Student Veterinary Assistant - Large Animal

Student Veterinary Assistant – Large Animal

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Posting Number: G/R20836P

Working Title: Student Veterinary Assistant – Large Animal

Department: Vet Med‑VTH Large Animal Hosp

Location of Vacancy: Athens Area

Employment Type: Employee

Advertised Salary: $11.50 per hour

Anticipated

Start Date:

03/20/2023

Posting Date: 03/09/2023

Open Until Filled: Yes

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Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide intermediate animal care to patients: water, feed, transport, restrain, groom.
• Administer medication, monitor vital signs, take samples of bodily fluids (blood or urine).
• Establish effective working relationships with senior veterinary staff and clinicians and assist senior veterinary staff with animal care.

• Assist with all aspects of the patient’s treatment and care, maintaining clear knowledge of the patient’s medical condition, treatment, prognosis, and plan.
• Inform attending clinician on any change or decomposition of the patient’s condition in an informed and timely manner.
• Self‑motivated to use downtime to attend to in‑house cases and assist other sister units with patient care and treatment.

• Stock supplies of cleaning products and patient care equipment.
• Ensure facility cleanliness using mop, broom, chemical cleaning supplies to sanitize cages and floors.

Classification Title

Student Assistant

FLSA

Non‑Exempt

FTE

49%

Position Summary

This position will give assistance to the senior veterinary technicians and veterinary staff on the care of ill or injured client‑owned animals brought to the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital in the hopes of recovery.

Relevant/Preferred Education, Experience, Licensure, Certification In Position

• Hands on experience within a general animal healthcare setting working with various species of animals.
• Rabies vaccinated.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And/or Competencies

• Properly handle and restrain various species of…