ICU Veterinary Assistant

MSU Careers Details • East Lansing, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The successful candidate will work on animal patients; monitors temperature, pulse and respiration; monitors IV fluid administration; will walk animals outside; will clean ward areas, stock supplies; will process lab samples and medication orders; enters charges in the hospital information system; assists clinicians, veterinary technicians and clinical students with animal patients in the Small Animal Emergency Medicine Unit of the Veterinary Medical Center. This position will fill 10 vacancies.

Requirements

• Knowledge normally acquired through a high school education
• Six months to one year of related work experience in a veterinary practice
• Maintaining accurate records
• Typing and basic computer skills
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with general handling of cats and dogs
• Knowledge of animal restraint for blood collection and IV catheter placement
• Positioning for X-rays and IV fluid monitoring
• Previous exposure to monitoring equipment such as IV fluid pumps, EKG, Pulse oximeter and Doppler blood pressure

Responsibilities

• Work on animal patients
• Monitor temperature, pulse and respiration
• Monitor IV fluid administration
• Walk animals outside
• Clean ward areas
• Stock supplies
• Process lab samples and medication orders
• Enter charges in the hospital information system
• Assist clinicians, veterinary technicians and clinical students with animal patients in the Small Animal Emergency Medicine Unit of the Veterinary Medical Center

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED