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Veterinary technician II – Lerner Clinic
Tufts University
Massachusetts, USA
Full-time
Entry
Onsite
USD 25.2-34.9 hourly
Discovered 1 months ago
Full Job Posting
Technical Support
- Provides technical and anesthesia support for all clinical programs, ensuring patient safety.
- Understands and is comfortable working with established patient protocols and treatment plans.
- Has a working knowledge of anesthesia and, with coordination from the clinic faculty, is able to make anesthetic protocol adjustments based on patient safety.
- Assists students and doctors with patient evaluation and sedation.
- Induces and monitors anesthesia or supports students in doing so.
- Ensures availability of necessary surgical and anesthetic supplies and equipment.
- Works with clinic administrator to ensure proper handling and record-keeping of controlled substances.
- Cleans and maintains anesthetic, surgical, and dental equipment in good working order.
- Helps organize and run orientation for ISAAST: admitting dogs, alerting faculty to issues of the dogs that may preclude their inclusion in the ISAAST program such as behavior or health issues, providing ISAAST students with orientation to the clinic, providing technical support to the students to assist them in physical examinations, venipuncture, and animal husbandry and behavior evaluation.
Teaching
- Provides hands-on instruction in anesthesia, surgical preparation and sterility, and dentistry for both pre-clinical required course (ISAAST) and the clinical year elective rotation (PCP).
- Assists Lerner faculty in preparation of didactic materials for ISAAST and PCP and in delivery of the materials during the introductory ISAAST lecture.
- Reinforces didactic material with students during the ISAAST course and PCP elective.
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Associate or bachelor's degree from an AVMA-accredited institution providing training in veterinary technology, veterinary nursing, or veterinary science plus 1 year of experience as a veterinary technician
- Demonstrated ability to work independently when completing basic tasks and procedural skills, and ability to conduct more advanced tasks under supervision
- Comprehensive understanding of medical terminology and veterinary pharmacology
- Demonstrated ability to provide excellent service to both internal and external customers
- Ability to be flexible to accommodate variable job duties and unpredictable workdays
- A desire to teach, including sharing knowledge and expertise with colleagues and students. Teaching also requires a commitment to ongoing professional development such as participation in Continuing Education and maintenance of credentials and certifications.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn electronic medical record systems and other software systems
- Ability to work with a diverse student and client population
- Veterinary Technician in good standing.
- Experience with electronic medical recordsExperience working within a post-secondary education environmentPassion for primary care veterinary medicine education and supporting the community
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