Animal technician vs veterinarian technician

Differences between animal technician and veterinarian technician duties and responsibilities

Animal technician example responsibilities.

• Maintain all necessary paperwork for specific species as required by the USDA, IACUC, as well as other agencies.
• Maintain the cleanliness and organization of all animal facility locations.
• Stock shelves with personal protection equipment (PPE).
• Learned all PPE policies for different areas of the vivarium.
• Train and supervise fellow animal technicians in GLP, vivarium policy, husbandry and sterilization methods.
• Perform oral gavage, im, iv and ip injections and retro orbital collections in mice.
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Veterinarian technician example responsibilities.

• Manage tech appointments, suture removal, bandage removal and placement, CPR and emergency care when need.
• Conduct general triage of all appointments before seen by DVM.
• Assist DVM with schedule appointments, restrain pets as needed, draw blood and place I.V.
• Develop and implement new drug control procedures as well as pet control and identification program
• Draw up blood work & assist veterinarian during physical exam of patients, administer controlled/uncontrol drugs to patients
• Prepare patients for examinations by assessing potential problems prior to entering examination room with doctor -assist Dr. McMahon with surgery
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