Veterinary Technician I
Core
Provide compassionate nursing care, technical procedures, and patient monitoring for hospitalized, emergency, critical care, and surgical patients in a veterinary teaching hospital.
Role type
Veterinary Technician I (Clinical IC)
Builds
Direct patient care and support for advanced medical/surgical cases in Emergency & Critical Care, Anesthesia, and Large Animal Hospital settings.
Domain
Veterinary Medicine / Animal Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient restraint and handling, IV catheter placement, medication administration, diagnostic sample collection, medical equipment operation, patient monitoring, medical record maintenance
Preferred skills
Experience in veterinary teaching hospitals, specialty/referral hospitals, or high-volume general practices; experience with anesthesia, surgical procedures, or large animal care
Technologies
Veterinary medical equipment, diagnostic tools
Responsibilities
Provide nursing care to hospitalized, emergency, critical care, and surgical patients; Perform veterinary technical procedures under the direction of licensed veterinarians; Monitor patient status and communicate findings; Administer medications, treatments, and fluid therapy; Assist with emergency procedures, anesthesia, surgery, diagnostics, and patient recovery; Collect and process diagnostic samples; Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot specialized medical equipment; Maintain accurate and thorough medical records; Collaborate with faculty clinicians, residents, interns, veterinary students, and fellow technicians; Demonstrate clinical techniques to support the educational experience of veterinary students