Sample Veterinary Technician/Assistant Training
& Inprocessing Schedule
Initial the line next to each task as you accomplish it. Your supervisor
will work with you in accomplishing these tasks.
Phase I--Organizational (1 week)
Expected Completion Date ____________
During your first week on the team, you will be expected to:
[________]Meet all other staff members
Complete these required forms:
[________]Personnel information
[________]Form I-9
[________]Form W-4
[________]Radiation badge request
[________]Become familiar with the location of all hospital work areas
[________]Learn how to complete time cards and the location of the time clock
[________]Learn where bulletin boards and work schedules are posted
[________]Review the Hospital Safety Manual
[________]Become familiar with the location of supplies
[________]Become familiar with the uniform code
[________]Become familiar with the organizational structure of the hospital
[________]Learn the hospital schedule for meals and breaks
[________]Learn payday procedures and overtime policy
[________]Receive your personal copy of the Staff Policy manual
[________]Learn the medical records filing & configuration system
[________]Adhere to client information & confidentiality rules
[________]Read the hospital housekeeping manual and be able to perform the tasks assigned
to your position
View the following training films:
[________]How to care for your new puppy
[________]Canine parvovirus enteritis
[________]Cats and their health
[________]Canine vaccinations
[________]Feline vaccinations
[________]Canine Heartworm Disease
Phase II--Introduction (2 weeks)
Expected Completion Date ____________
During your second and third weeks on the team, you will be expected to:
[________]Properly answer the telephone or greet clients when the receptionist is unable
to
[________]Learn the hospital's common medical abbreviations
[________]Learn basic medical terminology
[________]Properly clean and disinfect cages and runs
[________]Prepare meals for hospitalized patients and boarders
[________]Properly sanitize food and water pans
[________]Learn the medical waste disposal procedures
[________]Begin recording patients' appetite, excretion, etc.
[________]Learn how to obtain stool samples
[________]Learn how to obtain/record patients' vital signs
[________]Learn how to prepare samples for in-house lab testing
[________]Learn how to prepare samples for reference lab testing
[________]Restrain animals correctly for all procedures
[________]Learn how to remove a frightened animal from cage/run
[________]Learn how to applying a hasty muzzle
[________]Learn the proper use and care of clippers, blades, etc.
[________]Learn how to prepare and label medications for dispensing
Learn the necessary recordkeeping requirements for:
[________]dispensing/administering controlled substances
[________]admitting patients for hospitalization/boarding/daycare
[________]performing veterinarian directed treatments
View the following AAHA video training tapes and workbooks:
[________]Medication Administration
[________]Animal Restraint & Handling
Phase III--Basic Nursing Skills (3 weeks)
Expected Completion Date ____________
During your fourth through sixth weeks on the team, you will be expected to:
[________]Properly trim patients' nails
[________]Properly clean patients' ears
[________]Properly express patients' anal glands
[________]Learn to identify and locate commonly used medications
[________]Properly prepare and read fecals & heartworm tests
[________]Prepare the correct vaccines for patients
[________]Prepare fluids, IV dripset and catheter for use
[________]Properly flush IV catheters and change IV bags
[________]Learn to properly add medication to IV drips
[________]Properly prepare medications for IV, SQ & IM administration
[________]Learn to properly prepare patients for surgery
[________]Learn to properly prepare the operatory for use
Learn to properly prepare & sterilize surgical packs
[________]instrument packs
[________]gown packs
[________]towel/drape packs
[________]specialty packs
[________]cold sterilization trays
[________]Learn to identify and care for common instruments
[________]Learn how to properly prepare dental equipment for use
[________]Learn how to properly perform dental prophies
Learn how to safely & correctly prepare equipment for radiological procedures:
[________]use of monitoring badge
[________]use of personal protection equipment
[________]turning on machine
[________]placement of cassette
[________]use of collimator
[________]labeling/marking procedures
[________]use of calipers/measurement of target area
[________]use of technique chart
[________]setting of machine parameters
[________]completion of the exposure log
View the following AAHA video training tapes and workbooks:
[________]Fluid Administration
[________]Basic Radiology
Phase IV--Advanced Nursing (3 weeks)
Expected Completion Date ____________
During your seventh through ninth weeks on the team, you will be expected to:
[________]Learn the location and use of emergency drugs
[________]Learn the proper administration of emergency drugs
[________]Begin performing dental prophies
[________]Learn to properly administer IM, SQ & IV injections
Learn how to properly collect hematology samples for:
[________]Heartworm filter/antigen tests
[________]CBC w/differential
[________]Serum chemistry panel
[________]Learn how to properly perform ECG
Learn the hospital's recommendations for clients regarding:
[________]estrous and breeding cycles of dogs and cats
[________]proper nutrition for dogs and cats
[________]parasite screening and prevention
[________]heartworm disease transmission, testing and prevention
[________]flea control on pets and in the house & yard
[________]surgical neutering of dogs and cats
[________]vaccination protocol for dogs and cats
[________]Learn the techniques for intubation of patients
[________]Learn how to identify the stages and planes of anesthesia
[________]Begin monitoring of anesthetized patients
[________]Begin performing radiographic procedures
[________]Begin performing in-house laboratory procedures
View the following AAHA video training tapes and workbooks:
[________]Dental Prophylaxis
[________]Bereavement Counseling
These training plans are Copyright 2003 Philip J. Seibert,
Jr., CVT All Rights Reserved
They may be reproduced for local use in a private veterinary practice, but not distributed
for public use without prior permission from the publisher.
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