Veterinary Technician 1, 2, or 3-SAER

Louisiana State University; United States; Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 64.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Retirement options

Tuition exemption for qualified posit

Zusammenfassung

Louisiana State University is seeking Veterinary Technician 1-3 for the 24/7 Small Animal Emergency Service (SA-ER) at the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Responsibilities include emergency nursing, stabilization, and support of diagnostic procedures in a high-volume setting.

Minimum qualifications require a Bachelor's or Associate's degree in veterinary technology with licensure. The role includes instruction duties and coverage across shifts.

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of basic animal care and handling including restraint.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and basic anatomy.
• Basic computer skills and problem-solving ability.

Aufgaben

• Assist with triage, assessment, and emergency nursing procedures.
• Support rapid evaluation and stabilization of emergency patients.
• Assist with medications, IV catheters, venipuncture, and patient restraint.

Kenntnisse

Animal care

Restraint

Medical terminology

Computers

Dosage calculations

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree; OR associate's degree in veterinary technology

Jobbeschreibung

Veterinary Technician 1, 2, or 3-SAER

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progress will be saved as a draft. You will be able to access and complete the application through “My Draft Applications” located on your Candidate Home page. Job Posting Title: Veterinary Technician 1, 2, or 3-SAER Position Type: Professional / Unclassified Department: LSUAM VetMed - VTH - Admin - Nursing - Emergency (Jose Juarez (00070166)) Work Location: Veterinary Medicine Pay Grade: Job Description: The Small Animal Emergency Service (SA-ER) operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, providing immediate triage, emergency stabilization, and critical care for small animal patients. The LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital offers rapid access to advanced diagnostics, a full-service clinical laboratory, specialty referral services, and a dedicated Intensive Care Unit for continuous monitoring and treatment. The Small Animal Emergency Service veterinary technicians and assistants provide advanced nursing care to emergent and critically ill patients, support emergency admissions and stabilization, assist with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and contributes to the teaching and service missions of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Job Responsibilities - Veterinary Technician 1

Veterinary Technician 1 40% Assist with advanced veterinary nursing procedures associated with the triage, assessment, and treatment of emergency patients. Assist in the rapid evaluation and stabilization of patients presenting with urgent and life-threatening conditions. Assist with and support life-saving interventions utilizing emergency and critical care techniques, equipment, and therapies. Assist with administering medications and treatments as prescribed by veterinarians. Place and maintain intravenous catheters and vascular access devices. Perform venipuncture, cystocentesis, abdominal and thoracic fluid collection procedures, and other technical nursing procedures as directed. Safely and effectively restrain patients for examinations, treatments, and diagnostic procedures.

20% Assist with patient admissions, initial assessments, and emergency stabilization procedures. Assist with obtaining and accurately documenting patient histories and presenting complaints. Assist with treatment plans, estimates, and client communication as directed by the veterinary team. Assist with patient transfers to specialty services or the Intensive Care Unit when indicated. Monitor patient status and communicate significant changes to the veterinary team in a timely manner. Assist with maintaining accurate and complete medical records documenting patient assessments, procedures, treatments, diagnostics, and nursing observations. Complete requests, prescriptions, treatment sheets, discharge instructions, and other medical documentation as required.

20% Assist with operating and maintaining emergency and diagnostic equipment, including but not limited to: Oxygen cages, Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors, Fluid pumps and infusion devices, bedside blood analyzers, patient monitoring equipment. Assist veterinarians with diagnostic testing and therapeutic procedures. Assist with ensuring equipment is functioning properly and maintain readiness for emergency use. Support the collection, processing, and submission of diagnostic samples. Assist in maintaining a daily census of patients seen by the Emergency Service. Assist with entering charges, treatment fees, and other required data accurately and in a timely manner. Assist with inventory tracking and maintenance of emergency supplies.

10% Assist in the instruction and mentorship of clinical veterinary students, veterinary interns, technician students, and new technical staff. Demonstrate and reinforce emergency medicine techniques, patient assessment skills, monitoring procedures, and medical record documentation. Support the educational mission of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital through hands-on training and professional example. Participate in continuing education and departmental training initiatives.

10% Assist in the instruction and mentorship of clinical veterinary students, veterinary interns, technician students, and new technical staff. Assist in demonstrating and reinforcing emergency medicine techniques, patient assessment skills, monitoring procedures, and medical record documentation. Support the educational mission of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital through hands-on training and professional example. Participate in continuing education and departmental training initiatives.

10% Assist in the Intensive Care Unit as needed to support quality patient care. Assist in maintaining the Emergency Service in a state of readiness for routine and heavy emergency case load. Serve as essential personnel during hospital emergency response activations and disaster response operations. Provide holiday, overnight, weekend, on-call, and emergency coverage as assigned. Assist in maintaining emergency equipment, treatment areas, and supplies necessary for uninterrupted patient care. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; OR associate's degree in veterinary technology AND must be actively licensed with the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Registered Veterinary Technician.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively licensed with the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Registered Veterinary Technician and one year of related experience.

Job Responsibilities - Veterinary Technician 2

Veterinary Technician 2 40% Perform advanced veterinary nursing procedures associated with the triage, assessment, and treatment of emergency patients. Assist in the rapid evaluation and stabilization of patients presenting with urgent and life-threatening conditions. Perform and support life-saving interventions utilizing emergency and critical care techniques, equipment, and therapies. Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by veterinarians. Place and maintain intravenous catheters and vascular access devices. Perform venipuncture, cystocentesis, abdominal and thoracic fluid collection procedures, and other technical nursing procedures as directed. Safely and effectively restrain patients for examinations, treatments, and diagnostic procedures.

20% Perform patient admissions, initial assessments, and emergency stabilization procedures. Obtain and accurately document patient histories and presenting complaints. Assist with treatment plans, estimates, and client communication as directed by the veterinary team. Facilitate efficient patient transfers to specialty services or the Intensive Care Unit when indicated. Monitor patient status and communicate significant changes to the veterinary team in a timely manner. Maintain accurate and complete medical records documenting patient assessments, procedures, treatments, diagnostics, and nursing observations. Complete requests, prescriptions, treatment sheets, discharge instructions, and other medical documentation as required.

20% Operate and maintain emergency and diagnostic equipment, including but not limited to: Oxygen cages, Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors, Fluid pumps and infusion devices, bedside blood analyzers, patient monitoring equipment. Assist veterinarians with diagnostic testing and therapeutic procedures. Ensure equipment is functioning properly and maintain readiness for emergency use. Support the collection, processing, and submission of diagnostic samples. Maintain a daily census of patients seen by the Emergency Service. Enter charges, treatment fees, and other required data accurately and in a timely manner. Assist with inventory tracking and maintenance of emergency supplies.

10% Assist in the instruction and mentorship of clinical veterinary students, veterinary interns, technician students, and new technical staff. Demonstrate and reinforce emergency medicine techniques, patient assessment skills, monitoring procedures, and medical record documentation. Support the educational mission of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital through hands-on training and professional example. Participate in continuing education and departmental training initiatives.

10% Assist in the Intensive Care Unit as needed to support quality patient care. Maintain the Emergency Service in a state of readiness for routine and heavy emergency case load. Serve as essential personnel during hospital emergency response activations and disaster response operations. Provide holiday, overnight, weekend, on-call, and emergency coverage as assigned. Assist in maintaining emergency equipment, treatment areas, and supplies necessary for uninterrupted patient care. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; OR associate's degree in veterinary technology AND must be actively licensed with the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Registered Veterinary Technician and have two years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively licensed with the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Registered Veterinary Technician and three years of related experience.

Job Responsibilities - Veterinary Technician 3

Veterinary Technician 3 40% Perform and teach advanced veterinary nursing procedures associated with the triage, assessment, and treatment of emergency patients. Assist in the rapid evaluation and stabilization of patients presenting with urgent and life-threatening conditions. Perform, teach, and support life-saving interventions utilizing emergency and critical care techniques, equipment, and therapies. Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by veterinarians. Place and maintain intravenous catheters, Perform and teach venipuncture, cystocentesis, abdominal and thoracic fluid collection procedures, and other technical nursing procedures as directed. Safely and effectively restrain patients for examinations, treatments, and diagnostic procedures.

20% Perform and teach patient admissions, initial assessments, and emergency stabilization procedures. Obtain and accurately document patient histories and presenting complaints. Assist with treatment plans, estimates, and client communication as directed by the veterinary team. Facilitate & teach methods of efficient patient transfers to specialty services or the Intensive Care Unit when indicated. Monitor patient status and communicate significant changes to the veterinary team in a timely manner. Maintain accurate and complete medical records documenting patient assessments, procedures, treatments, diagnostics, and nursing observations. Complete requests, prescriptions, treatment sheets, discharge instructions, and other medical documentation as required.

20% Operate and teach how to maintain emergency and diagnostic equipment, including but not limited to: Oxygen cages, Electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors, Fluid pumps and infusion devices, bedside blood analyzers, patient monitoring equipment. Assist veterinarians with diagnostic testing and therapeutic procedures. Ensure equipment is functioning properly and maintain readiness for emergency use. Support and instruct on the collection, processing, and submission of diagnostic samples. Maintain a daily census of patients seen by the Emergency Service. Enter charges, treatment fees, and other required data accurately and in a timely manner. Assist with inventory tracking and maintenance of emergency supplies.

10% Assist in the instruction and mentorship of clinical veterinary students, veterinary interns, technician students, and new technical staff. Demonstrate and reinforce emergency medicine techniques, patient assessment skills, monitoring procedures, and medical record documentation. Support the educational mission of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital through hands‑on training and professional example. Participate in continuing education and departmental training initiatives.

10% Assist in the Intensive Care Unit as needed to support quality patient care. Maintain the Emergency Service in a state of readiness for routine and heavy emergency case load. Serve as essential personnel during hospital emergency response activations and disaster response operations. Provide holiday, overnight, weekend, on-call, and emergency coverage as assigned. Maintain emergency equipment, treatment areas, and supplies necessary for uninterrupted patient care. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; OR associate's degree in veterinary technology AND must be actively licensed with the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Registered Veterinary Technician and have four years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Actively licensed with the Louisiana Board of Veterinary Medicine as a Registered Veterinary Technician and five years of related experience.

Job Skills Needed (ALL LEVELS)

• Knowledge of basic animal care and handling including restraint
• Knowledge of medical terminology, basic anatomy, and abbreviations
• Basic computer skills, problem-solving and communication skills
• Knowledge of proper medical record keeping (paper and electronic)
• Math skills; including drug calculations (dosage and conversions)
• Operation of equipment, diagnostic tests, and handheld analyzers (EPOC, glucometer)
• Interpretation of normal and basic arrhythmias on ECG
• Ability to collect blood from a number of different sites by venipuncture
• Proper administration of oral, sub‑cutaneous, intra muscular, and intra venous medications
• Obtain and interpret temperature, pulse, respiratory rates and capillary refill time

Safety and Security Sensitive Job

Safety and Security Sensitive Job - Safety and security-sensitive positions are defined as those positions where any form of substance abuse may affect University activities through unsafe work behavior/performance or error in judgment; or where substance abuse could jeopardize the safety and well-being of employees, other personnel, or the general public, or cause significant damage to University property. This includes positions requiring firearms, access to controlled substances, handling hazardous material, operating heavy equipment or machinery, etc. These positions are subject to drug screens per PS-67/FASOP HR-04.

Emergency Essential Personnel

Emergency Essential Personnel -This position may be required to report to campus in times of emergency and/or closure per PS-18.

Physical Requirements

Required to be capable of lifting up to 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, crawling, twisting, squatting, climbing, sitting, and/or bending.

Shift Requirements

Required to work a variety of shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays, on-call, and emergency response.

Benefits

• LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!
• Positions approved to work outside the State of Louisiana shall be employed through Louisiana State University’s partner, nextSource Workforce Solutions, for Employer of Record Services including but not limited to employment, benefits, payroll, and tax compliance.
• Positions employed through Employer of Record Services will be offered benefits and retirement as applicable through their provider and will not be eligible for State of Louisiana benefits and retirement.

Background Check

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre‑employment background check.

Equal Opportunity Employer

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Work Authorization

All candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and maintain that valid work authorization throughout employment.

Contact

Questions can be directed to Amy Geeding, [e-mail], or Jose Juarez, [e-mail].