Veterinary Technician

About This Role

This Veterinary Technician role supports hospital operations by providing dedicated quality veterinary care and exceptional service to patients and clients. Responsibilities include patient care, assisting during surgery, maintaining medical supplies, and managing patient records.

Responsibilities

• Determine animal requirements by conducting examinations and interviews, reviewing care plans and records, completing laboratory tests and studies, and diagnostic imaging
• Care for patients by taking vital signs, collecting samples, administering medications, drugs, and vaccines, and bandaging and wrapping wounds
• Support patient examinations and operations by assembling required supplies and instruments, securing and bringing patients to examination rooms, and restraining patients; aids as directed by the veterinarian
• Provide excellent pet care by applying full knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, pharmacology, specialized equipment usage, and specialized drug administration
• Obtain and verify medications
• Ensure that patients have food and water, clean patients' rooms, cages, and equipment; observe patients for clinical signs of disease
• As directed, fill prescriptions and administer medications, including proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs
• Maintain a safe, secure, healthy, and humane environment by sterilizing and wrapping instruments, sanitizing and disinfecting holding and operating areas, storing sterile supplies, verifying shelf life, following standards and procedures, and in compliance with applicable legal regulations
• Maintain medical records by documenting patients’ conditions, reactions, and changes; update the database in an accurate and timely manner
• Communicate with the pet owner about the status of the patient, as directed by the veterinarian

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience with veterinary appointments, surgeries, and nursing care for hospitalized and critical patients
• Knowledge of the preparation, monitoring, and recovery of pets receiving surgery, as well as basic pet nursing
• Ability to demonstrate and follow correct procedures in catheter placement, phlebotomy, emergency medicine, and digital radiology
• Ability to restrain patients according to standard procedures
• Ability to fill prescriptions and monitor sedation procedures as directed by the veterinarian

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience with veterinary appointments, surgeries, and nursing care for hospitalized and critical patients.

Nice to Have

• Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT)
• Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)
• Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
• Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician (LVMT)