Certified Veterinary Technician / ICU Floor Manager

Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife
Job Description
Job title: Certified Veterinary Technician / ICU Floor Manager
Work Location: Hospital
Department: Hospital
Reports to: Hospital Practice Manager
Full-time, Exempt
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provides primary support in clinical patient care to Staff Veterinarian and vet team as directed.
• Assists with triage exams and rechecks, performs ICU treatments, feedings, and husbandry for ICU patients.
Manages flow of daily ICU patient care tasks.
• Assists in training students in all aspects of patient care and hospital protocols.
• Performs diagnostics (radiographs, in-house lab work including manual CBC’s for avian, mammal, and reptile)
and provides surgical assistance.
• Monitors patients under anesthesia and recovery, including training students in the same protocols.
• Supervises students, volunteers, and other support staff as needed to provide care for ICU patients.
• Maintains patient medical records database in compliance with regulations. Makes sure all lab work is entered
into online database in timely manner.
• Supervises maintenance, cleaning and overall orderliness of the hospital and rehabilitative facilities. Tracks and
performs routine maintenance on hospital equipment as indicated with the Hospital Practice Manager.
• Maintains up-to-date clinic drug inventory and organizes and submits requisition orders for supplies and
equipment necessary to run a wildlife hospital in conjunction with the Hospital Practice Manager. (Order requests
are submitted to administrative staff member for placement, check-in, bill reconciliation)
• Assist Hospital Practice Manager in diagnostic and research sample shipments as needed.
• Assists licensed veterinarian and Hospital Practice Manager with inventory of controlled substances, ordering as
needed.
• Assists with primary care for neonatal mammals and birds as needed when requested by rehab team.
• Advises all veterinary interns in clinic procedural matters if supervising veterinarian is unavailable.
• Assists with all aspects of rehabilitation process as needed.
• Gives presentations or assists in educational efforts such as “CROW Campus Tours” as directed.
• Gives teaching rounds for students in collaboration with supervising veterinarian.
• Other duties as assigned (cross-trained in other areas of the clinic).
Education and/or Work Experience
• Extensive wildlife rehabilitation skills. Must be licensed/certified veterinary technician.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Knowledge of office equipment and software systems including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Must be able to work efficiently, accurately, independently, and be able to multi-task.
• Must be a team player with positive attitude and willingness to teach students and staff.
• Must be able to work cooperatively with co-workers, volunteers, and the public.
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA,FMLA and other
federal, state, and local standards. Including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local
standards.
• Must be able to talk, listen, and speak clearly.
• Required to stand, walk, and may have to climb and/or balance. Must frequently lift and move up to 50 pounds.

How to Apply:
Please submit resume, letter of intent, and 3 professional references to Becca Wehmeier, Hospital Practice Manager, at
bwehmeier@crowclinic.org