Role
Location
Description
Seasonal Equine Barn and Recovery Technician
BLUEGRASS EQUINE SURGERY CENTER
Seasonal Equine Barn/Recovery Tech
Job Description
Bluegrass Equine Surgery (BES) is an equine veterinary practice providing exceptional client service and primary medical care in the central Kentucky region. We are building a new, diverse, supportive, and driven team.
BES is seeking to immediately fill the position of Seasonal Equine Barn/Recovery Tech.
Hours: Seasonal, 40 hours/week Tuesday-Friday, 7am - 5pm OR 9am-7pm
Season: Mid January-July 2026
Reports to: Surgery Ops Manager, Hospital Manager
Department: Surgery
Location: Hospital and field
Compensation: Hourly
The BES Barn/Recovery Tech assists the patient with all aspects of surgical recovery.
DUTIES
Medical
- Assist in appointments or drop-offs
- Admit and discharge patients
- Monitor hospitalized and surgery patients
- Monitor all post-op meds and bandaging
- Communicate with Surgery Ops Manager, HM, doctors
- Restrain patients as needed
- Take vital measurements on patients
- Assist in dropping/recovering horses from anesthesia
- Load and unload horses/patients from trailer
- Interact with clients at drop off/pick up
- Take patients outside when needed, jog horses for lameness exams
- Assist holding and plating for x-rays
- Hold and restrain horses in scintigraphy barn
- Clean stalls, hay and water horses routinely
- Help keep barn and surgery area clean
- Model professionalism and ethical practices
Other
- Promote cooperative working environment among staff members; understand the value of teamwork; show enthusiasm and willingness to perform as necessary to help the practice function as a unit
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions
- Promotes continuous quality improvement
- Performs other duties as assigned
EXPERIENCE
- Demonstrated, advanced understanding of equine veterinary practices
- Ability to read horse body language and perform advanced handling of horses and foals
- Familiarity with Kentucky Thoroughbred Industry
- Self-motivated lifelong learner
- Works well independently and as part of a team
- Ability to drive a tractor a positive
PERSONAL
- Feel and express a genuine liking for animals and for working in an animal-care environment.
- Work under the broad general administrative supervision of the owners and doctors, and use sound personal judgment in selecting methods, establishing priorities, and arriving at conclusions
- May be required to work uncommon hours, overtime, and be subject to recall in emergency situations
- Be flexible in attitude and work habits
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds
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