Anesthesia Nurse - Weekends / Veterinary Nurse I
About The Position
Provides patient care for ill and injured animals in the Large Animal Anesthesia Department and the Small Animal Anesthesia Support Center of the Veterinary Medical Center. The Large Animal Anesthesia Department works with a variety of large animal species including equine, porcine, caprine, ovine, and more. The Anesthesia Support Center is a branch of the Small Animal Anesthesia department that performs anesthesia to patients and provides supportive care. This position will utilize LVTs or LVN's for their technical abilities and knowledge acquired through school in both areas of the hospital listed above. Some job responsibilities include techniques related to performing anesthesia (IVC placement, Intubation, Monitoring, Medication Injection, and Recovery) along with pre & post operative patient care on a variety of species while instructing and demonstrating these techniques to students. MSU's Veterinary Medical Center provides extraordinary benefits to their employees, as well as opportunities to learn and grow within. This position will also maintain supplies, equipment, and cleanliness of the anesthesia support center, the large animal anesthesia office, and all other anesthesia areas throughout both hospitals .
Requirements
- Knowledge normally acquired in the first two or three years in college, technical or vocational school in Veterinary Technology
- six months to one year of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in extensive patient care, surgery, anesthesia, drug- dosing, and sterilization
- experience in the use of spreadsheet and word processing software
- An equivalent combination of education and experience
- licensed as a Veterinary Technician with the State of Michigan or attainment of such certification within one year from date of employment.
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a veterinary technician in an educational setting.
- Experience in extensive patient care, emergency/critical care, surgery, anesthesia, drug-dosing, and sterile techniques.
- Experience in electronic medical records software or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Industry
Educational Services
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
