Veterinary technician vs medical service technician

Differences between veterinary technician and medical service technician duties and responsibilities

Veterinary technician example responsibilities.

• Manage tech appointments, suture removal, bandage removal and placement, CPR and emergency care when need.
• Manage operational and administrative functions such as training/supervising new employees, issuing prescriptions, and documenting pet insurance applications and transactions.
• Advance medical procedures such as intravenous catheter placement, anesthetic monitoring, and nasal catheter placement.
• Provide specialize nursing care, administer treatments to hospitalize patients, catheter placement and provide post operative care.
• Assist in surgical preparation of patients and maintain status during surgical procedures including monitoring and adjusting anesthesia base on patient status.
• Conduct routine health procedures on dogs and non-human primates, including dentistry and TB testing.
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Medical service technician example responsibilities.

• Create and maintain confidential patient files; implement EHR systems to automate patient records management for the purposes of meaningful use.
• Administer and document vaccinations and perform strep tests, finger sticks, urinalysis, and various need lab tests.
• Run QC on all lab instrumentation ensuring reports are within acceptable limits.
• Keep track of all POC inventory, reagents, QC materials and equipment validations.
• Apply cold packs to affect injuries of the patient, fit crutches on patients.
• Maintain all training and CPR certifications in order to actively participate in codes with in the hospital.
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