What are the responsibilities and job description for the Seasonal Equine Surgeon's Technician position at PetVet Care Centers?
Bluegrass Equine Surgery Center (BESC) is an equine veterinary practice providing exceptional client service and primary medical care in the central Kentucky region. We are building a new, diverse, supportive, and driven team.
BESC is seeking to immediately fill the position of Surgeon's Vet Tech
Hours: Full time, Monday-Friday, 9a.m. - 5p.m.
Reports to: Assigned doctor, Lead In-House Surgical Tech, and Practice Manager
Department: Surgery
Location: Hospital and field
Compensation: Salaried, based on experience, includes benefits
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Surgeon's Vet Tech is responsible for multiple procedures and duties daily.
General
- Model professionalism and ethical practices
- Use EZVet software for farm call billing
- Communicate with Practice Manager, clients, other doctors and in-house staff for scheduling and other purposes
Medical
- Perform surgical set up, sterile prep according to doctor preference
- Properly begin standard procedures according to doctor's preference
- Prepare all instruments for the select surgery
- Clip and sterile scrub the patient
- Assist veterinarian in surgery as needed
- Initiate standard procedures for surgery patients
- Perform recovery duties for one patient while preparing for the next surgery
- Gather advanced Physical exam and medical history
- Monitor mucous membrane color
- Take heart and lung sounds
- Take GI sounds in quadrants
- Take digital pulses
- Assist with regional limb perfusions, joint injections, mass removals, castrations, wound debriding, belly taps, joint Lavages/arthrocentesis
- Set up a catheter and administer fluids
- Bandage horse feet and legs; foot, leg, stack, sweat wraps
- Restrain patients as needed
- Take vital measurements on patients
- Take blood for laboratory procedures
- Scrub, clean, rinse, and bandage wounds
- Properly gather medical histories
- Monitor hospitalized and surgery patients
- Set up catheters and administer fluids
- Take x-rays
Other
- Promote cooperative working environment among staff members; understand the value of teamwork; show enthusiasm and willingness to perform as necessary to help the practice function as a unit
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
- Promote continuous quality improvement
- Perform other duties as assigned
EXPERIENCE
- Work exposure to all aspects of an equine business enterprise
- Demonstrated, advanced understanding of equine veterinary practices
- Ability to read horse body language and perform advanced handling
- Self-motivated lifelong learner
- Work well independently and as part of a team
PERSONAL
- Strong critical thinking skills, can think on your feet
- Strong drive for high quality performance without immediate supervision
- Feel and express a genuine liking for animals and for working in an animal-care environment
- Be flexible in attitude and work habits
PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation's leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service.
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