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Student Assistant for Surgical Emergencies (Large Animal)- $16-17/hr -Patient Support- After hours/as needed

Job Number: #118

Job Details

Job Title: Student Assistant for Surgical Emergencies in Large Animal

Service/Unit area: VTH Equine Med & Surgery

Hiring Managers Name: Celeste Kappes

Hiring Managers Email: ckappes2@illinois.edu

Hourly Rate: $16/hour ($17/hr with shift differential)

Job Type: Patient Support

Job Structure: After-hours / as needed

Work Schedule:

Students would be on call for shifts consisting of:

  • Monday – Friday: 5pm – 7am
  • Saturday – Sunday: 7am-7pm and 7pm-7am
  • Scheduling is flexible, but students are required to be on call for shifts weekly and will be required to be available some holidays and breaks (Thanksgiving / Christmas / Spring Break/ Summer Break throughout the year).
  • This position will require signing up for shifts on a monthly schedule.

Job Description

Assistance with Large Animal Surgery OR for after-hour surgeries. Surgeries include equine and farms patients

  1. .Shaving and prepping patients before surgery
  2. Setting up the operating room for surgery
  3. Function as an unsterile circulating assistant to retrieve and open sterile instruments
  4. Clean operating room/supplies used after procedure is done
  5. Record supplies used in surgery to appropriately charge client for used items

Job Requirements

  • Must be actively enrolled in veterinary curriculum and attending classes at the University of Illinois or Parkland Pathway program.
  • Must be comfortable getting called during early morning hours and/or weekends.
  • This position will require signing up for shifts on a monthly schedule.
  • Students must have reliable transportation to and from the VTH, and is expected to arrive to the VTH within 30 minutes of being called in for an emergency.

Number of positions available: 5