Registered Veterinary Technician - Emergency Gen Surgery

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Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM- 5:00 PM. Some after hours, weekend, overnight or on-call may be requested of this position based on needs of the unit.

RVT License will be requested upon interview.

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Hands on experience as an RVT working within a General Surgery unit of a specialty small animal hospital.

The emergency surgery service runs parallel with the daytime General Surgery service as a support system for emergency surgeries/patient care. The RVT in this position will be responsible for daily operations of the service which include assisting the DVM with patient transfers from the emergency service, collecting/submitting laboratory samples, direct perioperative and inpatient care, induction/maintenance of anesthesia, client communication and more. This position requires excellent communication and organizational skills, an ability to work autonomously, an ability to multitask, strong technical skills, willingness to learn, and a positive attitude.

Position requires graduation from an accredited Veterinary Technician program and passing the VTNE with confirmed RVT license in the state of Georgia or ability to obtain an RVT license in the state of Georgia within 6 months of employment.
-Experience properly handling animals.
-Capable of dealing with stressful situations
-ability to perform phlebotomy on animals
-capable of manually calculating basic formulas for weight conversions, medication dose conversions
-knowledge of animal anatomy

1. Lift and carry up to 75 pounds.
2. Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions, deal with problems with concrete variables and draw appropriate/accurate conclusions.
3. Sit, stand, stoop, bend and walk intermittently during the day on hard floor surfaces.
4. Dealing with stressful situations.
5. Manual dexterity sufficient to accurately work with small, delicate pieces of equipment or large heavy objects/containers/machinery.
6. Wear all protective gear including mask, gloves, gown, hairnet, safety goggles etc.
7. Work for long periods of time with arms extended.
8. Work within an environment that has high levels of animal sounds, bodily fluids that need disposal, and open wound management.

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Responsible for daily operations of the service which include assisting the DVM with patient transfers from the emergency service, collecting/submitting laboratory samples, direct perioperative and inpatient care, induction/maintenance of anesthesia, client communication. Attend and provide in-put during patient rounds, perform daily client call-backs associated with specialty service emails, perform or assist with specimen collection, enter VETVIEW requests PRN (service input, communications and charges), provide sedation and assistance to radiology to expedite patient imaging (Radiographs, CT, and Ultra Sound), communicate surgical cases with anesthesia and Surgical Coordinator, call in RX refills, obtain lab results, keep up with the status of the patient's bill, the estimate and the deposit, field consults, messages, questions, and calls for the clinicians.

Technical duties are the following: patient physical assessment, catheterize, phlebotomy, cystocentesis, injections, medicating, administer I.V. fluids.
Performing sedation, analgesia and anesthesia. Administration, monitoring and recovering patients with sedative, analgesic and anesthetic agents; competently calculate drug dosages, reconstitute and administer drugs including controlled substances, have clear knowledge and understanding of the adverse effects and complications and be able to respond and react adeptly to life threatening situations and assist with cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Pre and Post-Surgical Patient treatment and care. Clipping, prepping, flushing, bandaging, casting, wound care, suture/staple removal, administer medications, provide pain management and perform laboratory procedures. Be able to competently perform and assess specimen samples with various types of equipment and testing kits ( NOVA, Blood Gas, PCV, TS, BG, Azo, Cross Match, Blood Type, Cytology, FeLV, FIV,
Parvo, etc). Medical records. The technician will be responsible for maintaining proper medical records for patients. These will include the summary of procedures performed as well as notation as to client contact. The technician will be responsible for tracking and documenting long term therapeutic outcomes of various treatments.