandages, sample collections, blood transfusions, ultrasound, joint injection, IVC placement, etc.
• With 4th year veterinary students, house officers and clinicians; participate with procedures and treatments within the equine veterinary hospital
• Assist with blood collection from equine blood-donors
• 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
• Participate in holiday coverage, weekend coverage and emergency response as activated.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree with 3 years of applicable experience OR Associate’s degree in veterinary technology with 2 years of applicable experience OR CVT or equivalent with 2 years of applicable experience OR 5 Years of experience in a working environment with similar duties OR 2 years of experience as a Veterinary Technician 1 at LSU SVM

WAE Veterinary Technician 3

• Perform and teach/instruct house officers, clinicians and students on a variety of services (internal medicine, surgery, ICU).  Setting appointments, admitting patients, triaging and responding to emergencies, routine and specialized procedures.  Inpatient treatments and case management including hourly checks and treatments, procedure set up and clean up following.  Safely restraining patients including unloading, and loading in to stocks and trailers.
• Perform and teach/instruct house officers, clinicians and students:
• Professional interaction with clients and proper communication and the receiving of information.  Monitoring patients throughout the hospital, carrying out and assisting with treatments as described/ prescribed by doctors, maintaining professional medical records, keeping track and input of charges for equine inpatients and outpatients.  Oversee procedures and treatments performed by veterinary students and ensure accuracy.
• Perform and teach/instruct house officers, clinicians and students: in a lab setting.  Teaching a variety of procedures such as bandages, sample collections, blood transfusions, ultrasound, joint injection, IVC placement, etc.
• Perform and teach/instruct blood collection from equine blood-donors
• Promote to house officers, clinicians and students and VT staff levels 1 and 2 and maintain: technical equipment such as endoscopes, ultrasound machines, ECG, oxygen tanks, etc.; the large animal hospital in a constant state of readiness; aspects and the importance of proper biosecurity and infectious disease protocol.  Proper communication with clinicians and other staff on patient status, service status, etc.  Appropriate charting (record treatments, procedures, and communication) in the medical record.  Appropriate estimates and entry of charges.
• An active member as essential personnel in any Emergency response. Cover weekends and holidays coverage with the other large animal technician staff. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of applicable experience OR Associate’s degree in veterinary technology with 4 years experience OR Certification as a vet tech or equivalent with 4 years experience OR 7 Years of experience in a working environment with similar duties.

Special or Physical qualifications:

Required to work a variety of shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and "on-call"/relief shifts.

Per PS 18- This position is a part of the Emergency Response Personnel - these personnel are linked with the hospital during any emergency response event and are expected to report in and perform as outlined in the emergency response plan.

Required to be capable of lifting more than 50 pounds, standing or walking for prolonged periods, able to reach above and below the shoulder, vision (near sight), vision (far sight), kneel or sit on the floor, push/pulling, grasping, climbing, crawling bending, squatting, and/or twisting.  

*Due to the nature of this position and/or responsibilities, this position is subject to random drug & alcohol testing in accordance with University Policy Statement 67*

We teach. We heal. We discover. We protect. Join us at LSU Vet Med as we make a profound difference in global health!

   

Additional Job Description:

Special Instructions:

A copy of your transcript(s) may be attached to your application (if available). However, original transcripts are required prior to hire (if applicable). Please provide your resume and three professional references including name, title, phone number and e-mail address.

This position will provide coverage for the Large Animal Service within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital as needed at an employment effort not to exceed an average of 29 hours per week.

Please direct any questions to Amy Geeding at ageeding@lsu.edu

   

Posting Date:

December 15, 2023

   

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

  

Additional Position Information:

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

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Essential Position (Y/N):

   

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