Veterinary Technician I

2 days ago

Urbana, Illinois, United States University of Illinois Full time
Job Summary

The University of Illinois is seeking a highly skilled Veterinary Technician I to join our Emergency and Critical Care Service team at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. As a key member of our team, you will provide standard paramedical technical support and nursing care in a courteous and professional manner for our patients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide skilled nursing care for all patients, including emergencies, critical care, post-surgical, acute and chronic conditions, and isolation.
  • Work as a team with students, interns, residents, and faculty to provide patient care.
  • Perform and teach patient triage, patient history, and obtain approval for initial stabilization and resuscitation orders from the owner.
  • Use and teach problem-solving skills to assist with patient care in both emergent and non-emergent situations.
  • Recognize and teach to recognize physical abnormalities, such as cardiac murmurs/arrhythmias, abnormal pulmonary auscultation, respiratory difficulty and distress, change in mentation, abnormal physical exam findings, and signs of shock.
  • Recognize and teach to recognize pulmonary or cardiopulmonary arrest and immediately initiate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) if indicated.
  • Restrain and teach to restrain patients using appropriate techniques.
  • Administer and teach to administer sedation and monitor patient vitals as directed by the veterinarian.
  • Record and teach to record the administration of all controlled substances on the appropriate forms and patient records.
  • Perform and teach venipuncture and cystocentesis.
  • Perform and teach electronic submission of samples to clinical pathology and the diagnostic laboratory.
  • Perform and teach to analyze venous/arterial blood gases, packed cell volume (PCV)/total solids (TS), blood glucose (BG), lactate, ketostick, slide agglutination, etc.
  • Perform and teach the use of basic monitoring equipment, such as indirect blood pressure (doppler and oscillometric), electrocardiogram (ECG), pulse oximetry, and continuous temperature monitoring.
  • Complete and review (and teach how to) monitoring and treatments as directed on the patient's care plan, such as Intensive Care Unit (ICU) flow sheet or Emergency Room (ER) patient record.
  • Assist and teach to assist veterinarians with various procedures, including abdominocentesis, thoracocentesis, pericardiocentesis, wound care, chest tube placement, nasogastric/nasoesophageal tube placement, and unblocking urinary obstructions.
  • Perform and teach the placement of peripheral intravenous catheters (IVCs) and the placement of both central venous jugular catheters and peripheral central venous catheters.
  • Perform and teach a variety of procedures, including indwelling urinary catheter placement, direct arterial blood pressure monitoring, continuous ECG monitoring, and nasal oxygen tube placement.
  • Maintain, trouble shoot, and teach the care and use of intravenous (IV) fluid and syringe pumps, indwelling urinary catheters, Jackson-Pratt grenade style drains, chest tubes, continuous chest tube suction (Pleuravac), central line catheters, peripheral IVCs, feeding tubes, oxygen cage, nasal oxygen, nebulization, and temporary/permanent tracheostomy care.
  • Assist and teach how to calculate drug dosages and fluid/CRI rates.
  • Set up and teach the administration of IV fluids, continuous rate infusions (CRI's), and other medications as directed by the veterinarian.
  • Aseptically prepare and teach to prepare blood products for administration, monitor appropriately during transfusion, and record monitoring parameters.
  • Set up and teach how to administer enteral feedings through nasogastric (NG), nasoesophageal (NE), esophagostomy (E)-tube, gastrostomy (G)-tube, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), or jejunostomy (J)-tubes, as directed by the veterinarian.
  • Record and teach to record treatments, procedures, supplies, and thorough notes on patient's medical record.
  • Record and teach to record and enter charges for supplies and procedures into the electronic medical record (EMR).
  • Maintain and teach to maintain ECC patient logs.
Additional Responsibilities
  • Provide instruction in a professional and courteous manner.
  • Orientation, direction, and instruction of students and clinicians.
  • Provide instruction on general ECC procedures.
  • Use problem-solving skills to instruct students and lower-level technicians how to assist with patient care in both emergent and non-emergent situations.
  • Maintain and teach to maintain workspace and environment.
  • Perform regular cleaning and stocking as well as complete daily and weekly assignments.
  • Participate in on-call for ECC.
  • Assist with documenting and troubleshooting issues with equipment.
Requirements
  • Successful completion of a veterinary technology program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
  • Current certification as a Veterinary Technician by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).
  • One (1) year (12 months) of paramedical veterinary experience comparable to that performed at the Veterinary Technician (General) level of this series or in other positions of comparable responsibility.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Illinois Veterinary Technician Certification must be maintained throughout employment.
  • Familiar with federal regulations and university and hospital policies regarding the use and handling of controlled substances.
  • Skill in the operation of surgical, laboratory, and diagnostic equipment.
  • Able to adapt to new technologies, procedures, and equipment.
  • Demonstrate adherence to strict protocols.
  • Able to instruct veterinary medical/technician students in patient care protocol and procedures and in the use of equipment or instrumentation.
  • Able to recognize abnormalities in vital signs of patients, assess charges observed, and take necessary action in the absence of a veterinarian.
  • Able to operate on the clinical floor and anticipate needs and directions of staff and students regarding patients and methods of care.
  • Able to observe, record, compile, and assimilate data.
  • Able to explain terminology used in veterinary medicine.
  • Knowledge related to the care and handling of anesthetic waste gases.
  • Able to multi-task, pay close attention to details, and work calmly and professionally under pressure.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Courteous and polite.

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