Registered Veterinary Technician: Shelter Medicine

Position Information

Classification Title Animal Care Veterinary/Animal Science Paraprofessional/Professional FLSA Non-Exempt FTE 1.00 Minimum Qualifications

Requires technical knowledge in the field acquired through an apprenticeship, a 2-year degree, or professional certificate. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

Hands on experience within a shelter animal healthcare setting working with small animals. Experience in a high-quality, high-volume, spay-neuter (HQHVSN) clinic environment. Experience in an academic environment where teaching is expected on a daily basis.

Position Summary

This person is a University of Georgia employee assigned to the clinical shelter medicine program, currently located at the Athens Area Humane Society. This position is responsible for assisting with the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine's clinical shelter medicine program. The position is responsible for working with one or more UGA shelter medicine veterinarians to provide surgical and medical care of unowned and client-owned animals being treated by the College of Veterinary Medicine's shelter medicine program in collaboration with the Athens Area Humane Society and other area shelters. A significant portion of effort will be spent caring for dogs and cats during spay/neuter or dental procedures performed by veterinary students under the supervision of faculty veterinarians. Typical duties include maintaining animal health records, maintaining and ordering supplies, collecting and analyzing specimens, conducting physical exams and diagnostics, holding and restraining animals for veterinary procedures, administering medications, preparing animals for surgery, monitoring anesthesia, supervising surgical recovery, participating in community outreach, and teaching senior clinical veterinary students treatment and procedure skills.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and/or Competencies

• Associates in veterinary technology needed and/or have met requirement for licensure in GA State.
• Active license with the GA State Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Veterinary Technician or met all requirements to become licensed within six months of employment.
• Ability to work collegially with veterinarians, veterinary and shelter staff, and students in a fast-paced shelter environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Interact and effectively communicate with various personalities.
• Technical skills including animal handling, phlebotomy, medication dose calculation, knowledge of animal anatomy, medical terminology, anesthetic induction and recovery, and knowledge of disease transmission in a shelter environment.
• Knowledge of surgical instruments and sterile technique.
• Ability to carry out both verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful, environment.
• Exhibit attention to detail.

Physical Demands

• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Standing and walking eight hours per day with frequent bending, kneeling, stooping, and reaching.
• Use of manual dexterity sufficient to accurately work with small, delicate pieces of equipment or large heavy objects/containers/machinery.
• Wearing all protective gear including mask, gloves, gown, hairnet, and safety goggles, needed for surgery and to prevent disease transmission.
• Driving to perform job related duties.

Is driving a responsibility of this position? Yes Is this a Position of Trust? Yes Does this position have operation, access, or control of financial resources? No Does this position require a P-Card? No Is having a P-Card an essential function of this position? No Does this position have direct interaction or care of children under the age of 18 or direct patient care? Yes Does this position have Security Access (e.g., public safety, IT security, personnel records, patient records, or access to chemicals and medications) Yes Credit and P-Card policy

Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.

Duties/Responsibilities

Duties/Responsibilities

Day to day duties include spay, neuter, dental procedures, other soft tissue surgical procedures, otic lavage, wound clipping, prepping, flushing, bandaging, casts, catheterize, venipuncture, cystocentesis, injections, medicating, drug dose calculations, reconstituting and administering drugs including controlled drugs, administering fluid therapy. Providing safe and humane restraint of animals for veterinary procedures. Receiving shelter and client-owned patients, client communication, participating in patient exams, developing anesthesia protocols, performing intubation and anesthesia, taking radiographs, obtaining specimens and performing diagnostic tests. Scrub and assist with surgical procedures when needed. Pre- and post-surgical patient care. Records maintenance within the shelter medical records program, PetPoint and ClinicHQ. Clean, maintain, and sterilize surgical instruments and equipment. Predict need, organize, and order supplies.

Percentage of time 50 Duties/Responsibilities

Training of senior veterinary students with the various duties performed within the shelter medicine program. Attend and provide input during patient rounds.

Percentage of time 20 Duties/Responsibilities

Participate in community outreach and collaboration with local shelters and rescues under faculty direction, to include periodically driving a UGA vehicle for shelter tours and other outreach opportunities.

Percentage of time 20 Duties/Responsibilities

Other duties as assigned.

Percentage of time 10

Contact Information

Recruitment Contact

Contact Details

For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below.

Recruitment Contact Name Annie Bullington Recruitment Contact Email bullin86@uga.edu Recruitment Contact Phone 7062066677

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter

Optional Documents

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