Veterinary Technician Assistant

Description

Duties and Responsibilities –

• Complete Veterinary Assistant Vetbloom Online Training
• Use Instinct to look up patients and to properly notate patient urination, defecation, vomit, walks
• Basic telephone procedures including proper answering of the phone and greeting, taking messages and notating them correctly in ezyVet, placing a caller on hold
• Understand how to properly clean all sides of a cage and run
• Understand the use of Rescue Disinfectant including the different concentrations that are used and understand when it is appropriate to use each concentration
• Knowledge of isolation procedures and protocol and cleaning of isolation rooms and contaminated treatment area or exam room
• Perform laundry including isolation laundry with the correct protocol
• Remove trash from rooms, treatment areas, offices and dispose of correctly
• Clean and stock the food prep/kitchen area
• Set up cages and runs for patients with appropriate bedding, litter trays, food and water with an understanding of how to check if a patient is NPO or if they have special requirements
• Safely hold and restrain patients for examination and treatments. Safely walk a dog with leash, harness and sling
• Check patients bedding for urination and defecation and change bedding when appropriate notating it in Instinct
• Become familiar with basic CPR roles to allow assistance if needed with recording

• Assist with patient after care arrangements preparing for communal or private cremation
• Assist with stocking of the departments with supplies from the stockroom
• Stock and check crash cart at the beginning of each shift and after each code
• Clean and prep crash table after each code
• Responsible for upholding the spirit of the hospital by handling all necessary tasks that require attention

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