Rood & Riddle Equine HospitalVeterinary Nurse
Oct. 2021Lexington, Kentucky, United States❖ Works independently in barns to treat a variety of cases and patients, administer medications, and provide the highest level of care to patients. ❖ Responsible for maintaining organization and accuracy by checking/updating charts, creating treatment lists, mixing and drawing medications, as well as making and running IV fluids. ❖ Works well with nursing team and other techs to complete task lists, manage busy patient load during peak season and attend to all patient needs. ❖ Provide training for newer technicians, and taking on leadership responsibilities as Area Leader when working with multiple techs in busy barns. ❖ Works with Charge Nurses and DVM to assess patient’s comfort and behavior, administer additional medication as ordered by DVM, pull lab samples and alert DVM on case if anything was abnormal overnight for both Surgery and Internal Medicine patients. ❖ Assist in set up, intake, surgical prep and ongoing treatment of a variety of emergent cases. ❖ Works with patients in Neonatal ICU with a variety of critical medicine cases. ❖ Assisting the clinician with procedures such as ultrasounds, radiographs, scopes, IVC placement, NGT placement, and holding for bandage changes and reproductive checks. ❖ Maintain biosecurity protocols in each of the barns, keeping pharmacy and barn area cleaned, using proper PPE, and updating appropriate biosecurity logs with patient changes. ❖ Duties outside of medical treatment including feeding, watering, bedding stalls for new patients, grooming, walking etc.