Busy veterinary hospital looking for enthusiastic Full time Veterinary Technician. If you are high energy, love working with animals and have an interest in emergency medicine, you may be a match for us. We are a 24/7 operation and candidate must be able to work days, afternoons, evenings and weekends as required.
Qualified Candidates to have:
- Motivation, excellent communication skills, willingness to learn, and a team oriented spirit
- Minimum 2 years experience working as a veterinary technician in a practice
- College degree in Veterinary Technology
- RVT License (preferred)
- Resume with 3 references
Skills:
In-Patient Medical Care- give medications, assist or perform treatments, diagnostics & monitoring, place IV catheters, draw blood, run lab tests, administer IV fluids, cleaning, feeding, and walking patients as needed.
Anaesthesia induction, maintenance, monitoring, & recovery of patients, clean / maintain anaesthesia equipment
Surgery- Surgical prep, doctor assistance, clean, sterilize, and maintain all surgical instruments and OR equipment
Dentistry- Provide patient dental care, ultrasonic cleaning and polishing, assist doctor with dental surgery.
Radiology - positioning patients and taking radiographs, submitting for consults
Laboratory duties- collecting, preparing, & running or submitting samples for requested tests; reading and recording results when indicated (fecals, Urines, Ear cytology etc) when requested by doctor
Preparing invoices, discharge instructions, and client information packs
Client communication- give patient updates, discharge instructions, and provide follow-up calls for hospital patients.
Client medical demonstrations / education
Technician appointments- blood draws for therapeutic monitoring / screening tests, bandage changes, post-op checks, suture removals, AG, NT
Clinic technician- assisting doctor with outpatient appointments, preparing, restocking, cleaning exam room, check patients in and out, take history and vitals, input date into patient medical record, ensure a smooth and timely flow of outpatient appointments from the check-in to the discharge
Assist with reception / front desk duties as needed- answering phones, booking appointments, admit / discharge patients
Assist in training and mentoring new team members
Assist with inventory control, ordering, unpacking, restocking drug & medical supplies
Preparing prescriptions, dispensed medications & medication refills