Large Animal Clinic Ambulatory Patient Care Technician

About This Role

Provide essential technical support for Large Animal Clinic Ambulatory services, focusing on patient care for equines and other large farm animals. This role involves assisting world-leading faculty clinicians and technicians, and instructing veterinary students.

Responsibilities

• Receive, handle, lead, lunge, and restrain patients, primarily equines, but also llamas, alpacas, and other large domestic farm animals
• Lead horses for gait evaluation
• Perform aseptic preparation for local nerve blocks or joint injections
• Place IV catheters, collect samples, and perform diagnostic testing
• Administer medical treatments and monitor patients
• Maintain accurate medical records and document charges
• Maintain supplies and equipment, restock service trucks, and clean/disinfect work areas
• Instruct students on patient care and technical procedures
• Implement infection control measures to protect patients and personnel

Requirements

• Veterinary Assistant Controlled Substance Permit (VACSP) or ability to obtain within 3 months
• Experience handling, restraining, and working with horses and other livestock (healthy, sick, sedated, fractious) of all types and temperaments
• Experience with medications, drugs, and fluids commonly used in horses and livestock and performing mathematical calculations for doses
• Experience with equine and livestock husbandry, anatomy, behavior, and basic physiology to identify abnormal physical signs
• Experience monitoring patient vital signs and administering PO, IV, SQ, and IM medications
• Oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to interact with diverse groups
• Skill to recognize and handle difficult/unpleasant situations and individuals, using problem-solving skills to manage multiple projects

Nice to Have

• Current CA Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) license
• Experience using Veterinary Medical & Administrative Computer System (VMACS)
• Experience following VMTH patient care SOP's, safety and Infectious Disease Control protocols
• Experience with all aspects of endoscopic procedures set up, use, sample collection, image capture, processing/disinfection
• Experience providing treatments on patients with life-threatening illness or injury based on clinician's orders
• Ability to provide technical assistance to clinician during life-threatening situations, including CPR on neonatal large animal patients

Benefits