September 2010 S M T W T F S 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
<< -=- >> The Oregon Veterinary Technician and Assistant Association (OVTAA) was formed in June of 2005.
Our mission is to promote the profession of veterinary medical support staff and foster recognition and understanding of the roles of Veterinary Technicians and Assistants in the State of Oregon.
Become a member!
What's New?March Newsletter Ready For ReadingA new issue of the OVTAA newsletter has been posted to our members only section. If you are an OVTAA member and you did not receive an e-mail telling you the new issue had been posted you may want to check that your e-mail SPAM filter isn't filtering e-mail from us. Please make sure to approve e-mail from ovtaanews@ovtaa.org. Thanks!Posted on 11 Jan 2010 by april brownOVTAA Day at the State Fair is Monday, August 31st Volunteers NeededOn Monday, August 31st the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association Booth at the Oregon State Fair will be staffed exclusively by veterinary assistants and CVTs. You can volunteer to represent your profession and enjoy free entry to the fair.
Volunteers for the OVMA booth talk with fairgoers and answer general questions about animal care and the exhibit. In addition, volunteers are asked to keep the booth organized, materials replenished, etc.
You are the face of the organization and represent the profession to the public. As such, you are asked to wear your professional working attire. You will receive free admission to the Fair. Also, there will be refreshments and the chance to win prizes.
•We need one volunteer for each 2 hour shift.
•Volunteers who wish to pair up are asked to sign up for two shifts, equaling 4 hours.
•Non-certified practice team members and CVM students are strongly encouraged to pair up with a DVM or CVT; in these cases, two people for one shift is OK.
How to Sign Up
Shifts are
10am-noon
noon-2pm
2pm-4pm
4pm-6pm
6pm-8pm
8pm-10pm
Click here ovtaa@ovtaa.org to send us an e-mail with your name, clinic name and address, phone number, and the time of the shift you'd like to volunteer for.
Thank you!
If you are unable to volunteer on OVTAA Day but would like to volunteer at the booth on another day contact the OVMA by clicking here http://www.oregonvma.org/news/volunteers.asp The 2009 Oregon State Fair runs Friday, Aug. 28 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7.Posted on 28 Jul 2009 by april brownVeterinary Volunteers Needed- Portland Animal Welfare Team June 20thIf you have a few volunteer hours to share in June, please considering coming to join us at the June 20 Portland Animal Welfare Team veterinary clinic. The Portland Animal Welfare Team (PAW Team) is a not-for-profit all volunteer organization with the mission of providing basic veterinary care to the pets of Portland’s homeless and in-transition populations. For more information about us please see www.portlandanimalwelfareteam.org/index.php We are holding our summer Veterinary Clinic on Saturday, June 20, 2009 in conjunction with the Compassion Connect SE. (Please see www.bethecompassion.com if you would like to know more about the Compassion Connect organization). If past events are any indication, our veterinary service day will be fast paced, challenging, and very satisfying with a job-well-done!
We provide basic health exams, vaccinate as appropriate, and send home medications. Our veterinary volunteers will also implant the donated AVID microchips and review patient discharge instructions at pick-up. Non-medical personnel will be organized by Compassion Connect and will be providing animal check-in, kenneling, MCAS paperwork and tags, and food distribution so that we can focus on patient health care. Since this is a multi-service event where folks can receive services for themselves as well as their animals, most of our patients will be “drop-off appointments”.
We expect patients will begin arriving for drop-off kenneling as early as 8:30am. PAW Team clinic coverage hours are 9am to 4:30pm. Veterinary shifts have been broken into overlapping 3-hour time-blocks (9a – 12p, 10:30a – 1:30p, 12p – 3p, 12:30p – 3:30pm, 1:30p – 4:30p). We are staffing for 2 veterinarians working per shift so that at the peak of the day we will have 6 “exam tables” available to see patients. We would like to staff each table with one veterinary technician and one veterinary assistant per veterinarian. Additional veterinary medical support staff is needed for the microchip, flea treatment/grooming, and discharge tables. You are welcome to accept multiple shifts or shifts with different responsibilities.
Arrival time for volunteers: at least 15 minutes before the start of the shift you choose for orientation. Our volunteer orientation will be given via email or fax due to the staggered shift start times; you just need to be there to sign-in and find your station and check it out.
Location of the Clinic: Woodmere Elementary School, 7900 Duke Street, Portland, Oregon 97206. On street parking around the school area; directions and parking maps will be emailed to all volunteers the week of the clinic.
What to wear: Please wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting a little dirty. It is June in Portland; it may be cold and damp or bright and sunny, so please dress accordingly. Most of us will be working outside under canopies, although for this clinic we will have some indoor exam table areas in the mobile clinic vehicles generously loaned to us by MCAS.
To volunteer or if you have questions: please contact Marilee Muzatko at 503-764-5503 or marilee@muzatko.us . If you are volunteering, please let me know if you are a vet, a certified vet tech, vet assistant and what shift (you are welcome to stay for more than one!) you’d prefer or if you are flexible.
PAW Team sincerely thanks you for your participation!
All volunteers at PAW Team clinics must be at least 18 years old.Posted on 31 May 2009 by april brown<< Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next >>
Content Management Powered by CuteNews