Veterinary Assistant 1, 2, or 3-Large Animal

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Job Posting Title:

Veterinary Assistant 1, 2, or 3-Large Animal

Position Type:

Professional / Unclassified

Department:

LSUAM VetMed - VTH - Admin - Nursing - Large Animals (Dawn Lou-Wese Kelley (00001329))

Work Location:

Veterinary Medicine

Pay Grade:

Job Description:

The Large Animal Hospital provides patient care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This position provides technical veterinary support to faculty clinicians, house officers, and veterinary students throughout the Large Animal Hospital. The individual must possess extensive experience in the safe handling and restraint of horses and livestock and be capable of instructing veterinary students in proper animal handling techniques while promoting a safe learning environment for both personnel and patients. This position supports the care and management of emergency and critical care cases during both regular business hours and after-hours operations. The individual is expected to consistently adhere to hospital infection prevention and biosecurity protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, clients, students, and staff. Patient care responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing technical support in the Isolation Unit, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), resident teaching herd, as well as equine surgery, equine internal medicine, and food animal services. The position requires flexibility to assist throughout the hospital as needed to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care and support the hospital's teaching, clinical, and service missions.

Job Responsibilities:

Veterinary Assistant 1

50% Assist with the day-to-day operations of the Large Animal Hospital, including assisting faculty clinicians, house officers, and veterinary students with appointments, emergency cases, medical procedures, and inpatient treatments. Assist with providing proper patient handling, restraint, inpatient monitoring, hourly patient assessments, and treatment administration. Safely unload, load, admit, transfer, and discharge equine patients, and prepare examination and treatment areas before and after procedures by setting up, cleaning, disinfecting, and restocking equipment and supplies. Complete all duties with minimal supervision while adhering to established hospital policies, safety procedures, and biosecurity protocols.

20% Assist with client communication, ensuring effective communication and accurate collection of patient information. Monitor patients throughout the hospital; assist with treatments as prescribed by clinicians; maintain accurate and complete medical records; and enter and track charges for large animal inpatients and outpatients. Assist veterinary students and student workers with clinical procedures and treatments while promoting proper techniques and quality patient care.

15% • Assist with clinical teaching and training of veterinary students and newly hired veterinary technicians, assistants, and student workers. Assist clinical veterinary students, house officers, and faculty clinicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including bandaging, sample collection, blood transfusions, ultrasonography, joint injections, intravenous catheter placement, and other clinical treatments. Assist with blood collection from equine blood donors in accordance with hospital protocols.

10% Assist with the routine maintenance and cleaning of technical equipment, including endoscopes, ultrasound machines, ECG equipment, oxygen tanks, and other clinical instruments. Maintain hospital readiness by stocking and cleaning examination rooms, treatment areas, carts, and supplies. Assist in training veterinary students and new staff on hospital protocols, including biosecurity and infection prevention procedures. Participate in holiday, weekend, and on-call emergency coverage as required.

5% Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree; OR associate's degree in veterinary technology OR credentials as a vet tech or equivalent OR 3 years of experience in a working environment with similar duties.

Veterinary Assistant 2

50% Perform and demonstrate the day-to-day operations of the Large Animal Hospital, including assisting faculty clinicians, house officers, and veterinary students with appointments, emergency cases, medical procedures, and inpatient treatments. Perform and demonstrate proper patient handling, restraint, inpatient monitoring, hourly patient assessments, and treatment administration. Safely unload, load, admit, transfer, and discharge equine patients, and prepare examination and treatment areas before and after procedures by setting up, cleaning, disinfecting, and restocking equipment and supplies. Complete all duties with minimal supervision while adhering to established hospital policies, safety procedures, and biosecurity protocols.

20% Perform and demonstrate professional interactions with clients, ensuring effective communication and accurate collection of patient information. Monitor patients throughout the hospital; perform and assist with treatments as prescribed by clinicians; maintain accurate and complete medical records; and enter and track charges for large animal inpatients and outpatients. Assist veterinary students and student workers with clinical procedures and treatments while promoting proper techniques and quality patient care.

15% Participate in the clinical teaching and training of veterinary students and newly hired veterinary technicians, assistants, and student workers. Assist clinical veterinary students, house officers, and faculty clinicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including bandaging, sample collection, blood transfusions, ultrasonography, joint injections, intravenous catheter placement, and other clinical treatments. Assist with blood collection from equine blood donors in accordance with hospital protocols.

10% Perform and demonstrate routine maintenance and cleaning of technical equipment, including endoscopes, ultrasound machines, ECG equipment, oxygen tanks, and other clinical instruments. Maintain hospital readiness by stocking and cleaning examination rooms, treatment areas, carts, and supplies. Assist in training veterinary students and new staff on hospital protocols, including biosecurity and infection prevention procedures. Participate in holiday, weekend, and on-call emergency coverage as required.

5% Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree; OR associate's degree in veterinary technology with 2 years' experience OR credentials as a vet tech or equivalent with 2 years' experience OR 5 years of experience in a working environment with similar duties.

Veterinary Assistant 3

50%Perform and Teach the day-to-day operations of the Large Animal Hospital, including assisting faculty clinicians, house officers, and veterinary students with appointments, emergency cases, medical procedures, and inpatient treatments. Perform and Teach proper patient handling, restraint, inpatient monitoring, hourly patient assessments, and treatment administration. Safely unload, load, admit, transfer, and discharge equine patients, and prepare examination and treatment areas before and after procedures by setting up, cleaning, disinfecting, and restocking equipment and supplies. Complete all duties with minimal supervision while adhering to established hospital policies, safety procedures, and biosecurity protocols.

20% Perform and teach professional client communication, ensuring effective communication and accurate collection of patient information. Monitor patients throughout the hospital; assist with tre