What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Technician position at Shore Haven Veterinary Hospital?
Veterinary Technician
Are you a rockstar technician? Do you like to utilize your knowledge and skills and leverage the veterinarian? Shore Haven Veterinary Hospital will empower you to do just that. Veterinary Technicians are advocates for their patients and work in conjunction with veterinarians to provide exceptional patient care and superior client service. Come thrive in an environment that encourages education and continued grow within the profession, with opportunities to be a mentor to newer team members.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Deliver exceptional, compassionate nursing care to patients utilizing a variety of technical skills, including diagnostic sample collection, catheter placement, venipuncture, radiography, dental radiology, and prophylactic cleanings
- Support veterinarians to ensure exceptional veterinary care during preventative, injury and illness visits
- Advocate for patients, and educate clients
- Assist with patient procedures and surgeries, including anesthetic induction and monitoring, pre and post operative patient care, surgical suite, instrument, and equipment care
- Obtain health history from clients and ensure documentation is accurate and complete within the electronic medical record
- Willingness to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members
- Constantly advance your knowledgebase and skill set
Skills and Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years’ professional experience in small animal clinical setting as a technician/assistant
- Superior technical knowledge and skills
- Proficient in medical math calculations (drugs, constant rate infusions, conversions, etc.)
- Excellent communication skills with clients and team members
- Proficient time management, ability to problem solve, learn, and handle multiple tasks
- Enthusiastic team player with a patient, and positive professional attitude
- Must be able to lift and restrain pets of at least 40 pounds, and work on feet most of the day
- Must have the ability to adjust to changes in the environment and able to handle stress in a calm manner
- Must be a team player, have patience and maintain a positive attitude
- Must be able to anticipate and be detail oriented due to the high level of quality medicine
Benefits and Perks:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance options, all starting first of the month following date of hire
- 401K with company match
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account options included
- Long Term Disability options
- Short Term Disability, paid for by employer
- Complimentary Life Insurance $15,000; with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits for self or family
- Generous Continuing Education allowance with paid CE days off
- Personal Pet Discounts
- PTO and Paid Holidays
- Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Shore Haven Veterinary Hospital has been providing top-notch veterinary care to our clients and their pets for over 40 years. We opened the doors to our new 9,000 sq ft facility in 2017 to support our continued growth. In addition to excellent medical and surgical services, we also offer our clients grooming, daycare, and boarding.
We are a tight-knit group and refer to ourselves as the Shore Haven Family - with good reason! At Shore Haven, we combine top-notch, progressive care with a personal touch. Our hospital is ever-evolving and was built to nurture our staff's needs and to expand and grow as our clientele's needs do.
We are a proud United Veterinary Care Partner hospital. United Veterinary Care supports the unique culture and individuality of each partner hospital while empowering the hospital teams in their care for patients. One of our goals is to support our community of hospitals in creating sustainable, fulfilling careers in a profession we love.
Salary : $15,000