Veterinary Technician license preferred
Veterinary Technician license preferred
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Veterinary Technician
Northside Veterinary Clinic is hiring a fulltime 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 a Veterinary Technician with Northside Veterinary Clinic:
As you join our missionto enhance the humananimal bond by providing compassionate stateoftheart medical surgical and dental care to our patientexpect to be supported in your work and home life with:
- All the benefits you deservemedical dental vision retirementplus an employee pet discount because we know your pets are family too.
- Paid time off. Catch your breath with paid holidays and PTO.
- Continuing education for our licensed veterinary technicians.
Salary: $26$40/hr. based on experience and skill set.
Schedule: 4 day work week 8:45am to 6:00pm with rotating Saturdays 8:45am to 4:00pm
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:
- Licensed as a Veterinary Technician (LVT). (preferred)
- Will also accept new grads from an accredited tech program!
- 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 Northside Veterinary Clinic
Northside Veterinary Clinic was established in 1997 and is in the vibrant neighborhood of Williamsburg Brooklyn. Here at Northside we have carefully cultivated an atmosphere that is comfortable welcoming and calming ensuring that both pets and their owners feel at ease from the moment they step through our doors. Every patient is entitled to treatment rooted in care respect and understanding. We have built upon those core values to create a fullservice stateoftheart animal hospital and trusted staple of our community. In addition to routine and emergency care we also offer alternative therapies such as Chinese and Western herbal therapy acupuncture shockwave therapy craniosacral therapy and laser therapy providing a holistic approach to pet care.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Hourly
