Veterinary Technician
Veterinary Technician
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Job Description
Parkwood Animal Hospital is hiring a fulltime Licensed or Unlicensed Veterinary Technician to provide skilled care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Our ideal candidate has experience in animal care client communication and veterinary procedures with a passion for improving the lives of pets and their owners.
What to Expect
As you join our team expect to be supported in your work and home life with:
- A comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision insurance
- Paid time off and a 401(k) plan for fulltime employees
- Guardian voluntary benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee pet discounts! Because we know your pets are family too.
Salary: $16.50 $20.00 per hour determined by the candidates skills experience and qualifications.
Schedule: Flexible Monday through Saturday. Weekdays 7:30am6:30pm Saturday 7:30am12:00pm
Key Responsibilities:
- Client Communication: Provide status updates for hospitalized patients home care instructions pre and postop instructions and medication administration guidance. Address client medical questions with confidence and direct complex inquiries to veterinarians.
- Client Education & Support: Educate clients on preventative medicine wellness care by age vaccine requirements laboratory procedures and support hospital financial policies by preparing estimates and discussing financial commitments.
- Customer Service: Greet clients escort them and their pets into exam rooms ensure smooth transitions to the front desk and promote the practices products programs and services.
- Animal Handling & Care: Restrain animals safely and compassionately assist veterinarians in medical surgical and dental procedures prepare patients for surgery administer anesthesia monitor patients during surgery and recovery and administer fluids.
- Facility & Equipment Maintenance: Properly care for all surgical materials maintain hospital equipment and inventory and ensure the surgery room ICU area exam rooms and treatment areas are prepared and maintained.
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using a paperless medical record system ensuring all procedures vaccinations and notes are documented for proper billing.
- Pharmacy Assistance: Assist with dispensing medications as directed by the veterinarian prepare prescription labels and appropriately package medication.
- Safety & Technical Skills: Follow DEA OSHA and hospital safety guidelines; administer SQ IM and IV injections; perform laboratory tests radiographs and electrocardiograms; place IV catheters; perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.
Qualifications:
- Two years of Veterinary Technician experience.
- Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.
- Knowledgeable about common disease states and able to alert veterinarians to changes in patient conditions.
- Familiarity with DEA OSHA and hospital safety guidelines.
About Parkwood Animal Hospital:
Parkwood Animal Hospital and Boarding has served the Friendswood TX area since 2009. We offer a wide range of services including wellness and preventive care surgery dentistry internal medicine critical care and more.
Practice owner Dr. Helen Stehouwer associates Dr. Eileen Clark Dr. Adam Mayorga Dr. Julie Wickel and Dr. Kristen FrenchKim combined with our staff have extensive experience in day and emergency practices.
Our modern 5000 sq. ft. facility features six exam rooms and is fully equipped with cuttingedge technology including digital and dental radiography ultrasonography inhouse laboratory diagnostics and surgical and therapeutic lasers. A recent remodel added a stateoftheart dental suite and expanded workspaces for our doctors ensuring the best environment for delivering topnotch care. Parkwood Animal Hospital stays on top of the latest advances in veterinary technology (Therapeutic laser surgical laser ultrasound online pharmacy dental radiology and digital radiology) and above all remembers that all pets and clients need to be treated with compassion in every checkup procedure or surgery.
At Parkwood we value bonding with clients and their pets concentrating on health wellness and client education. Our professional atmosphere encourages collaboration among doctors and support staff and building on these relationships creates a culture of support and excellent client and patient care.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Hourly
