Veterinary Technician - Anesthesia (2 positions)
Location: Ames, Iowa
Description: Iowa State University is currently interviewing Veterinary Technician - Anesthesia (2 positions) right now, this position will be situated in Iowa. Detailed specification about this position opportunity kindly read the description below. The College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University is accepting applications for a certified Veterinary Technician in the Lloyd Vete! rinary Medical Center (LVMC). The LVMC provides specialized care and comprehensive medical and surgical services for companion animals throughout Iowa and surrounding states. Our clinicians, residents and interns, technicians, staff, and senior veterinary students work in teams to provide 24-hour, state-of-the-art care to animal patients.
This position will provide and use appropriate anesthetic techniques and principles for patients and research animals in the LVMC. The anesthesia technician will be required to assess animals prior to anesthesia and determine an anesthetic protocol that is suitable and in the patient's best interest for the procedure to be performed. This position will also be required to have a complete understanding of the physiologic and pharmacologic principles of the medications and preparations used in the field of anesthesia, including medications for pain management.
The anesthesia technician will provide service with the guidance! , supervision, and instruction from the anesthesiologists of t! he LVMC. The technician will also instruct and demonstrate veterinary anesthetic techniques to veterinary students and will provide assistance to veterinary clinicians and investigative staff in their treatment of animals, teaching, or research functions. This position will also cross train with other technician positions throughout the hospital and fill in if needed in other areas.
The responsibilities of this position will require the successful candidate to have the ability to lift up to 50 - 75 lbs and restrain patients as needed; lift dogs onto tables and manually restrain them; manipulate horses in induction area and aid in hoisting onto surgical table; manually work with knobs and buttons; handle a lead rope; see sufficiently well to detect respiratory motions of the chest; and hear sufficiently well enough to detect soft heart murmurs.
Required Qualifications
Certification as a Veterinary Technician.
Preferred Qualifications
- Clinical experience with anesthesia.
- Experience within a veterinary practice and/or research related facility as a veterinary technician.
- Veterinary Technician Specialist in Anesthesia.
Entry hourly salary: $16.39
Special Conditions
All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent upon the university's verification of credentials and other information required by federal and state law, ISU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a background check.
Application Instructions
Current Merit employees in this classification title who are seeking a contract transfer to this position must
(1) COMPLETE AN ONLINE EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION WITH EDUCATION & WORK HISTORY and
(2) FILE A WRITTEN REQUEST TO CONTRACT TRANSFER before the AFSCME Merit Contract Transfer Deadline, with the Recruitment and Employment Office, 3810 Beardshear Hall (Fax 515-2! 94-8226). For contract transfer form, email the Recruitment & Employmen! t Office or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
All other applicants must apply for this vacancy by clicking "Apply for this Vacancy" and completing the Employment Application with Education and Work History. Please be prepared to enter details about your education and work history.
If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.
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This position starts available on: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:03:17 GMT
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