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  Duties & Responsibilities

Hospitalized Patient Care

  • Administration of prescribed medications & treatments
  • Intensive care nursing & monitoring
  • Nutritional management
  • Physical therapy
  • Wound management
  • TLC

Outpatient Care

    
Physical therapy of a dachshund
 
  • Obtain patient History
  • Physical examination
  • Client education
  • Specimen Collection
  • Administration of prescribed medication, treatments and vaccines

Clinical Pathology

  • Obtain & prepare specimens & samples
  • Laboratory analysis
  • Hematology
  • Parasite evaluation
  • Cytology
  • Urinalysis
  • Blood Chemistry
  • Microbiology

Anesthesiology

  • Pre-anesthetic patient evaluation
  • Administration of local, regional or general anesthesia
  • Patient monitoring before, during and after anesthesia
  • Patient Recovery
  • Monitoring for pain management

Radiology

  • Radiation Safety
  • Patient Preparation & Positioning
  • Calculating & performing correct exposures
  • Maintenance of radiographic film, cassettes, developing equipment & chemicals

 

  
 

Surgical Assistant

  • Patient Preparation
  • Pre & Post-operative patient care.
  • Instrument & equipment maintenance & sterilization.
  • Surgical area preparation & maintenance
  • Assist during surgical procedure

 

  
 

Dental Prophylaxis

  • Examination of Oral cavity
  • Recognizing normal & abnormal conditions in the mouth
  • Cleaning & polishing dentition
  • Teaching clients how to care for their pets teeth & gums
  • Maintenance of dental equipment

Hospital Management

  • Medical supplies, equipment & pharmacy Inventory control
  • Client education
  • Supervision, education & training of hospital personnel
  • Reception duties & bookkeeping.

Veterinary Technician Qualifications

All WSU VTH technicians are required to be licensed by the state of Washington.

To be eligible to hold a license as a veterinary technician you must be a graduate of a AVMA accredited program of veterinary technology, or meet alternate requirements, and pass the national board and the Washington state examination.

Your Pet's Vet Techs

Our Veterinary Technicians are highly specialized.

Even so, our training and many of our skills are universal and are used in all areas of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Areas where you’ll find these technicians working:

  • Neurology
  • Agricultural Animal
  • Internal Medicine
  • Local Practice
  • Intensive Care Unit
  • Small Animal Surgery
  • Large Animal Anesthesia
  • Equine Medicine
  • Small Animal Anesthesia
  • Equine Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Instructional Technicians
  • Exotics & Wildlife

We all assist in the training of Veterinary Students

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