Veterinary Relief Technician

3 weeks ago

Portland, Oregon, United States Oregon Humane Society Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Relief Certified Veterinary Technician to join our Medical Services team at the Portland Campus. As a vital member of our Shelter Medicine team, you will play a critical role in providing high-quality veterinary care to animals in need.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist veterinarians with physical examinations and help determine the nature of illness or injury.
  • Handle individual animals of varying species, size, and temperament in a caring, respectful, and safe manner.
  • Ensure that animals with infectious diseases are handled safely and according to infectious medicine protocols.
  • Perform patient care including taking and recording TPR, dressing wounds, and applying splints and other protective devices.
  • Administer medications, fluids, and blood products as prescribed by the veterinarian.
  • Perform routine lab procedures and tests, collect urine, draw blood, and perform skin scrapings.
  • Place catheters, administer intravenous fluids, and tube feedings.
  • Perform dental examinations, charting, and procedures.
  • Capture and process radiographs.
  • Prepare animals for surgery: induce, intubate, monitor, and maintain anesthetic patients during and after surgery.
  • Assist veterinarians in surgery for specialized procedures including retraction, lavage, suctions, and transfusion.
  • Operate, maintain, and assure technically advanced hospital equipment is in good working order.
  • Monitor, record, and report physical signs of patients before, during, and after surgery and throughout hospitalization.
  • Enter medical and treatment notes according to established protocols in a timely and accurate manner.
  • Perform medical consultations with clients from the public.
  • Perform euthanasia.
  • Assist in maintaining inventory of all pharmaceuticals, equipment, and supplies.
  • Maintain controlled drug logs in accordance with state and federal laws.
  • Assist with public education events such as presentations and in-shelter types of education.
  • Teach and mentor volunteers, staff, veterinary interns, residents, and students.
Requirements
  • Hold and maintain Certified Veterinarian Technician license as required by the State of Oregon.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Able to communicate with a diverse population in a consistently informative, respectful, and professional manner.
  • Able to participate as a member of a high-performing team in a collaborative and positive manner.
  • Able to maintain a professional, calm demeanor and exercise sound judgment during times of high workload, rapid pace of work, emotionally charged situations, and during all interactions with the public, staff, and volunteers.
  • Able to maintain highest standards of confidentiality and discretion related to department activities.
  • Excellent logic and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent prioritization and decision-making skills.
  • Able to mitigate and/or resolve conflict in a constructive and proactive manner.
  • Knowledge and experience working with a wide variety of dog, cat, birds, rodent, and other unusual species and breeds.
  • Competent use of software programs such as Shelter Buddy and Cornerstone.
  • Proficient in use of a Windows-based operating system and Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
  • Available to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed.
  • Ability to lead responses in times of need of life-saving techniques in an emergency.
Work Environment

This position interacts and collaborates with all levels of the organization, including OHS staff, executive team members, donors, general-public, external vendors, volunteers, and supporters. Contact and communication are carried out through face-to-face, telephone, and digital interactions. Excellent customer service skills are essential to success.

Work is performed in an office and medical center/animal shelter environment. Travel between the two campuses may be required. Working at both campuses may be required. Occasional weekend and evening work may be required. Animal contact and related injuries may occur. Noise exposure varies and sometimes includes uncontrolled barking and other animal vocalizations. Pace of work is active and demanding, requiring a high degree of multitasking and ability to adapt to changing priorities while managing concurrent projects/tasks to completion. Contact with angry or emotional people may occur.

Physical Requirements
  • Occasional lifting and moving of inanimate objects weighing up to 50 lbs.
  • Occasional pushing and pulling of carted items weighing up to 100 lbs.
  • Occasional moving items above shoulder level.
  • Occasional use of hands and arms at or above shoulder level.
  • Prolonged standing, sitting, and/or stooping may occur.
  • Occasional climbing and bending.
  • Must be able to lift, move, restrain, guide, or manage an animal weighing up to 150 lbs. on a leash on an occasional basis.
  • Must be able to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods.
  • Ability to respond and perform life-saving techniques in an emergency.

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