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Position Description:
Want to be part of the most innovative veterinary team in the country? We are looking for an Anesthesia Technician to work alongside our world leading faculty clinicians and technicians, helping them teach the next generation of veterinarians while also serving the animals and pet owners of our community.
The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) is a unit that provides clinical case material in support of the teaching programs throughout the School of Veterinary Medicine on a 24-hour basis. Its primary objectives are to train professional (veterinary) students, graduate clinical students (interns and residents), and graduate academic students; to provide veterinary services to the public; to serve as a referral center for practicing veterinarians, and to advance veterinary medical knowledge.
Position: Provide anesthesia technical support, create anesthesia protocols, induce, monitor, maintain and recover anesthetized animals, conduct anesthetic monitoring and record keeping, and promptly communicate peri-anesthesia concerns or problems to the veterinarian supervising anesthesia. Provide a broad spectrum of technical support for the Anesthesia service and communicate with the anesthesia supervisor regarding machine maintenance and supply needs. Provide support to various other services within the VMTH when anesthesia is not needed. Work cooperatively with others to foster strong team commitments towards achieving anesthesia/surgery services objectives.
As part of the top ranked UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital team, our technicians are provided with the following benefits:
PERSONAL LEAVE
Vacation – earn (3) three weeks per year!
14 paid Holidays annually
Sick Leave – eligible to earn up to 8 hours per month (no maximum)
COMPENSATION
Competitive pay
Shift Differentials
CE & Other BENEFITS
$750 Continuing Education annual allowance
60 hours Paid CE annually (pro-rated based on appointment %)
$100 monthly stipend for RVTs
Wellness and on-site Employee Assistance Program
Scrubs provided and laundered at no cost to the employee
Job Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications - For full consideration, applicants are encouraged to upload license and/or certification if required of the position
- Valid California Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) license.
- No Minimum Education required.
- Experience to independently provide treatment of patients whose conditions are likely to change on a moment to moment basis.
- Experience working in a veterinary hospital performing physical examinations and safe handling of multiple species.
- Experience calculating drug dosages and administering medications intravenously, subcutaneously, intramuscular or orally.
- Experience performing venipuncture, placing vascular catheters inducing anesthesia, monitoring anesthesia, and recovering patients from anesthesia, working independently with and without direct supervision. Skills to restrain and handle dogs, cats and the ability to learn safety skills to work with and around livestock, and horses.
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills to engage effectively with diverse students, staff, clinicians, and clients and the skill to recognize and manage difficult situations.
- Experience in a clinical hospital setting with various species performing sedation and anesthesia.
Preferred Qualifications
- Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) certification in Anesthesia.
- Ability to recognize peri-anesthetic problems and concerns and to effectively communicate problems or concerns to the supervising anesthesia veterinarian in a timely manner.
- Knowledge of normal laboratory values for cats and dogs and have the desire to learn about livestock and horses.
Key Responsibilities
- 65% - Anesthesia Care
25% - Floater
5% - Equipment Maintenance & Stock Supplies
5% - Scheduling
