Elk Meadow Animal Hospital is seeking a Registered Veterinary Technician (Part Time or Full Time) to join our fun and hardworking team!
Are you a new Veterinary Technician ready to take the next step in your veterinary career?
Are you looking for hours that are flexible with school or your family?
Does working at a small, family-owned practice in beautiful Evergreen, Colorado interest you?
Whether you answered “yes” to one of those questions or all of them, send us your resume today to learn more!
Our hospital is proud to have helped pets and their owners in the Evergreen community for 15 years. The team we have is committed to providing exceptional care to our amazing community and surrounding areas.
We offer our team members a great work/life balance with a 4-day work week. We are open from 8-4 Monday through Friday.
Benefits we offer include:
- Discounts for your furry friends
- Medical and dental benefits
- Yearly scrub allowance for all employees
- Flexible schedule with accrued PTO and sick time.
Summary: The Registered Veterinary Technician provides leadership and training to the medical support staff in the operation of a small animal facility in accordance with hospital policy and procedures and provides medical care to patients as allowed in the Veterinary Practice Act. The Registered Veterinary Technician will be able to communicate effectively with team members and clients and have great attention to detail and organizational abilities.
Responsibilities:
- Provide patient care under the supervision and direction of our DVM.
- Record all pertinent medical, client and case related information in the patient record accurately with appropriate grammar and terms.
- Review medical records, estimates and discharge instructions with clients.
- Answer client’s inquiries about basic animal care questions and routine procedures; handle client’s medical questions with confidence and direct to veterinarian when appropriate.
- Provide client care for scheduling appointments, taking payments, and checking in clients.
- Answer the phones in a courteous and informative way.
- Participate in any special cleaning duties.
- Perform clinic upkeep as directed.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Must be proficient in a variety of skills ranging from but not limited to laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, surgery, dental and nursing skills.
- Ability to demonstrate patience and composure in stressful situations.
- Ability to give SQ, IM and IV injections.
- Knowledge of common anesthesia and recovery states and ability to alert veterinarians when symptoms change or when concerns arise with hospitalized patients.
- Ability to properly extubate, monitor temperature and recover a patient from anesthesia.
- The employee must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics, and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the duties proficiently.
- The employee must be confident around pets of all sizes and demeanors.
Required Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- State Department of Regulation Licensing required.
Physical Requirements:
- Must have the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds and over 50 pounds with a coworker.
- Must be able to endure sitting, standing and walking on hard floor surfaces for extended periods of time.
- Must possess sufficient ambulatory skills to perform duties while in clinic environment.
- Must be able to work in noisy work conditions with sounds from animals and equipment that can be moderately high.
- Employee will be routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled substances.
- Must possess the ability to hear verbal instructions, client discourse and veterinary patients. Must have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Must have good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.
Reasonable Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws.
Please send your resume to elkmeadowvet@gmail.com, we look forward to hearing from you!
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