TES Anesthesia Assistant
Auburn University
Auburn University, Alabama
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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$15–$18 Per Hour
LOCATION
Auburn University, Alabama
POSTED
16 days ago
The College of Veterinary Medicineis excited to begin the search for a TES Anesthesia Assistant that will perform various tasks related to the care and treatment of animal patients in a specialized anesthesia clinical service area. This position will focus on Small Animal Anesthesia Services.
This is a Monday thru Friday, position, typically between the hours of 7:30am - 6:00pm. Some flexibility will be required.
Learn more about VET MED and check out our facilities here: https://www.auburnvetmed.com/
Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:
This is a Monday thru Friday, position, typically between the hours of 7:30am - 6:00pm. Some flexibility will be required.
Learn more about VET MED and check out our facilities here: https://www.auburnvetmed.com/
Temporary Employment Services (TES), a unit of the Auburn University Department of Human Resources, is an in-house support center established to meet the temporary employment needs of the university. TES provides qualified and dedicated temporary employees in a wide variety of occupations to meet the staffing needs throughout the campus. Temporary employees are hired for a variety of reasons with the most common being:
- Assistance in the place of a regular employee who is absent for a specified period of time
- Additional assistance during periods of abnormal or peak workloads
- Assistance with special projects
- Seasonal work
- Emergencies
If you are looking for an employment opportunity, TES is a great way to showcase your professional skills and assist Auburn University while gaining valuable work experience within higher education.
Responsibilities:
- Assists in the administration and monitoring of anesthesia and a variety of tasks in the care, observation and treatment of animals in a specialized small animal clinical service area.
- With oversight from a veterinary anesthesiologist, independently performs anesthesia and peri-operative pain management for veterinary species. Specifically: perform cursory physical examinations, calculate drug dosages, maintain anesthesia equipment, administer pre-anesthetic medications, induce anesthesia, perform endotracheal intubation, insure safe positioning of patients for surgery, monitor physiological parameters, properly document anesthetic events in medical record, recognize anesthetic complications and institute proper corrective actions, recover patients from anesthesia, and enter patient charges into practice management software application.
- Responsibilities are conducted in a teaching hospital on clinical cases. Anesthetist is also responsible for overseeing and instructing professional students in the safe and effective application of veterinary anesthesia and pain management.
- Will be responsible for application of a wide variety of anesthetic agents and equipment.
- Manages anesthesia for moderate, complex and critical patients.
- Position has the potential to be physically (lifting, restraining, transporting animals) and mentally (rapid evaluation of physiologic parameters) demanding.
- Performing physical examinations; calculating drug dosages.
- Maintaining anesthetic equipment; administering anesthetic and analgesic medications. Performing endotracheal intubation; positioning animals.
- Monitoring physiologic parameters; applying patient warming devices; changing bandages; cleaning animals.
- Properly documenting peri-anesthetic events; recognizing patient complications and performing corrective measures.
- Entering patient charges into practice management software applications.
- Communicating effectively and working under the orders of a supervising veterinarian; and a willingness to learn new skills.
- High school diploma or equivalent plus 1 year of experience OR
- Associate’s degree OR
- Bachelor’s degree
Scope of Experience: Professional experience in the field of anesthesia, whether veterinary medicine or human medicine.
Pay Range:
USD $15.00 - USD $18.00 /Hr.
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comprehensive land, space and sea grant research institution blending arts and applied sciences. The University
continuously changes to accommodate today's needs, while still respecting the traditions and spirit of Auburn. As we grow and change, Auburn will always continue its tradition of excellence.
The main campus had an enrollment during fall of 2007 of 24,137. Auburn University offers degrees in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.
Auburn University is known not only for its academic excellence, but for its impact on Alabama as well. A recent study determined AU had nearly $ 4 billion economic impact on the state of Alabama, including a $ 1.5 billion impact on the economy and a $ 2.4 billion impact in "human capital." AU's Technical Assistance Center, a collaborative Engineering / Business outreach unit, performs hundreds of projects annually for state industry, generating millions of dollars in increased efficiencies and saving or creating hundreds of jobs statewide.
Auburn University has developed into one of the largest universities in the South, remaining in the educational forefront with its traditional blend of arts and applied science, and changing with the needs of today while living with a respect for the traditions and spirit that are Auburn.
The main campus had an enrollment during fall of 2007 of 24,137. Auburn University offers degrees in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.
Auburn University is known not only for its academic excellence, but for its impact on Alabama as well. A recent study determined AU had nearly $ 4 billion economic impact on the state of Alabama, including a $ 1.5 billion impact on the economy and a $ 2.4 billion impact in "human capital." AU's Technical Assistance Center, a collaborative Engineering / Business outreach unit, performs hundreds of projects annually for state industry, generating millions of dollars in increased efficiencies and saving or creating hundreds of jobs statewide.
Auburn University has developed into one of the largest universities in the South, remaining in the educational forefront with its traditional blend of arts and applied science, and changing with the needs of today while living with a respect for the traditions and spirit that are Auburn.
COMPANY SIZE
1,500 to 1,999 employeesINDUSTRY
Education
FOUNDED
1856
WEBSITE
http://www.auburn.edu/