Veterinary Technician II – Emergency and Critical Care Service – 1026083-6689

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Technician II – Emergency and Critical Care Service

Veterinary Teaching Hospital

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Job Summary

The Veterinary Technician II will be responsible for providing advanced
and highly- skilled paramedical technical support and nursing care in a
courteous and professional manner for the Emergency and Critical Care
Service (ECC) and may asked to assist in other areas at the Veterinary
Teaching Hospital. 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.

Provide advanced and highly skilled paramedical technical support with
little to no supervision in a professional and courteous manner.

Work as a team with students, interns, residents and faculty to provide
advanced and highly skilled nursing care for patients including, but not
limited to emergencies, critical care, post-surgical, acute and chronic
conditions, and isolation, which may include methicillin resistant
organisms and zoonotic disease.

Perform and teach patient triage, patient history, obtain approval for
initial stabilization and resuscitation orders from the owner.

Use and teach problem solving skills to assist with patient care in both
emergent and non-emergent situations.

Recognize and teach to recognize physical abnormalities such as, but not
limited to; cardiac murmurs/arrhythmias, abnormal pulmonary
auscultation, respiratory difficulty and distress, change in mentation,
abnormal physical exam findings, and signs of shock.

Recognize and teach to recognize pulmonary or cardiopulmonary arrest and
immediately initiate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) if indicated.
Perform and teach both basic and advanced CPR life support as directed
by the veterinarian.

Restrain and teach to restrain patients using appropriate techniques.

Administer and teach to administer sedation and monitor patient vitals
as directed by the veterinarian.

Record and teach to record the administration of all controlled
substances on the appropriate forms and patient records.

Perform and teach venipuncture and cystocentesis.

Perform and teach electronic submission of samples to clinical pathology
and the diagnostic laboratory.

Perform and teach to analyze venous/arterial blood gases, packed cell
volume (PCV)/total solids(TS), blood glucose (BG), lactate, ketostick,
slide agglutination, ect.

Perform and teach the use of basic monitoring equipment such as indirect
blood pressure (doppler and oscillometric), electrocardiogram (ECG),
pulse oximetry, and continuous temperature monitoring.

Complete and review (and teach how to) monitoring and treatments as
directed on the patients care plan, such as Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
flow sheet or Emergency Room (ER) patient record. Contact veterinarian
with abnormal findings when something is not within the set call
parameters.

Assist and teach to assist veterinarians with variety of procedures
including abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis, pericardiocentesis, wound
care, chest tube placement, nasogastric/nasoesophageal tube placement
and unblocking urinary obstructions.

Perform and teach the placement of peripheral intravenous catheters
(IVCs) and the placement of both central venous jugular catheters and
peripheral central venous catheters.

Perform and teach a variety of procedures including indwelling urinary
catheter placem nt, direct arterial blood pressure monitoring,
continuous ECG monitoring, and nasal oxygen tube placement.

Maintain, trouble shoot, and teach the care and use of intravenous(IV)
fluid and syringe pumps, indwelling urinary catheters, Jackson-Pratt
grenade style drains, chest tubes, continuous chest tube
suction(Pleuravac), central line catheters, peripheral IVCs, feeding
tubes, oxygen cage, nasal oxygen, nebulization, and temporary/permanent
tracheostomy care.

Assist and teach how to calculate drug dosages and fluid/CRI rates.

Set up and teach the administration of IV fluids, continuous rate
infusions (CRIs) and other medications as directed by the
veterinarian.

Aseptically prepare and teach to prepare blood products for
administration, monitor appropriately during transfusion and record
monitoring parameters.

Set up and teach how to administer enteral feedings through nasogastric
(NG), nasoesophageal (NE), esophagostomy (E)-tube, gastrostomy (G)-tube,
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), or jejunostomy (J)-tubes, as
directed by the veterinarian. Perform treatments and administer
medications under the direct or written orders of the veterinarian.

Record and teach to record treatments, procedures, supplies, and
thorough notes on patients medical record.

Record and teach