Job Summary
This is a rotating monthly swing shift:
Mon-Thurs 2:00 pm – 12:00 am, Fri – Sun 12:00 pm – 1 am
This position will be working directly with the Emergency/Critical Care (ECC) clinicians and rotating intern doctors to help facilitate quality client care and patient flow through the IMC, ICU, and ER.
Essential Functions
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: oversight and training of professional veterinary students regarding care of animals, collection of specimens, and handling of animals; transportation and monitoring of patients requiring diagnostic imaging and assistance with obtaining images as needed; assisting clinicians with student examination, treatment, procedures, restraint, and sample collection; anesthetic monitoring for patient requiring minor procedures in IMC or ICU; assisting in emergency triage and stabilization of patients through the ER; assist clinicians with set-up of critical patients as needed, including ventilator and CRRT patients; communicating with referring veterinarians as directed by ECC clinician; operation and monitoring of patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy; facilitating/coordinating consults with other specialty services; assisting with estimates, inputting charges, and/or similar tasks; other responsibilities as directed by clinicians. *This position will not be responsible for primary nursing care of ECC patients admitted to IMC or ICU.
