Veterinary Technician 1, 2, Or 3 - Shared Services

Veterinary Technician 1, 2, or 3 - Shared Services

Provide coverage for all areas of the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital as needed.

Veterinary Technician 1

• Assist with the duties of the technician for the service assigned in their absence to include sample collection, restraint, sample submission and requests for diagnostics. Have a basic working knowledge of specialized equipment in each area.
• Assist with communication to clients and referring DVMs concerning procedures and care, scheduling of appointments and follow-ups for the service assigned to and maintain appropriate records of this.
• Communicate with the regular service technician as well as service clinicians and maintain a record of information to ensure smooth transitions when joining and leaving each service.
• When not assigned to a service assist with daytime emergency clinician receiving emergencies and all aspects of working these patients up until they are transferred to a service. To include but not limited to: forms, diagnostic procedure orders, samples and submission, client updates, discharges, billing and data entry, patient discharge.
• Assist with blood bank, holiday and emergency shifts in the ICU
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree OR Associate’s degree in veterinary technology OR CVT or equivalent OR 3 years of experience in a working environment with similar duties

Veterinary Technician 2

• Perform & demonstrate the duties of the technician for the service assigned in their absence to include sample collection, restraint, sample submission and requests for diagnostics. Have a basic working knowledge of specialized equipment in each area.
• Work with clients and referring DVMs concerning procedures and care, scheduling of appointments and follow-ups for the service assigned to and maintain appropriate records of this.
• Communicate with the regular service technician as well as service clinicians and maintain a record of information to ensure smooth transitions when joining and leaving each service.
• When not assigned to a service work with daytime emergency clinician receiving emergencies and all aspects of working these patients up until they are transferred to a service. To include but not limited to: forms, diagnostic procedure orders, samples and submission, client updates, discharges, billing and data entry, patient discharge.
• Assist with blood bank, holiday and emergency shifts in the ICU
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of applicable experience OR Associate’s degree in veterinary technology with 2 years of applicable experience OR CVT or equivalent with 2 years of applicable experience OR 5 years of experience in a working environment with similar duties OR 2 years of experience as a Veterinary Technician 1 at LSU Vet Med

Veterinary Technician 3

• Perform, teach and instruct others the duties of the technician for the service assigned in their absence to include sample collection, restraint, sample submission and requests for diagnostics. Have a solid working knowledge of specialized equipment in each area and how to trouble shoot it.
• When not assigned to a service be available to help busy services as well as the daytime emergency clinician receiving emergencies and all aspects of working these patients up until they are transferred to a service. To include but not limited to: forms, diagnostic procedure orders, samples and submission, client updates, discharges, billing and data entry, patient discharge.
• Communicate with the regular service technician as well as service clinicians and maintain a record of information to ensure smooth transitions when joining and leaving each service. As well as communicating to clients and referring DVMs concerning procedures and care, scheduling of appointments and follow-ups for the service assigned to and maintenance of medical records.
• Assist with blood bank, holiday and emergency shifts in the ICU.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree with 4 years of applicable experience OR Associate’s degree in veterinary technology with 4 years experience OR CVT or equivalent with 4 years experience OR 7 years of experience in a working environment with similar duties.

Special or Physical Qualifications (ALL LEVELS):

Required to work a variety of shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and “on-call”/relief shifts.

Per PS 18- This position is a part of the Emergency Response Personnel - these personnel are linked with the hospital during any emergency response event and are expected to report in and perform as outlined in the emergency response plan.

Required to be capable of lifting more than 50 pounds, standing or walking for prolonged periods, able to reach above and below the shoulder, vision (near sight), vision (far sight), kneel or sit on the floor, push/pulling, grasping, climbing, crawling bending, squatting, and/or twisting.

*Due to the nature of this position and/or responsibilities, this position is subject to random drug & alcohol testing in accordance with University Policy Statement 67*

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