Founded in 1971, Laurel Veterinary Clinic, which is part of the Suveto network of hospitals, has been serving the community of Broomfield for over 50 years. Voted Best of Broomfield for the last six years, we pride ourselves on providing excellent patient care. As a 5 DVM small animal practice, we live by our core values, practice fear-free medicine, and emphasize client education as the best means to provide gold-standard patient care.
We are looking for a Certified Veterinary Technician to join our team.
The Certified Veterinary Technician is responsible for performing advanced medical, diagnostic, and laboratory procedures under the direction of a licensed veterinarian.
Laurel’s core values:
- Client/Patient Focused: Make the client feel welcome, important, and valued. Offer the best medicine to every patient. Treat each patient as though they are your own.
- Growth Mindset: Embrace challenges, persist in the face of setbacks, celebrate the success of others. Give and receive feedback openly.
- Compassionate: Seek to understand how others feel. Be kind to coworkers, clients, and patients. Assume positive intent.
- Trustworthy: Show up mentally and physically ready for your shift. Be competent to do your job. Be honest.
- Team Player: One mission, one team. Anticipate the needs of others. Be flexible and willing to help. Be willing to listen and offer support. Communicate effectively with others.
We are seeking a candidate who will embrace our core values while demonstrating the qualifications and skills listed below.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:
- Take history from client. Perform physical assessments and record observations legibly in medical record.
- Triage patients and determine if patient is stable or critical.
- Communicate with doctors, technicians, office staff, and clients regarding the status of patients.
- Educate clients on preventative healthcare recommendations and provide follow-up.
- Communicate any patient or client concerns to appropriate personnel.
- Perform venipuncture to collect blood samples, perform in-house laboratory tests, and prepare all forms to be sent to outside labs, call owner with results as requested by veterinarian.
- Prepare exam rooms and assist in appointments with doctors.
- Perform diagnostic imaging as requested by veterinarian.
- Prepare fluid therapy- infusion pump/syringe pump set up, appropriate IVF set up, fluid types and rates for administration, CRI calculations, and monitoring.
- Assist veterinarian in all aspects during surgical procedures; pre-medication, set up, induction, preparation, maintenance of general anesthesia, surgical monitoring, surgical assisting, recovery, writing post-op orders, and pain management protocols.
- Provide and monitor all nursing care as requested by veterinarian for patients admitted to the hospital, including medications (all routes) and monitoring.
- Admit and discharge patients to the hospital by following all admission and discharge protocols. Educate clients on admit/discharge.
- Clean and restock exam rooms, treatment areas, hospital wards, and other areas as requested.
- Dispense veterinarian approved medication, patient food, printing treatment sheets, discharge instructions, cage card labels, x-ray and lab labels, recording communication with client and doctors, and others as directed by veterinarian.
- Prepare patients for discharge to owners including client education about home care and medication to be given.
REQUIREMENTS and QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current CACVT certification
- At least 3 years of clinical veterinary hospital experience is preferred.
- Must have clear and excellent listening and communication skills.
- Proficiencies in triage, patient restraint, medication administration, and venipuncture.
- Surgery skills including but not limited to:
- Dental prophylaxis
- Full-mouth dental radiographs
- Induce and monitor anesthesia
- Prepare surgical site for DVM
- Strong work ethic and positive attitude.
- Must be flexible and able to adapt to new situations.
- Ability to act as a team player.
- Must have proficient knowledge of veterinary practice software.
- Must have clear understanding and enforcement of OSHA regulations and hospital safety standards.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Skills are subject to change dependent on needs of the clinic.
BENEFITS:
Our employment package for full-time employees includes paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental and vision insurance, pet care discounts, 401K with a true match up to 4%. In addition, all full-time hospital team members receive VSOP grants, SUVETO’S VETERINARY STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, at no cost to team members. VSOP is an ownership program that tracks the value of the entire Suveto organization.
Laurel Veterinary Clinic, part of the Suveto network of hospitals, is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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