Day Shift Treatment Technician

Treatment Responsibilities

• Completing the treatment plan prescribed by Doctors
• Running diagnostic tests per doctor on duty orders
• Medication administration
• Intake and discharge of hospitalized patients
• Discussing financial standings and patient updates with pet owners
• Maintaining daily hospital charges
• Patient charting and notes on our Smart-flow System/Cornerstone
• Administering medications to boarded pets as needed
• Maintaining a clean treatment area
• Anesthesia monitoring during surgery

Qualifications

• Licensed Vet Technician or Equivalent experience in emergency or critical care

Skills Required

• Understanding and confidence with the treatment plans for critical patients
• Proficient use of medical terminology
• Proper animal restraint
• Peripheral catheter placement
• Venipuncture
• Basic bandage application
• Administration of oral and parenteral medications
• Knowledge of various routes of drug administration
• Anesthetic monitoring, Surgical scrubbing, gowning, and surgical prep.
• Aseptic surgical area preparation
• Recording vital signs (Temp, Pulse, Resp BP, and Pain)
• Performing basic laboratory tests (CBC, Chem17+Lytes, T4, Phenobarbital levels, All Snap Test, Urinalysis, Coags, Blood slides , Ear cytology, PCV/TS, Fecal, etc)
• Maintaining proper medical records
• Computer skills
• Knowledge of in-house and reference laboratory tests
• Knowledge in the use of Cornerstone and Smart-flow (preferred but not required)

Schedule Requirements

• For the day shift position, working 8am - 8pm
• Working 12 hour shifts
• Willingness to work weekends
• Volunteering for holidays