### Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Intern
#### Job Description
A temporary post of an Intern in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care within UCD School of Veterinary Medicine is available. The majority of the time will be spent in the Small Animal Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
The general duties include:
* Full care of ICU hospitalized small animal in-patients (medical and surgical cases)
* Coordinate treatments for ICU patients with senior nurses, residents, and senior clinicians
* Attend to emergency patients of First Opinion Clinic
* Assist Clinicians with procedures
* Perform routine emergency diagnostic procedures with student assistance and/or staff supervision
* Maintain hospital records and ensure all appropriate information has been recorded daily, including pricing of procedures on hospital computer system and completing patient kennel sheets
* Ensure drugs and instruments are kept under secure conditions as directed by UCDVH policy
* Maintain updated record of ICU Controlled Drugs Register
* Make concerted efforts to help promote a positive image of the School and UCDVH
* Attend relevant ward rounds, journal clubs, seminars, and meetings
* Present at least one journal club and resident's seminar in the year
* Assist in the teaching of undergraduate veterinary and veterinary nursing students
* Aim to produce one case report for publication or contribute to a retrospective or prospective research project within the year
* Maintain all hospital protocols with special attention to hand hygiene, barrier nursing requirements, and isolation protocols in accordance with UCDVH Infection Control Manual and hospital best practice to minimize nosocomial infections.
#### Instructions
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