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SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
•Assist with medical and surgical procedures and administer treatments as directed.
•Set-up and clean-up after animal procedures, both in the hospital and in animal areas, including preparation of necessary pharmaceuticals and equipment
•Perform venipuncture, anesthetic induction and monitoring, injections, weighing, placement of intravenous catheters, and fluid therapy
•Act as x-ray technician and ultrasonographer
•Serve as surgical technician or circulating technician as indicated.
•Provide safe and effective animal restraint and handling as needed.
•Maintain hospital and vehicle readiness, including cleaning, disinfection, restocking of materials, sterilization of instruments, maintaining workspace tidiness, upkeep of procedure kits and emergency boxes.
•Perform routine dental cleanings and obtain dental radiographs
•Fill prescriptions, assist with controlled pharmaceutical record keeping and inventory.
•Assist veterinarians in monitoring efficacy, form of medication, and prescriptions for each patient.
•Provide attentive care for hospitalized patients.
•Provide accurate patient observations and medical record entry.
•Perform collection, processing, preparation for shipment and evaluation of clinical laboratory samples, including blood, fecal, urine and water samples; provide accurate and timely reports for mammal, avian, reptile and fish hematology.
QUALIFICATIONS
•Eligibility to become an Licensed Veterinary Technician in Texas within one year of employment.
•Must be a graduate of an accredited veterinary technician program with minimally an Associates of Applied Science degree.
•Must have a minimum of 1 year of experience as a working veterinary technician.
•Must have at least three months volunteer or paid experience in a zoo, wildlife or exotic animal practice.
•Knowledge of Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS) preferred, but not required
•Must be flexible, self-motivated and a team player.
•Must be able to establish and maintain an effective rapport with all levels of management, employees, and zoo guests.
•Must have good observational and communication skills
•Must be able to walk, stand, sit, kneel, stoop, crawl, twist, reach above head, pull bend, climb stairs and ladders and carry up to 50lbs.