Veterinary Technician

Manchester - USA

Hourly Salary: $ 19 - 26

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital in Ballwin MO is hiring a part-time or full-time 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 mission to provide outpatients with the level of care we would demand for our own pets expect to be supported in your work and home life with:

All the benefits you deservemedical dental vision and retirement for full-time employees.
Paid time off. Take the time you need to recharge for full-time employees.
Employee pet discount because we know your pets are family too.
401(k) with a generous company match to help you invest in your future while you care for pets today.
Employee referral bonus. Earn $1000 when you refer a new team member to one of our 180 partner hospitals across the country.
Continuing education opportunities for our licensed technicians to grow and thrive in their careers

Salary: $19.00 - $26.00 per hour determined by the candidates skills experience and qualifications.

Schedule: Flexible availability Monday through Sunday 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM including rotating weekends holidays and occasional on-call overnight shifts.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Communication: Provide status updates for hospitalized patients home care instructions pre- and post-op 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 anesthesia; perform laboratory tests radiographs and electrocardiograms; place IV catheters; perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.

Qualifications:

2 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 Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital in Ballwin MO

Our staff as a team is dedicated through continuing education and compassion to providing outpatients with the level of care we would demand for our own pets. These principles are our passion and by fulfilling them we are living our dream of knowing that we make a difference by helping animals every day.

Required Experience:

Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital in Ballwin MO is hiring a part-time or full-time 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 imp...

What to Expect

As you join our mission to provide outpatients with the level of care we would demand for our own pets expect to be supported in your work and home life with:

All the benefits you deservemedical dental vision and retirement for full-time employees.
Paid time off. Take the time you need to recharge for full-time employees.
Employee pet discount because we know your pets are family too.
401(k) with a generous company match to help you invest in your future while you care for pets today.
Employee referral bonus. Earn $1000 when you refer a new team member to one of our 180 partner hospitals across the country.
Continuing education opportunities for our licensed technicians to grow and thrive in their careers

Salary: $19.00 - $26.00 per hour determined by the candidates skills experience and qualifications.

Schedule: Flexible availability Monday through Sunday 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM including rotating weekends holidays and occasional on-call overnight shifts.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Communication: Provide status updates for hospitalized patients home care instructions pre- and post-op 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 anesthesia; perform laboratory tests radiographs and electrocardiograms; place IV catheters; perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.

Qualifications:

2 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 Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital in Ballwin MO

Required Experience:

Key Skills

Veterinary Experience
Animal Care
Communication skills
Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Technician Experience
Vital Signs Experience
Animal Handling
Animal Restraint
Experience Administering Injections
Catheterization
Medication Administration
Venipuncture Experience

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Veterinary Practice Partners

We co-own practices in partnership with veterinarians. We have experience in driving growth, cultivating exceptional staff, and overseeing operations.

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