Veterinary Assistant III - Emergency and Critical Care
Core
Provide advanced emergency and critical care nursing support, including triage, stabilization, complex monitoring, and treatment of high-risk and critically ill patients in a veterinary setting.
Role type
Senior Veterinary Assistant (Emergency and Critical Care)
Builds
Patient stabilization and critical care protocols for animals
Domain
Veterinary Medicine / Emergency Care
Required skills
Advanced catheterization, ventilation support, CPR, emergency anesthesia, dialysis support, specialty equipment operation, patient monitoring, restraint techniques, clinical instruction, triage, assessment, stabilization, treatment, documentation, charge entry, policy enforcement
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Perform and support complex monitoring and treatment procedures under clinician direction; Monitor severely compromised patients and identify critical changes; Teach and mentor veterinary students, technicians, interns, and residents; Serve as a lead technical resource by guiding staff and supporting protocol adherence; Communicate with clients and hospital teams during emotionally challenging situations; Support unit operations by prioritizing cases and maintaining equipment.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC