Anesthesia-Surgery Veterinary Technician Credentialed

TUFTS VETERINARY EMERGENCY SERVICE • Walpole, MA

146d • $27 - $36

About The Position

Tufts V.E.T.S. is a multispecialty emergency and critical care VECCS level 1 certified facility in New England. We are an affiliate of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, at Tufts University, providing a unique environment that integrates learning into a busy private practice setting. We are committed to providing the highest standard of patient care from a wide range of specialty services including emergency and critical care, anesthesia, surgery, internal medicine, oncology, radiology and diagnostic imaging, ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology, and urgent care. We are continually seeking to unite highly skilled professionals in veterinary medicine to provide a collaborative environment that strives to promote and strengthen the human-animal bond. Tufts V.E.T.S. strives to be a community where diversity and inclusion are a priority.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Credentialed Veterinary Technician (CVT/RVT/LVT) – must maintain.
• Degree in Veterinary Technology and/or Animal Science preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years working in the veterinary field as a Credentialed Veterinary Technician.
• Prior experience working in surgery, anesthesia, emergency and critical care, or specialty medicine preferred.
• Minimum of 18 years old.
• Excellent interpersonal relationship and communication skills.
• Proficient at working with digital records, Microsoft Word/Excel, and Google Docs.

Nice To Haves

• Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTA) desirable.
• Advanced training and credentialing such as becoming a VTS is strongly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Restrain patients in a safe, effective and compassionate manner.
• Keep hospitalized patients clean and comfortable.
• Accurately complete anesthesia workup sheet for all ASA categories.
• Alert a veterinarian of concerns regarding patients.
• Maintain aseptic technique and assist in prevention of nosocomial infections.
• Demonstrate ability to safely sedate animals for procedures or radiographs within all ASA categories.
• Comfortable with setup, use, and interpretation of a multiparameter patient monitor including ECG, ETCO2, SpO2, Oscillometric blood pressure, and Doppler equipment.
• Comfortable with multiple IV infusions.
• Accurately assess vitals including TPR, pulse quality, respiratory effort, mucous membrane color and patient attitude.
• Monitor and record anesthetized patient parameters including HR, RR, BP, Temperature, SPO2, EtCO2, Total volume of fluids received in all ASA categories.
• Notify primary clinician of parameter changes/concerns in patient status.
• Administer interventional therapy as advised by the primary clinician.
• Keep accurate medical records.
• Collaborate with the anesthesiologist or attending veterinarian on cases.
• Partake in surgical nursing or central sterilization tasks as needed.
• Assist with all husbandry and stocking tasks within the surgery/anesthesia service.
• Perform diagnostic imaging, proficient with using non-manual restraint.
• Venipuncture proficiency (jugular, cephalic, lateral saphenous and femoral veins).
• IV, IM, and SQ injections.
• Comfortable with arterial sticks and arterial line placement.
• Calculate and administer medications as directed by treatment orders.
• Display proficiency at ventilator use, safety and trouble shooting.
• Help to maintain medical equipment and supplies as per service policies.
• Participate in all aspects of patient admits and discharges.
• Ensure that all surgical patients are assigned an anesthetist.
• Facilitate visits between owner and patient.

Benefits

• Full Time position.
• Salary Range: $27.00 - $36.00.
• Day shift.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees