Licensed Veterinary Technician - Anesthesia
About the role
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946, is dedicated to training future veterinarians, providing services to animal owners and veterinarians, and conducting investigations to improve the health of animals as well as people. The college benefits pets and their owners, food-producing animals, and wildlife by offering the highest quality hospital and diagnostic laboratory services.
Responsibilities
- Assist the senior veterinary and veterinary technician students with anesthetic management for a variety of surgical and diagnostic procedures with both large and small animal.
- Use of a variety of anesthetic and pain management agents.
- Performing and teaching competent catheter (venous, arterial, urinary) placement, regional anesthetic nerve blocks, and intubation skills in a variety of species.
- Ensuring the successful recovery of post anesthesia patients.
- Accurate maintenance of controlled drug log and anesthesia patient records.
- Appropriate and legal handling of controlled substances.
- Ensuring the proper charges for anesthesia cases, as well as submitting and checking lab work and imaging results through the hospital computer system.
- Emergency/after hours duty is needed on a rotating basis.
Requirements
- Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, a 2-year degree, or professional certificate.
- Licensed Veterinary Technician with experience in a surgery based hospital setting.
Qualifications
Knowledge and familiarity of capnography, pulse oximetry, and blood pressure management for anesthetized patients in a variety of large and small animals/species.
Basic knowledge of the pharmacological effects of a variety of anesthetic and pain management agents.
Manual dexterity sufficient to accurately work with small, delicate pieces of equipment or large heavy objects/containers/machinery.
Wear all protective gear including mask, gloves, gown, hairnet, safety goggles, etc.
Work for long periods of time with arms extended.
Skills
Work in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating excellent customer service, high degree of confidentiality, openness to teaching, and providing consultation to a variety of stakeholders.
Benefits
Not specified.
Pay
Commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Day time hours with expectation to work some holidays, weekends and on call shifts that may include evening and after hours work when called in.
Contact Information
For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.
Recruitment Contact Name: Kris Mitchell
Recruitment Contact Email: Krista.Mitchell@uga.edu
Recruitment Contact Phone: (706)542-4459