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The Animal Health Technician works in the Department of Wildlife Health Sciences (WHS), Smithsonian National Zoological Park (NZP) in Washington, DC providing veterinary technical support and completing veterinary tasks for the WHS Veterinary Hospital and medical programs. The technician also serves as a diagnostic tool for health care to ensure proper functioning for the WHS Veterinary Hospital and medical programs for NZP.

In this position you will:

Provide technical support to Staff veterinarians and consultants in areas such as: animal anesthesia, treatment, surgery, dentistry, radiology, and preventive medicine.
Maintain hospital equipment and are responsible for regularly scheduled general maintenance.
Inspect and monitor all hospitalized or quarantined animals to ensure proper care, well-being, and security of animals in enclosures.
Administer prescribed treatments, medications and/or nutritional supplements to animals in the hospital and in the grounds of the NZP.
Clean hospital facilities, including treatment, surgery and quarantine areas, and organize medical equipment and supplies while maintaining emergency response supplies in working order.
Conduct diagnostic tests and providing detailed summaries to the supervisor or requesting official including evaluations or conclusions when appropriate.
Teach and participate in training, consultation, and communication with other departments and the public through daily communication with the clinical staff, occasional outreach programs and co-operation with various research scientists.

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