Imaging Assistant

BRENDAN W FURLONG MVB EQUINE VETERINARIAN•Tewksbury Township, NJ

1d•$19 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

B.W. Furlong & Associates is looking to add a Hospital Imaging Assistant to our team. This position is ideal for someone who is looking to begin a career in equine veterinary medicine as a technician, but first needs to develop or expand technical skills. The Hospital Imaging Assistant will work with the Imaging Technician, Hospital Technicians, Veterinarians and Interns to ensure patients receive exceptional care. The ideal candidate has exceptional horsemanship skills from having worked with a number of horses. They will enjoy working with a team, learning something new every day, and will have a passion for providing world class care for our patients and clients.

Requirements

Exceptional horsemanship skills of all types and ages, including maneuvering sedated horses.
Capable of heavy lifting of approximately 50 pounds, such as hay bales, feed bags, water and muck buckets.

Nice To Haves

Looking to begin a career in equine veterinary medicine as a technician, but first needs to develop or expand technical skills.

Responsibilities

Assist the Imaging Technician with the preparation of horses for the CT, standing MRI and Bone Scan, performing the examinations, maintaining records, bathing and grooming and recovering the horses to return them to their agents.
Assist the Hospital Technicians with administering medications, running fluids, updating doctors with patient status (vital parameters, etc), and processing lab work.
Support the imaging team by prepping the patients pre/post procedure including, but not limited to jogging patients or lunging, becoming familiar with imaging protocols, and understanding the workflow of imaging, safely applying restraint techniques for procedures, and generating treatment plans for patients admitted for imaging.
When not assisting with imaging cases, assist the hospital team with patient care (assisting with treatments), hand-walking, grooming, feeding, mucking stalls, cleaning feed & water buckets and processing lab work as needed.
Ambulatory assistance may occur and will require assisting the ambulatory veterinarian with their appointments, stocking inventory as needed, loading, unloading and transferring of equipment.
Assist hospital veterinarians as needed with in-clinic exams/procedures including, but not limited to gastroscopy exams, lameness evaluations (handling, lunging, jogging), diagnostic imaging.
Utilize practice management software to maintain patient medical records, boarding reservations, and treatment plans.
Cleaning, maintaining, and transferring images on hospital equipment including but not limited to endoscopy units, ultrasounds, and digital radiography units.
Adhere to all biosecurity protocols, such as correct use of protective gear, proper cleaning and sterilization of instruments and equipment, and appropriate disposal of materials and inventory.
Assist in the maintenance of hospital grounds.
Special projects and additional responsibilities as needed.