Practice:
Bush Lake Pet Hospital has a 35 year legacy in the Bloomington / Eden Prairie community. We are a small animal and exotics practice that just moved into our beautiful new facility during Summer 2024!
Like any great family doctor, we treat the “Whole Pet”, emphasizing preventative care to keep your pet healthy. Our staff uses high-tech medicine and good old fashioned tender loving care to treat your valued four-legged family members at reasonable prices. Our team will be here to help when you need us most!
Position Purpose:
The Credentialed Veterinary Technician performs a critical role in providing high quality care for patients. Credentialed Technicians are key partners to the veterinarians, providing the appropriate support to ensure each client interaction and procedure is seamless and successful. Credentialed Technicians apply their professional skills in anesthesia, surgery, dentistry, laboratory testing, patient nursing, and client education.
Credentialed Technician Competencies:
- Patience & Compassion: Remaining professional while making teammates, clients, and patients feel comfortable. Responding quickly and calmly to crises while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
- Collaboration & Teamwork: Carefully coordinating actions with veterinarians and practice team members. Providing feedback appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Communicating: Conveying instructions to clients and teammates to ensure successful patient care.
- Active Listening: Following the instructions of veterinarians and patient owners.
- Organization Skills: Clear tracking of lab specimens, medications, and patient instructions while managing multiple patients and clients.
- Client Satisfaction: Ensuring all activities and interactions result in the highest level of client satisfaction.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assist veterinarians in the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery and other tasks as needed.
- Assist veterinarians in outpatient exams by taking histories, vital signs, and weights, as well as providing client education.
- Prepare patients for surgery and monitor vital signs during surgery.
- Obtain blood, stool, and other samples; perform in-hospital laboratory testing and prepare specimens for outside laboratories.
- Take, develop, and maintain radiographs following proper safety procedures.
- Provide basic animal handling and restrain animals during exams.
- Administer and monitor medications, anesthesia, vaccines, and treatments at the discretion of the veterinarian.
- Clean and straighten exam rooms and treatment areas; restock exam rooms with supplies.
- Demonstrate warmth, courtesy, and professionalism in all interactions with clients.
- Communicate with veterinarians and practice team members including client discussions and patient plans.
- Any other duties as assigned.
Requirements/Qualifications:
- State license to work as a certified/licensed/registered veterinary technician in state of desired employment.
- Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance.
- Practice OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE.
- Basic computer skills, familiarity with MS office applications.
- Basic math and ability to calculate medication dosages.
- Strong communication skills to ensure patient safety.
Benefits Offered:
- Paid time off
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement benefits (401k, Roth k and matching)
- Bonus incentive
- Career and professional development
- State licensing fee reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
Benefits offered may vary depending on full or part time employment status according to company policy.
Pay Range:
USD $16.00 - USD $22.00 /Hr.
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