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Veterinary Assistant II
8311 - 36 weeks, 140 hours
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8311
36
weeks,
140
hours
Veterinary Assistant II
TASKS/COMPETENCIES
Correlation
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Personal Qualities and People
Skills
Required 1
Demonstrate positive work
ethic.
Required 2
Demonstrate integrity.
Required 3
Demonstrate teamwork skills.
Required 4
Demonstrate self-representation
skills.
Required 5
Demonstrate diversity
awareness.
Required 6
Demonstrate conflict-resolution
skills.
Required 7
Demonstrate creativity and
resourcefulness.
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Professional Knowledge and Skills
Required 8
Demonstrate effective speaking
and listening skills.
Required 9
Demonstrate effective reading
and writing skills.
Required 10
Demonstrate critical-thinking
and problem-solving skills.
Required 11
Demonstrate healthy behaviors
and safety skills.
Demonstrate an understanding
Required 12 of workplace organizations,
systems, and climates.
Required 13
Demonstrate lifelong-learning
skills.
Required 14
Demonstrate job-acquisition
and advancement skills.
Required 15
Demonstrate time-, task-, and
resource-management skills.
Required 16
Demonstrate job-specific
mathematics skills.
Required 17
Demonstrate customer-service
skills.
Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Technology Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrate proficiency with
Required 18 technologies common to a
specific occupation.
Required 19
Demonstrate information
technology skills.
Demonstrate an understanding
Required 20 of Internet use and security
issues.
Required 21
Demonstrate
telecommunications skills.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
Required 22
Examine aspects of planning
within an industry/organization.
Examine aspects of
Required 23 management within an
industry/organization.
Examine aspects of financial
Required 24 responsibility within an
industry/organization.
Required 25
Examine technical and
production skills required of
workers within an
industry/organization.
Examine principles of
Required 26 technology that underlie an
industry/organization.
Required 27
Examine labor issues related to
an industry/organization.
Examine community issues
Required 28 related to an
industry/organization.
Examine health, safety, and
Required 29 environmental issues related to
an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
Required 30
Identify the purposes and goals
of the student organization.
Explain the benefits and
responsibilities of membership
in the student organization as a
Required 31
student and in
professional/civic organizations
as an adult.
Demonstrate leadership skills
through participation in student
Required 32 organization activities, such as
meetings, programs, and
projects.
Identify Internet safety issues
Required 33 and procedures for complying
with acceptable use standards.
Handling Large Animals
Identify techniques for
Required 34 restraining and handling large
animals.
Required 35
Describe techniques for loading
a horse onto a trailer.
Optional 36
Groom a horse or other large
animal.
Required 37 Feed large animal.
Required 38
Explain stable and pasture
management.
Handling Exotic Animals
Explain husbandry of exotic
Required 39
animals.
Required 40
Describe how to lift and carry
exotic animals.
Describe methods of moving
nonaggressive exotic animals
Required 41
into and out of
cages/enclosures.
Describe nutritional needs of
Required 42 and feeding procedures for
exotic animals.
Describe restraint procedures to
Required 43 facilitate veterinary
examination of exotic animals.
Explain how to perform a
Required 44 partial water change and filter
change on an aquarium.
Understanding Disease and Disease Prevention
Required 45 Explain the concept of disease.
Required 46
Describe the characteristics of
disease-producing agents.
Required 47
Explain common animal
diseases and their treatments.
Required 48
Describe the concept of
immunity.
Required 49 Explain basic vaccine concepts.
Identify common animal
Required 50 diseases that can be prevented
by vaccination.
Required 51
Describe the factors involved in
vaccination schedules.
Required 52
Explain concepts of animal
quarantine.
Understanding Parasitology
Explain concepts of
Required 53
parasitology.
Required 54
Identify parasites that
commonly affect animals.
Explain the life cycle of
parasites and its relationship to
Required 55
parasitic infestation, detection,
and treatment.
Describe preventive measures
Required 56 and common treatments for
parasite infestation.
Required 57
Demonstrate handling and use
of the microscope.
Applying Aseptic Techniques
Required 58
Describe the use of common
surgical instruments.
Describe the preparation of
Required 59 surgical packs and use of an
autoclave.
Explain the principles of
Required 60 sterilization and disease
transmission.
Required 61
Demonstrate physical and
chemical methods of sanitation.
Explain application of different
Required 62 sanitation methods to different
types or parts of facilities.
Required 63
Describe instrument cleaning
and sterilization procedures.
Required 64
Describe preparation of a
patient for surgery.
Performing First Aid on Animals
Explain the concept of first aid
Required 65 and its importance to the
veterinary assistant's work.
Describe the components of a
Required 66 pet first aid kit and the uses of
each.
Required 67
Identify common situations and
conditions requiring first aid.
Required 68
Describe how to prioritize
common emergencies.
Required 69
Identify local resources for
animal care.
Required 70
Identify the normal vital signs
for companion animals.
Required 71
Explain how to lift and carry
injured animal.
Required 72
Identify bandaging materials
and their uses.
Performing Mathematical Operations (Posology)
Identify basic units of the
Required 73 commonly used systems of
measurement.
Perform conversions between
Required 74 common systems of
measurement.
Required 75 Measure liquids.
Required 76
Dilute liquids, following label
directions.
Required 77 Calculate amounts for dilutions.
Performing Technical Functions
Required 78
Restrain animal for veterinary
procedure.
Required 79 Weigh and/or measure animal.
Required 80
Observe animal for
abnormalities.
Required 81
Measure and evaluate vital
signs.
Required 82
Evaluate mucous membranes
and capillary refill time (CRT).
Required 83
Describe handling of laboratory
samples.
Optional 84
Collect and prepare a fecal
sample.
Required 85
Record completion of daily
animal care duties.
Understanding Veterinary Pharmacology
Explain the concept of
Required 86
pharmacology.
Required 87
Explain the different levels of
control for medications.
Describe the categories of
Required 88 commonly used veterinary
medications.
Required 89
Describe routes of medication
administration.
Required 90
Describe factors that affect dose
determination.
Required 91
Calculate dosages for weightbased medication.
Required 92
Interpret information on
medication labels.
Explain ways to avoid the
Required 93 adverse effects of specific drug
combinations.
Required 94
Describe administration of oral
and topical medications.
Describe how to prepare and
Required 95 dispense medications that a
client will administer at home.
Handling Death and Dying
Explain the concept of
Required 96
euthanasia.
Required 97
Describe situations that may
warrant euthanasia.
Describe aspects and accepted
Required 98 procedures and methods of
euthanasia.
Explain how veterinary
Required 99 personnel can give support and
assistance to a grieving client.
Required 100
Describe accepted methods of
handling animal remains.
Maintaining Professional and Ethical Standards
Describe local, state, and
national organizations that
Required 101
focus on animal protection and
health.
Identify prominent special
Required 102 interest groups related to animal
care.
Explain the relationship
Required 103 between animal welfare and the
animal rights movement.
Required 104
Describe ethical standards for
veterinary practice.
Required 105
Evaluate personal coping
mechanisms.
Performing Office Functions
Explain the layout of the
Required 106 veterinary facility and rationale
for the design.
Required 107 Maintain veterinary records.
Required 108
Explain the inventory process
for supplies.
Required 109
Explain equipment
maintenance.
Handle telephone calls and
Required 110 other electronic
communications.
Required 111 Schedule appointment.
Maintain working knowledge of
Required 112 current veterinary-specific
computer software.
Required 113 Check in and check out client.
Required 114
Maintain animal owner
identification.
Identify by species, breed, and
Required 115 gender all animals housed in a
facility.
Required 116
Describe how to handle client
inquiries about products.
Understanding Genetics and Breeding
Required 117
Explain the concept of genetics
as related to veterinary science.
Explain the concept of
Required 118 biotechnology as related to
veterinary science.
Explain the relationship among
Required 119 genes, chromosomes, and
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
Explain the formation of
Required 120 gametes and zygotes and their
relationship to inherited traits.
Predict the traits of an offspring
Required 121 by preparing, performing, and
analyzing a Punnett square.
Required 122
Describe the use of genetics in
selective breeding.
Compare and contrast
Required 123 outcrossing/mixed breeding,
line breeding, and inbreeding.
Required 124 Describe breeding cycles.
Required 125
Analyze the ethical aspects of
breeding.
Working with Wildlife
Identify wildlife species
Optional 126
common to the locale.
Optional 127
Locate a wildlife rehabilitator
for a given species.
Describe provision of interim
Optional 128 care to injured or orphaned
wildlife.
Explain legal issues affecting
Optional 129 the care and handling of
wildlife.
Seeking Employment
Required 130
Perform a job search for a
veterinary position.
Required 131 Compile a résumé.
Required 132 Complete a job application.
Required 133
Prepare a cover letter and
follow-up letter.
Required 134 Participate in a job interview.