Page 10 - Vet Tech Flipbook

Murray State College
Veterinary Technology
Student Handbook
Revised July 2016

15. Veterinary technicians will work both indoors and outdoors in all weather
conditions during both daylight and after dark. Long hours, shift work, stressful
and sometimes emotionally charged, situations are common in this fast-paced
profession.
16. Registered Veterinary Technicians will work in the capacity of a licensed
veterinary medical professional and will have daily interactions with doctors,
other technicians, support staff, clients and patients.
17. The technician will assume many different roles during a workday (receptionist,
technical assistant, nurse, kennel attendant, janitor, counselor, etc.) and will
interact with an endless variety of people, animals and challenging clinical and
interpersonal situations.
18. There will be frequent exposure to loud noise, odors, animal pain and suffering,
invasive medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures, dangerous animals, sharp
objects, hazardous chemicals, compressed gasses, pharmaceuticals (including
controlled substances), radiation and biohazards during the routine practice of
veterinary medicine.
19. There will be constant exposure to animal hair, dander and many other potential
allergens.

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