Registered Veterinary Technician
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Job Location:
Belton, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Belton Animal Clinic and Exotics Care Center is a full-service AAHA accredited veterinary medical facility located in Belton MO. about 30 minutes south of Kansas City. We have been in the community since 1978 and love giving the best possible care to our clients and their pets. We are looking for motivated and dedicated individuals with experience as a Registered Veterinary Technician to assist us with the continued growth of the clinic.
Applicants must have a strong work ethic positive personality fantastic communication skills ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast paced environment possess a well-rounded technical skillset and have a passion for delivering exceptional care to patients as well as clients. Applicant must be a RVT with over two years experience in a veterinary hospital.
Responsibilities might include but not limited to:
Our culture is one of high standards professional dedication and an unrelenting commitment to providing the best care possible to our patients. At the same time Belton employees frequently reference our warm friendly collegiate work environment as one of their favorite aspects of working at the hospital.
RVT with a minimum of two years experience
Applicants must have a strong work ethic positive personality fantastic communication skills ability to multi-task efficiently in a fast paced environment possess a well-rounded technical skillset and have a passion for delivering exceptional care to patients as well as clients. Applicant must be a RVT with over two years experience in a veterinary hospital.
Responsibilities might include but not limited to:
- Take vital signs of animals including temperature pulse respiration and weight
- Obtain patient history
- Review vaccination records and prepare vaccines according to our vaccine protocol
- Assist veterinarian in medical procedures using proper restraint
- Assist veterinarian in surgical procedures using proper aseptic technique
- Monitor patients under anesthesia
- Induce anesthesia and intubate patient
- Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
- Maintain and use medical equipment such as IDEXX Lasercyte and autoclave
- Collect prepare and label samples for laboratory testing culture or microscopic examination
- Perform routine laboratory procedures and analyses in hematology microbiology urinalysis and serology
- Prepare samples for outside laboratory analysis
- Administer treatments and injections following the instructions of a doctor or a treatment form
- Maintain pharmacy records and controlled drug anesthesia fecal and heartworm test logs
- Obtain radiographs of animals with knowledge of proper positioning and techniques
- Dental procedures including but not limited to removal of calculus soft deposits plaque and stains smoothing filing and polishing of teeth
- Perform and analyze skin and ear cytologies
- Perform diagnostic imaging such as radiographs
- Perform catheterization- urinary and venous
- Complete ear cleanings and nail trims
- Administer emergency first aid such as performing emergency resuscitation or other life saving procedures.
- Clean and sterilize instruments equipment and materials
- Provide the veterinarian with the correct equipment and instruments as needed
- Fill prescriptions measuring medications and labeling containers
- Removal of sutures/staples
- Application of bandages
- Collect and prepare tissue cellular or microbiological samples by skin scrapings impressions or other non-surgical methods except when in conflict with other state or federal regulation
- Administration and application of treatment and drugs medications and immunological agents by topical oral rectal intramuscular and subcutaneous injectable routes
- Microchip implantation
Our culture is one of high standards professional dedication and an unrelenting commitment to providing the best care possible to our patients. At the same time Belton employees frequently reference our warm friendly collegiate work environment as one of their favorite aspects of working at the hospital.
RVT with a minimum of two years experience
Required Experience:
IC
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
About Company
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