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簡介 Intro
動物衛生技術人員和獸醫技術人員通過照看動物，並協助動物健康疾病的診斷和治療，為獸醫提供技術支持。他們受僱於獸醫診所，動物醫院，動物收容所，人性化的社會，動物園，動物研究實驗室，製藥公司和政府。動物衛生技術人員和獸醫技術人員主管也都包含在這個單元組。
Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians provide technical support to veterinarians by caring for animals and assisting in the diagnosis and treatment of animal health disorders. They are employed in veterinary clinics, animal hospitals, animal shelters, humane societies, zoos, animal research laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and government. Animal health technologists and veterinary technicians who are supervisors are included in this unit group.
隨著經驗的積累，動物衛生技術人員和獸醫技術人員可能晉升到主管職位。
With experience, animal health technologists and veterinary technicians may progress to supervisory positions.
主要職責 Main Duties
- 為動物提供護理和康復治療
- Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
- 處理，限制和照顧接受治療和手術治療的動物
- Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
- 生產X光片，收集和分析樣本，並執行其他實驗室檢查，以協助診斷動物健康問題
- Produce radiographs, collect and analyse samples and perform other laboratory tests to assist in diagnosis of animal health problems
- 手術之前，手術期間和手術之後協助獸醫準備手術設備，管理和監測麻醉藥和手術後清理工作
- Assist veterinarian with animals before, during and following surgery by preparing surgical equipment, administering and monitoring anaesthetics and cleaning up after surgery
- 在獸醫的指導下準備和管理藥物和疫苗
- Prepare and administer medications and vaccines under direction of a veterinarian
- 執行獸醫開具的治療方案
- Administer treatments as prescribed by a veterinarian
- 提供傷口和包紮護理
- Provide wound and bandage care
- 進行專門的程序，如動物標識及蹄微調
- Conduct specialized procedures such as animal identification and hoof trimming
- 對客戶進行動物保健教育及建議，包括營養和家庭護理
- Educate and advise clients on animal health care including nutrition and home care
- 協助實驗室研究
- Assist in laboratory research
- 執行例行動物牙科手術，並協助獸醫進行動物牙科診療
- Perform routine animal dental procedures and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry
- 可以執行各種辦公管理及文書工作。
- May perform a variety of office management and clerical duties.
任職要求 Employment Requirements
- 必須完成兩或三年的動物健康/獸醫技術大學課程。
- Completion of a two- or three-year animal health/veterinary technology college program is required.
- 某些就業設置可能需要成功完成國家註冊考試。
- Successful completion of a national registration examination may be required in some employment settings.
- 省級動物衛生技術人員或獸醫技術人員協會的註冊是可用的，並且一些省份是強制性的。
- Registration with provincial animal health technologists’ or veterinary technicians’ associations is available, and is mandatory in some provinces.
所有職稱 All Titles
- （RAHT）註冊動物保健技師 (RAHT) registered animal health technologist
- 動物保健技師 animal care technician
- 動物保健技師 animal care technologist
- 動物衛生技術人員 animal health technician
- 動物衛生技術人員 – 農業 animal health technician – agriculture
- 動物保健技師 animal health technologist
- 動物保健技師主管 animal health technologist supervisor
- 動物手術室服務員 animal operating room attendant
- 服務人員，動物手術室 attendant, animal operating room
- 實驗動物技術員 laboratory animal technician
- 實驗室動物技師 laboratory animal technologist
- 獸醫實驗室技術員 laboratory technician, veterinary
- 註冊動物保健技師 registered animal health technologist
- 註冊的動物保健技師（RAHT） registered animal health technologist (RAHT)
- 註冊獸醫技術人員 registered veterinary technician
- 註冊獸醫技術員（RVT） registered veterinary technician (RVT)
- 技術員，動物保健 technician, animal care
- 技術員，動物健康 technician, animal health
- 技術員，實驗室動物 technician, laboratory animals
- 獸醫技術員， technician, veterinary
- 技術員，獸醫實驗室 technician, veterinary laboratory
- 技師，動物保健 technologist, animal care
- 技術專家，動物健康 technologist, animal health
- 技師，獸醫 technologist, veterinary
- 獸醫助理 veterinarian assistant
- 獸醫實驗室技術員 veterinary laboratory technician
- 獸醫技術人員 veterinary technician
- 獸醫技術員主管 veterinary technician supervisor
- 獸醫技術 veterinary technologist
不包括職稱 Exclusions
- 寵物美容師和動物保健工作者 Pet groomers and animal care workers 6563