Registered Veterinary Technician

About the role

The incumbent must be able to perform all the following duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation: - Greet clients and patients arriving for appointments or walk-ins and escort into an exam room, obtain weight and vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, pain score, body condition score), record all in the electronic medical record, and begin documentation of the patient visit in the electronic medical record by obtaining and recording a thorough patient history. - Assist veterinarian with appointments (routine and emergency), surgery, dentistry, and euthanasia's, taking direct supervision from the veterinarian(s) and the Hospital Office Manager or Hospital Leader on Duty. - Perform patient restraint, obtain and process laboratory samples, handle and dispense medications at the direction of the veterinarian, and maintain the electronic medical record. - Schedule appointments, communicate with and educate clients, relay test results to doctor and clients, maintain and update inventory as well as client/patient records, and manage accounts receivable. - Prepare patients for surgical and dental procedures, safely support induction and monitoring of anesthetized patients including checking and recording vital parameters (under direction of the veterinarian), monitor patients during recovery, and prepare them for discharge to owner or transfer to an overnight care facility as needed. - Provide in-hospital treatments for sick patients including giving injectable and oral medications as well as intravenous therapies; keep patients clean, watered, and fed (when indicated and directed by veterinarian), and safely walk canine patients when necessary for elimination. - Participate in the training of new staff members and general dissemination of knowledge as required. - Keep hospital environment neat and clean; perform regular cleaning of environment based on necessity as well as based on a pre-determined maintenance schedule.

Responsibilities

Requirements

The ideal candidate must have at least 1-year previous experience as a Veterinary Technician or working in a veterinary practice. Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be compassionate and sympathetic, maintain a professional attitude and demeanor during emotional and stressful situations, have telephone and computer skills, and be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments, offer creative ideas, and accept change.

Qualifications

College or college-equivalent education (completed) as required in becoming a Credentialed Veterinary Technician in the state in which the hospital is located.

Skills

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Compassion and sympathy - Professional attitude and demeanor - Telephone and computer skills - Team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments, offer creative ideas, and accept change

Benefits

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Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Full time Not remote