Veterinary Assistant, Emergency & Critical Care

The University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, invites applications for the temporary position of Veterinary Assistant in the Emergency & Critical Care service. The primary purpose of this position is to assist the veterinary technicians, clinicians, and students with patient care of hospitalized critically ill/injured, post-operative and infectious small animal patients. Attend to patient needs such as feeding appropriate diets, walking and husbandry. Restrain patients for procedures knowing appropriate restraint techniques. Stock supplies for efficient function of the unit. Keep ICU and Emergency Triage rooms clean and organized using appropriate techniques for adequate infection control. Required to be on-call on a rotating basis and work some holidays.

Qualifications:

Typical Responsibilities:

• Assist veterinary technicians, clinicians and students with basic nursing care needs of hospitalized patient

• Assess patients for cleanliness and need for care, assist with bathing

• Feed patients appropriate diets, offer water

• Walk patients outside on a scheduled basi

• Stock cabinets and drawers with drugs and supplie

• Restrain patients for medical procedures utilizing proper restraint technique

• Maintain cleanliness and appropriate disinfection of cages, floors and other surfaces for adequate infection control

• Run basic laboratory tests on hospitalized patient

• Record vital parameters for critical emergency triage patient

• Record CPR parameters during code

• Make saline and heparinized saline syringes for ICU and ER use

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent with 6 months of experience working as a veterinary assistant at UTVMC or equivalent. Previously experience with handling dogs and cats in a veterinary setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

1-2 years of experience working as a veterinary assistant in a private practice setting.