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Interviewing for Surgery Veterinary Technician

Job Description:

Transplantation Surgery is seeking a Veterinary Technician whose primary responsibilities are to provide sedation and anesthesia in the perioperative, operative, and post-operative setting for the care of lab animals, including non-human primates.

Skills:

• Animal Surgery
• Veterinary Tech
• Anesthetics
• Surgical preparation and assistance
• Anesthesia administration and monitoring
• Mechanical ventilation and CPR
• Clinical and surgical equipment maintenance
• Research protocol assistance
• Sample collection (blood, urine, feces)
• Medication Administration

Work Site:

This is a fully on-site position in Baltimore, Maryland.

Work Environment:

Vet Tech will be working in the OR and Animal Research Lab

Research Support

• Assist investigators in various research protocols, including treatments, sample collection, and routine sedation.
• Perform post-operative monitoring, palliative care, and documentation for research procedures ranging from routine sedations to major operative procedures.
• Understand the procedures, humane endpoints, and experimental goals of large animal research protocols and ensure compliance with those protocols and applicable regulations and policies.

Teaching

• Teach investigators, veterinary residents, and technical staff to perform various technical procedures.
• Train personnel in routine clinical care, daily maintenance of animals under medical treatment, maintenance and monitoring animals during all phases of anesthesia, including proper dosage and proper route of anesthesia for a variety of species.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical animal records (paper and electronic).
• Complete monitoring forms and any project-specific documentation required for post-procedural care or other research support

WHY ACTALENT:

• Work with a dedicated career partner specialized in your healthcare skill set
• We advocate on your behalf so you get what you want and need out of your job
• Get performance feedback, career advice, and access to ongoing professional
• development tools
• Build your career and learn new skills through projects as diverse as your curiosity
• You are eligible for benefits, paid-time-off, and competitive wages that are paid weekly

ABOUT ACTALENT:

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