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Vet Tech III Lerner Clinic

N. Grafton, Massachusetts · Mid

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About the role

  • The Luke and Lily Lerner Clinic provides students at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine with opportunities for both pre-clinical and clinical surgical training while serving pets and people in need.
  • The Clinic provides high level primary care surgery to shelter and community animals while training veterinary students in the clinical competencies needed for anesthesia and surgery of healthy feline and canine patients.
  • Lerner Clinic also offers a fourth-year clinical elective, Primary Care Procedures (PCP), which has a focus on spay/neuter surgery, other primary care surgery, anesthesia, and dentistry.

Responsibilities

  • TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Provide advanced, high quality technical and anesthesia support for all Lerner programs, with emphasis on patient safety and smooth daily operations.
  • Monitor, manage, and implement anesthetic and analgesic plans. Work independently as well as collaborate with faculty to make protocol adjustments based on patient status.
  • Independently perform advanced technical tasks such as IV catheterization, induction and airway management, comprehensive anesthetic monitoring, perioperative analgesia, and fluid therapy setup and monitoring.
  • Monitor controlled substance handling and record keeping. Collaborate with Clinic Administrator to ensure controlled substance logs are maintained and audited appropriately.
  • Help organize and deliver ISAAST instruction and provide hands-on technical support for more advanced anesthesia concerns for ISAAST patients.
  • Be able to independently initiate steps to perform CPR in the absence of an attending veterinarian.
  • TEACHING: Deliver high impact instruction and coaching across Lerner training activities.
  • Clean and maintain clinical areas assigned.

Requirements

  • Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience as a certified veterinary technician in a University Hospital or in a similar environment functioning at a level consistent with a Vet Tech II
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex tasks with minimal supervision.
  • The pre-clinical surgical training program in Lerner Clinic is Introduction to Anesthesia and Small Animal Surgical Techniques (ISAAST), a required class for all third-year students.

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree in Veterinary Technology
  • Veterinary Technician Specialist Certification
  • Certified Veterinary Technician
  • Fear Free Certified level 1 certification
  • Valid driver's license
  • Minimum $27.85, Midpoint $33.15, Maximum $38.50
  • generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Compensation

  • Salary is based on related experience, expertise, and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

Benefits

  • Finally, Lerner Clinic assists with dental training labs and other clinical skills laboratories run by our colleagues.
  • Coordinate daily OR flow, room turnover, instrument care, and readiness of anesthetic, surgical, and dental equipment.
  • Maintenance: Maintain adequate inventory of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals.
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