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Job Description

Perform medical tests in a laboratory environment for use in the treatment and diagnosis of diseases in animals. Prepare vaccines and serums for prevention of diseases. Prepare tissue samples, take blood samples, and execute laboratory tests, such as urinalysis and blood counts. Clean and sterilize instruments and materials and maintain equipment and machines. May assist a veterinarian during surgery.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-2056.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 33,870.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 16.00
Currently, there are 99,390 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Veterinary Technologists and Technicians”.

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Tasks for “Surgery Technician (Surgery Tech)”

Provide assistance with animal euthanasia and the disposal of remains.
Discuss medical health of pets with clients, such as post-operative status.
Dress and suture wounds and apply splints or other protective devices.
Provide information or counseling regarding issues such as animal health care, behavior problems, or nutrition.
Bathe animals, clip nails or claws, and brush or cut animals' hair.
Prepare animals for surgery, performing such tasks as shaving surgical areas.
Fill prescriptions, measuring medications and labeling containers.
Perform laboratory tests on blood, urine, or feces, such as urinalyses or blood counts, to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health problems.
Observe the behavior and condition of animals and monitor their clinical symptoms.
Perform a variety of office, clerical, or accounting duties, such as reception, billing, bookkeeping, or selling products.
Provide veterinarians with the correct equipment or instruments, as needed.
Maintain controlled drug inventory and related log books.
Give enemas and perform catheterizations, ear flushes, intravenous feedings, or gavages.
Clean and sterilize instruments, equipment, or materials.
Clean kennels, animal holding areas, surgery suites, examination rooms, or animal loading or unloading facilities to control the spread of disease.
Prepare treatment rooms for surgery.
Conduct specialized procedures, such as animal branding or tattooing or hoof trimming.
Collect, prepare, and label samples for laboratory testing, culture, or microscopic examination.
Prepare and administer medications, vaccines, serums, or treatments, as prescribed by veterinarians.
Monitor medical supplies and place orders when inventory is low.
Maintain laboratory, research, or treatment records, as well as inventories of pharmaceuticals, equipment, or supplies.
Take animals into treatment areas and assist with physical examinations by performing such duties as obtaining temperature, pulse, and respiration data.
Take and develop diagnostic radiographs, using x-ray equipment.
Schedule appointments and procedures for animals.
Perform dental work, such as cleaning, polishing, or extracting teeth.
Supervise or train veterinary students or other staff members.
Maintain instruments, equipment, or machinery to ensure proper working condition.
Restrain animals during exams or procedures.
Administer emergency first aid, such as performing emergency resuscitation or other life saving procedures.
Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
Administer anesthesia to animals, under the direction of a veterinarian, and monitor animals' responses to anesthetics so that dosages can be adjusted.

Related Technology & Tools

Capture rifles
Esophageal intubation detection devices
Portable oxygen equipment
Head halters
Digital veterinary thermometers
Radiation detecting film badges
Suture needles
Cardiac monitors
Electronic blood cell counters
Manual darkroom developing equipment
Fixed-suction equipment
Specimen collection containers
Optical compound microscopes
Anesthesia syringes
Cardboard splints
Multi-level wheeled cots
Tourniquets
Urinary catheters
Enteral feeding equipment
Dental handpieces
Blood tubes
Adult stylets
Adult Magill forceps
Intravenous IV administration sets
Triage tags
Ambulances
Hypodermic needles
Dental explorers
Osmometers
Respiration monitors
Straight adult blades
Curved adult blades
Arterial line catheters
Adult non-rebreather oxygen masks
Veterinary emasculators
Straight pediatric blades
Ultrasonic dental scalers
Animal snares
Artificial airway holders
Infant oxygen masks
Muzzles
Mechanical intermittent positive pressure ventilators
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Laboratory mechanical convection incubators
Veterinary suction equipment
Lead aprons
Tablet computers
Surgical scalpels
Preload syringes
Blood collection syringes
Endotracheal ET tubes
Aerosol nebulizers
Semiautomated or automatic external defibrillators AED
X ray intensifying equipment
Digital x ray equipment
Multiple dose syringes
Animal catching poles
Laptop computers
Fixed-oxygen equipment
Prophylaxis angles
X ray cassettes
X ray film processors
Stair chairs
Cricothyrotomy kits
Intravenous IV pumps
Electronic animal scales
Anti shock garments
Bulb syringes
Long arm boards
Blood gas analyzers
Ultrasonic instrument cleaners
Computed tomography CT scanners
Ring cutters
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Lead gloves
Suture scissors
Periodontal curettes
Veterinary dental x ray equipment
Automated chemistry analyzers
Battery-powered portable suction units
Ophthalmic tonometers
Stationary veterinary x ray equipment
Coagulation analyzers
Ophthalmoscopes
Hemocytometers
Curved pediatric blades
Notebook computers
Sledgehammers
Obstetrical OB kits
External pacers
Glucometers
Mechanical stethoscopes
Veterinary ultrasound equipment
Blood pressure recorders
Steam autoclaves
Ambu bags
Saline locks
Infusion sets
Portable veterinary x ray equipment
Electric animal clippers
Limb restraints
Microscope slides
Veterinary immersion hydrotherapy equipment
Medical anti-shock trousers MAST
Transtracheal jet insufflators
Intravenous IV cannulas
Intravenous IV pressure infusers
Squeeze cages
Microhematocrit centrifuges
Benchtop centrifuges
Child oxygen masks
Stretchers
Gas sterilizers
Veterinary vaginal specula
Dehorners
Head immobilization devices
Veterinary patient warming systems
Splints
Handheld refractometers
Bovine tail restraints
Short arm boards
Pulse oximeters
Desktop computers
Rigid splints
Scalp vein needles
Hypodermic syringes
Telemetry units
Portable cardiac monitors
Ultrasonic blood pressure monitors
Hoof picks
Automated diluters
Animal capture nets
One-way valve pocket masks
Vial access cannulas
Otoscopes
Dental probes
Dart guns
Laryngoscopes
Differential blood cell counters
Surgical retractors
Balling guns
Digital cameras
Electrocardiography EKG units
Personal computers
Linear accelerator equipment
Hoof trimmers
Nebulizers
Electrosurgery units
Animal electrocardiograph ECG units
Enema equipment
Laboratory scales
Interlink syringe cannulas
Bite gloves
X ray patient positioning equipment
Oxygen nasal cannulae
Protective face shields
Nasopharyngeal airways
Veterinary anesthesia machines
Airway suction units
Nose tongs
Resuscitation devices
Veterinary oral specula
Esophageal tracheal airway devices
Animal nail trimmers
Wall-mounted oxygen regulators
Venoject needles
Vacuum autoclaves
Epi-pens
Cattle chutes
Lead thyroid collars
Oxygen administration equipment
Vacutainer adapters
Intraosseous kits
Humidification equipment
Surgical calipers

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