LVT - SA Specialty Services- Orthopedics
Position Summary
The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine teaching hospital is seeking a licensed veterinary technician to join our Orthopedics service. We strive to provide advanced veterinary medicine to our patients. The LVT in the Orthopedics service area works with small animal patients who are in the hospital from an emergent health issue, or planned visit. Duties expected will include diagnostic imaging (radiography, CT scanning), execute pre-, peri-, and post-operative care for surgical patients, monitor patients under anesthesia, monitoring, assist in maintaining surgical suite and equipment before, during and after surgery, provide proper physical restraint to allow for safe handling of patients, instruct and supervise students in proper clinical techniques to support patient care, keep patients cleaned and groomed, place and maintain IV catheters, administer and monitor patient diets as prescribed by the clinician, exercise patients as prescribed, collect or assist with the collection of the patient’s blood, urine, and tissue samples, properly submits patient’s blood, urine, and tissue samples for analysis, assist with and instruct students in performing proper physical examinations and diagnostic procedures, properly medicate patients as directed by the clinician, teach students proper patient restraint for safe handling of patients, serve in an advanced role in patient care and client communication, display a willingness to guide, mentor, and support faculty, residents, interns, and fellow team members with instruction.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies
- Graduation from an accredited Veterinary Technician program and passing the VTNE with ability to obtain and LVT license in the state of Georgia within 6 months of employment.
- Experience properly handling animals.
- Capable of dealing with stressful situations
- Perform phlebotomy on animals
- Manually calculating basic formulas for weight conversions, medication dose conversions
- Knowledge of animal anatomy
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