Certified Veterinary Technician - Lead
Certified Veterinary Technician - Lead
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Position at Eastlake Veterinary Services
Veterinary Technician - Lead
Eastlake Veterinary Services
Thornton CO
Eastlake Veterinary Services is looking to add a full-time Lead Veterinary Technician to their team!
More than a word care is present in everything you do. At Eastlake Veterinary Services a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner we take action to empower your best care for pets their families and yourself.
Who we are
At Eastlake Veterinary Servicesyoull feel the warmth and openness of a small clinic while having the opportunity and support of a united network. We invest heavily in our teams growth and development. We provide an emotionally intelligent work environment and strive to maintain a positive work/life balance.
Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.
As aLead Veterinary Technicianyoull play an important role in petslives by providing care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests to support services including admitting and discharging patients.
The Lead Veterinary Technician is not only responsible for providing veterinary nursing duties in the hospital but also provides direction to veterinary technicians and assistants. The Lead technician should be knowledgeable in a wide variety of areas and is able to train staff in these areas including client service communication clinical pathology radiology animal nursing care anesthesia surgical assistance emergency medicine among others. The shift lead technician is expected to uphold the hospitals core values while maintaining professional composure.
Role Responsibilities:
- Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care advocate for pets and educate clients.
- With each hospital function assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
- Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your states Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians.
- Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options medications and additional treatments.
- Assist in maintaining relevant comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
- Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
- Use safe restraining techniques follow standard protocols and sustain clean sterile organized treatment areas exam rooms and labs.
- Be willing to guide mentor and support fellow team members.
Experience & Skills Requirements:
- REQUIRED: Active LVT/RVT or CVT
- Has a minimum of 3 years ofclinicalveterinaryexperience with leadership or supervision responsibilities
- Familiar with common disease processes that present to the clinic with an understanding of treatments and medications associated with their care.
- Able to obtain Blood pressure ECG Sp02 and ETC02 and integrate clinical signs with disease processes to assist doctors in early and appropriate intervention of patient care.
- Comfortable utilizing digital radiography machines to acquire images using proper technique and positioning.
- Prepare animals and instruments for surgery
- Provide surgical assistance and post-operative care
- Administer medications and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
- Possesses a positive work attitude
- Self-motivated
- Excellent leadership communication and organization skills
- Superior technical skills
- Is committed to a stress-free environment for our patients
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
Youll Grow with Us
Here you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
Our vast diverse and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
- Live virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
- A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
- Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
- And with so many locations nationwide you can find and move into any specialty hospital type or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.
Benefits our care in action
We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental physical emotional and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:
- Paid time offincluding 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave bereavement to grieve both humans and pets and time off for new pet adoptions
- quality medical dental and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account
- Pet perksincluding free exams discounts on products and services and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations
- Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children adults and pets
- Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
- 401k with employer contribution and no waiting period
- Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete
- Scholarship opportunities and student loan support program
- and so much more!
Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate starting at $25-$28/ hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience and location.
At Thrive Pet Healthcare we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members pet parents and pets. We strive to create a diverse equitable and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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