Surgical Veterinary Intern

Job Description

Surgical Vet Intern

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assisting with patient handling, sample collection/analysis setting up and maintenance of intravenous lines.
• Attend daily in-patient rounds, as well as Morbidity and Mortality rounds when warranted.
• Coordination of surgical caseload, including admitting and discharging of patients.
• Assisting in surgeries.
• Induction and monitoring of anaesthesia.
• Assisting with administrative tasks associated with patient care.
• Provide an emergency out-of-hours service as per the out-of-hours rota.
• Communicating with referring veterinarians, including ensuring the referring practice is updated as soon as is practically possible, via email or phone call if appropriate, regarding the patient's condition and treatment.
• Maintain client/patient/surgical/medical reco...