WAE-Veterinary Technician 1, 2, or 3-Large Animal

Louisiana State University; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge seeks a WAE-Veterinary Technician 1–3 for the Large Animal Hospital. The role provides hands-on technical support to clinicians, faculty, students, and clients across isolation, ICU, and service areas, with emphasis on safety and infection control.

Responsibilities include patient handling, medical records, and assisting in teaching while supporting routine and emergency care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or associate's degree in veterinary technology with RVT licensure in Louisiana.
• Experience in safe handling and restraint of horses and livestock.
• Ability to instruct veterinary students in animal handling and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical veterinary support to clinicians, students, and staff in the Large Animal Hospital.
• Assist with patient handling, monitoring, procedures, and inpatient/outpatient treatments.
• Assist with clinical teaching of veterinary students and technicians.
• Participate in after-hours emergency coverage as required.

Skills

Animal handling & restraint

Client communication

Veterinary patient care

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree in veterinary technology

Tools

Endoscopes

Ultrasound machines

ECG equipment

Job description

Job Posting Title

WAE-Veterinary Technician 1, 2, or 3-Large Animal

Position Type

Wages as Earned (Fixed Term)

Department

LSUAM VetMed - VTH - Admin - Nursing - Large Animals (Dawn Lou-Wese Kelley (00001329))

Work Location

Veterinary Medicine

Pay Grade

Pay Grade:

Job Description

The Large Animal Hospital provides patient care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This position provides technical veterinary support to faculty clinicians, house officers, and veterinary students throughout the Large Animal Hospital. The individual must possess extensive experience in the safe handling and restraint of horses and livestock and be capable of instructing veterinary students in proper animal handling techniques while promoting a safe learning environment for both personnel and patients. This position supports the care and management of emergency and critical care cases during both regular business hours and after-hours operations. The individual is expected to consistently adhere to hospital infection prevention and biosecurity protocols to maintain a safe environment for patients, clients, students, and staff. Patient care responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing technical support in the Isolation Unit, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), resident teaching herd, as well as equine surgery, equine internal medicine, and food animal services. The position requires flexibility to assist throughout the hospital as needed to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care and support the hospital's teaching, clinical, and service missions.

WAE-Veterinary Technician 1

• 50% Assist with the day-to-day operations of the Large Animal Hospital, including assisting faculty clinicians, house officers, and veterinary students with appointments, emergency cases, medical procedures, and inpatient treatments.
• Assist with providing proper patient handling, restraint, inpatient monitoring, hourly patient assessments, and treatment administration.
• Safely unload, load, admit, transfer, and discharge equine patients, and prepare examination and treatment areas before and after procedures by setting up, cleaning, disinfecting, and restocking equipment and supplies.
• Complete all duties with minimal supervision while adhering to established hospital policies, safety procedures, and biosecurity protocols.
• 20% Assist with client communication, ensuring effective communication and accurate collection of patient information.
• Monitor patients throughout the hospital; assist with treatments as prescribed by clinicians; maintain accurate and complete medical records; and enter and track charges for large animal inpatients and outpatients.
• Assist veterinary students and student workers with clinical procedures and treatments while promoting proper techniques and quality patient care.
• 15% Assist with clinical teaching and training of veterinary students and newly hired veterinary technicians, assistants, and student workers.
• Assist clinical veterinary students, house officers, and faculty clinicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including bandaging, sample collection, blood transfusions, ultrasonography, joint injections, intravenous catheter placement, and other clinical treatments.
• Assist with blood collection from equine blood donors in accordance with hospital protocols.
• 10% Assist with the routine maintenance and cleaning of technical equipment, including endoscopes, ultrasound machines, ECG equipment, oxygen tanks, and other clinical instruments.
• Maintain hospital readiness by stocking and cleaning examination rooms, treatment areas, carts, and supplies.
• Assist in training veterinary students and new staff on hospital protocols, including biosecurity and infection prevention procedures.
• Participate in holiday, weekend, and on-call emergency coverage as required.
• 5% 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.

WAE-Veterinary Technician 2

• 50% Perform and demonstrate the day-to-day operations of the Large Animal Hospital, including assisting faculty clinicians, house officers, and veterinary students with appointments, emergency cases, medical procedures, and inpatient treatments.
• Perform and demonstrate proper patient handling, restraint, inpatient monitoring, hourly patient assessments, and treatment administration.
• Safely unload, load, admit, transfer, and discharge equine patients, and prepare examination and treatment areas before and after procedures by setting up, cleaning, disinfecting, and restocking equipment and supplies.
• Complete all duties with minimal supervision while adhering to established hospital policies, safety procedures, and biosecurity protocols.
• 20% Perform and demonstrate professional interactions with clients, ensuring effective communication and accurate collection of patient information.
• Monitor patients throughout the hospital; perform and assist with treatments as prescribed by clinicians; maintain accurate and complete medical records; and enter and track charges for large animal inpatients and outpatients.
• Assist veterinary students and student workers with clinical procedures and treatments while promoting proper techniques and quality patient care.
• 15% Participate in the clinical teaching and training of veterinary students and newly hired veterinary technicians, assistants, and student workers.
• Assist clinical veterinary students, house officers, and faculty clinicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including bandaging, sample collection, blood transfusions, ultrasonography, joint injections, intravenous catheter placement, and other clinical treatments.
• Assist with blood collection from equine blood donors in accordance with hospital protocols.
• 10% Perform and demonstrate routine maintenance and cleaning of technical equipment, including endoscopes, ultrasound machines, ECG equipment, oxygen tanks, and other clinical instruments.
• Maintain hospital readiness by stocking and cleaning examination rooms, treatment areas, carts, and supplies.
• Assist in training veterinary students and new staff on hospital protocols, including biosecurity and infection prevention procedures.
• Participate in holiday, weekend, and on-call emergency coverage as required.
• 5% 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.

WAE-Veterinary Technician 3

• 50% Perform and Teach the day-to-day operations of the Large Animal Hospital, including assisting faculty clinicians, house officers, and veterinary students with appointments, emergency cases, medical procedures, and inpatient treatments.
• Perform and Teach proper patient handling, restraint, inpatient monitoring, hourly patient assessments, and treatment administration.
• Safely unload, load, admit, transfer, and discharge equine patients, and prepare examination and treatment areas before and after procedures by setting up, cleaning, disinfecting, and restocking equipment and supplies.
• Complete all duties with minimal supervision while adhering to established hospital policies, safety procedures, and biosecurity protocols.
• 20% Perform and teach professional client communication, ensuring effective communication and accurate collection of patient information.
• Monitor patients throughout the hospital; assist with treatments as prescribed by clinicians; maintain accurate and complete medical records; and enter and track charges for large animal inpatients and outpatients.
• Assist veterinary students and student workers with clinical procedures and treatments while promoting proper techniques and quality patient care.
• 15% Participate in clinical teaching and training of veterinary students and newly hired veterinary technicians, assistants, and student workers.
• Assist clinical veterinary students, house officers, and faculty clinicians with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including bandaging, sample collection, blood transfusions, ultrasonography, joint injections, intravenous catheter placement, and other clinical treatments.
• Perform and teach blood collection from equine blood donors in accordance with hospital protocols.
• 10% Perform and teach routine maintenance and cleaning of technical equipment, including endoscopes, ultrasound machines, ECG equipment, oxygen tanks, and other clinical instruments.
• Maintain hospital readiness by stocking and cleaning examination rooms, treatment areas, carts, and supplies.
• Participate in training veterinary students and new staff on hospital protocols, including biosecurity and infection prevention procedures.
• Participate in holiday, weekend, and on-call emergency coverage as required.
• 5% 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 large animal species 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)
• Working knowledge of common disease processes, injuries and ailments