OAVT Newsletter Dedicated t prmting Veterinary Technicians and quality animal healthcare thrugh: Educatin, Legislatin and High Ethical Standards http://www.hirvt.rg Spring 2015 President s Crner Spring is finally here and snw and cld are a thing f the past and fr the recrd bks. Discvery 2015 will be here Octber 10 th & 11 th 2015. Planning fr ur annual meeting is nw mving ahead and keep the dates as a place t be in Octber. Als a survey is being drawn up t help develp prgrams and give infrmatin n technicians interests in Ohi. Infrmatin n salaries, starting incme, and benefits is nt knwn at this time fr technicians in Ohi. Earl Harrisn, RVT Discvery 2015 Octber 10 & 11, 2015 Ohi Assciatin f Veterinary Technicians Hliday Inn Hliday Inn Clumbus-Wrthingtn 7007 Nrth High Street Wrthingtn, Ohi 43085 Phne 614-436-0700 Registratin packets will be mailed shrtly. 2015 is when Ohi veterinary technicians need t register with the OVMLB with cntinuing educatin credit hurs. Be sure yu are prepared! Next Bard OAVT Meeting June 14, 2015-10:00am MedVet Clumbus Metr Lcatin 300 East Wilsn Bridge Rad Wrthingtn, Ohi 43085. Members are invited t cme t a bard meeting if they wuld like t find ut mre abut OAVT. The OAVT cnsists f fficers, bard members, and district representatives. If anyne is interested in helping with the Discvery shrt curse in Octber they can cntact the OAVT via email n ur website. We are lking fr smene t d the newsletter, be invlved n a cmmittee, r be a presider at the Discvery shrt curse (intrduce a speaker). Natinal Veterinary Technician Week Octber 11-17, 2015 Natinal Veterinary Technician Week, first celebrated in 1993, takes place in the third week f Octber each year, and prvides an pprtunity t recgnize veterinary technicians cntributins. Yu need ten (10) cntinuing educatin hurs by March 1, 2015. Start checking nw! Dn't wait until the last minute! 1
What is the OAVT? The Ohi Assciatin f Veterinary Technicians is the largest rganizatin in the State f Ohi that is cncerned slely with the welfare f Ohi s s. When yu supprt the OAVT by becming a member, yu benefit by receiving a prfessinal fellwship which stimulates grwth as a persn and a technician. Yu als receive the newsletter which the OAVT publishes quarterly t keep technicians infrmed f state activities. The OAVT is respnsible fr prmting and encuraging the upgrading f the prfessinal status f the Registered Veterinary Technician. The OAVT makes cntinuing educatin available and easily accessible t all technicians. The OAVT develps prgrams t make cmmunities aware f the technician s functins and rle in the veterinary prfessin. The OAVT is yur rganizatin! Jin the OAVT Bard Renew yur Membership Online Membership Applicatin Frm http://g.gl/uoaxce This frm is used t register thse persns that are interested in becming an active member, an affiliate member r an assciate member f ur rganizatin. Becming a member culdn't be any easier. Dwnlad the.pdf Membership Frm at: http://www.hirvt.rg/dwnlad/frm_membership.pdf Dues paid t the OAVT are fr membership t the OAVT nly and des nt mean technicians are registered with the state f Ohi. Yu need t cntact the OVMLB (Ohi Veterinary Medical Licensing Bard) if yu have any questins abut yur status. The link t the OVMLB website is listed belw. http://www.vmlb.hi.gv/ If yu are interested in being a district representative r jining the bard please cntact Earl Harrisn by email: earl.harrisn@sbcglbal.net. 2
Executive Bard President: Earl Harrisn Vice President: Cindy Curt Treasurer: Peggy Dahlhausen Immediate Past President: Janet Buck OVMLB Liaisn: Reneé Jessen, RVT NAVTA Liaisn: Janet Buck, RVT OAVT Cmmittees The Student Awards Cmmittee Chairpersn: Open Members: Kim Myers / Earl Harrisn The Cnstitutin and By-Laws Cmmittee Chairpersn: Janet Lazarus Members: Cindy Curt / Earl Harrisn The Discvery Prgrams Cmmittee Chairpersn: Earl Harrisn Members: Leslie Thmpsn / Bethany Kinneer / Sandy Matthews The Finance Cmmittee Chairpersn: Peggy Dahlhausen Members: Kim Myers The Legislative Cmmittee Chairpersn: Janet Lazarus The Membership Cmmittee Chairpersn: Janet Buck The MVC Cmmittee Chairpersn: Vicki Riley Members: Kim Myers / Leslie Thmpsn / Cindy Curt The Public Relatins Cmmittee Chairpersn: Kim Myers Members: Peggy Dahlhausen The Website Cmmittee Chairpersn: Peggy Dahlhausen 3
Helping Clients Determine Quality f Life As RVT s we have many rles. Perhaps ne f the mst heart wrenching struggles a pet parent faces with a terminally ill pet is determining, when is it time? Pet parents ften bring that struggle t us, lking fr guidance. It is a struggle because there is n definitive, black and white answer t this frequently asked questin. It is subjective. But it is mre than that. It als stirs up ethical, mral and spiritual questins. It is cmplex. I ve develped a tl t help my clients wrestle with this questin in a mre structured way. If the questin is, when is it time t send my pet t the rainbw bridge? the scale uses an easy acrnym f RAINBOW t help the pet parent assess quality and better answer the questin. Are there changes in: Rutine, Attitude, Incntinence, Nutritin, Breathing, Obvius Pain, Walking? Hspice is a philsphy that embraces the ntin f living really living until yu die. That is als the gal f pet hspice. The RAINBOW Scale helps the pet parent assess the quality f their pet s life. Are they really living? They may nt be living like they did when they were puppies r kitties, but age is nt a disease. With age cmes maturity and stability. S when we assess the quality f a pets life we want t d it an age apprpriate way. With age the pet will slw dwn naturally, and sleep mre. Having a safe, secure envirnment t rest in, is ne f the great gifts a pet parent can prvide a belved aging pet. This type f infrmatin and encuragement given by the RVT ges a lng way t strengthen the relatinship with the client. Tammy Wynn, MHA, LISW, RVT, wner f Cincinnati based Angel s Paws, a cmplete end f life care service fr pets and the peple wh lve them. Tammy invites yu t use this tl, with attributin. Cpies f the hw d I knw when it s time brchure, featuring the RAINBOW scale, are available fr purchase frm Angel s Paws. 4
Cntinuing Educatin Opprtunities MedVet als ffers cntinuing educatin curses in Clumbus. Technicians click n the link belw t find the latest seminars available. Technicians need t get their CE in by the end f February f next year (a ttal f 10 CEs) t register with the Ohi Veterinary Medical Licensing Bard (OVMLB). http://www.medvetfrpets.cm/referringvets/cntinuing-educatin Natinal Veterinary Technician Week Octber 11-17, 2015 Emplyment Opprtunities Online Classified Ad Frm Yu can nw submit yur emplyment ad "nline" with ur Classified Ad Frm http://g.gl/38bcnc Fr a fee f $50.00, please fill ut the OAVT Website Classified Ad Frm and submit it t the OAVT Treasurer. Yur emplyment psting will remain n the website fr a perid f 60 days. The ad will als be published in the next available newsletter. Fr a fee f $75.00, an emplyment psting using yur frmat (which can be accmpanied by a phtgraph f yur facility) can be submitted t the OAVT Treasurer. Yur psting will remain n the website fr a perid f 60 days. All payments shuld be directed t ur Treasurer: In Care f The OAVT 1610 Rxbury Drive Xenia, Ohi 45385 Please make checks payable t the OAVT Treasurer. Jb ads are available t dwnlad n the website if "yur clinic is hiring". Dwnlad the classified ad frm at: www.hirvt.rg/dwnlad//oavt Website Classified Ad Frm.dc 5
Emplyment Opprtunities Our AAHA small animal hspital is currently lking fr an experienced full/part time licensed technician. We are lking fr a psitive, energetic, team player with excellent cmmunicatin skills and multitasking abilities that wants t practice what they were taught in schl. Ideal candidates shuld be familiar with AAHA standards in animal care/treatment and be willing t practice a higher level f medicine. Skilled in anesthesia with surgery and dentistry (dental radigraphy) Animal handling and restraint The Veterinary Center f Hudsn Jennifer Hamiltn, Office Manager 5980 Darrw Rad Hudsn, Ohi 44234 Phne: (234) 380-8624 Fax: (234) 380-8620 Email: jenhamiltn95@htmail.cm Website: www.vetcenterfhudsn.cm Emplyment Opprtunities Assess patient status, review plan and perfrm patient treatments Mnitr patients, clean patients and cages as needed Recrdkeeping in Crnerstne Maintain varius lgs (ex. radilgy, cntrlled substances, surgery, etc) Alert Veterinarian f any changes in patient status Assist Veterinarian with patient care Anticipate needs and set up patient fr Veterinarian Recgnize signs f pain, understand medicatins and methds used t cntrl pain Recgnize ptentially cntagius diseases Safely and humanely restrain patients Perfrm nail trims, ear cleaning and anal gland expressins Calculate medicatin vlumes and rates f administratin Administer injectable, tpical and ral medicatin t patient Perfrm venipuncture and place IV catheters and administer IV fluids using an IV pump Perfrm cystcentesis and manage urinary catheters Implant micrchips Apply variety f bandages as needed Perfrm dental scaling, plishing and simple extractins Perfrm dental charting and dcument in patient file Perfrm radigraphs Fx Veterinary Hspital, Inc. Jennifer Davidsn, Practice Manager 10735 Lagrange Rad Elyria, Ohi 44035 Phne: (440) 458-4291 Fax: (440) 458-8598 Email: jdavidsn@fxvets.cm Website: www.fxvets.cm 6
Emplyment Opprtunities Requirements: Cmpassin fr animals, friendly, prfessinal, psitive attitude, wrk in a team envirnment. Gd at multitasking, prficient with cmputers, able t wrk a flexible schedule including Saturdays. Reliable transprtatin, excellent cmmunicatin skills, prblem slving abilities, and wrk independently. Duties include: venipuncture, administering vaccines and medicatins, placing IV catheters, restraining patients, radilgy, surgery prep, mnitring anesthetized patients, cmplete dental prphys, dispensing medicatins, care f hspitalized patients, maintaining a clean/rganized treatment area and hspital, etc.. Animal Hspital f Wrthingtn Emplyment Opprtunities Agri-Pet Veterinary Service is a cmpanin animal and equine mixed practice and is in search f a full r part-time registered technician. Candidate must have gd cmmunicatin and technical skills. Equine interest is desirable but nt required. Agri-Pet Veterinary Service Inc. Dr. Dave Kraushar, Owner 1447 Millville Shandn Rad Hamiltn, Ohi 45013 Phne: (513) 863-2306 Fax: (513) 863-0045 Email: agripetvet@yah.cm Natalie Gundersn, Hspital Administratr 5756 N High Street Wrthingtn, Ohi 43085 Phne: (614) 885-0333 Fax: (614) 885-9449 Email: ngundersn@nvanet.cm Website: www.animalhspitalfwrthingtn.cm Additinal Emplyment Opprtunities Visit ur Emplyment web page fr a cmplete listing f Emplyment Opprtunities at: http://www.hirvt.rg/emplyment.htm 7