Veterinary Technician - PetVet Care Centers
Westfield, NJ
About the Job
Job description
Westfield Animal Hospital is a busy, multi doctor practice that offers plenty of opportunities for our employees to grow. We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, and quick learning individual to join our team!
Requirements:
- Providing compassion care to both pets and their owners
- Being knowledgeable with vaccines, ear cytologys, and blood tests
- Care for patients by taking vital signs, collecting samples, administering medications, drugs, vaccines, bandaging and wrapping wounds
- Support patient examinations and operations by assembling required supplies and instruments, securing and bringing patients to examination rooms, and restraining patients of all sizes
- Knowledge on the use of anesthesia equipment and being able to monitor a pet under anesthesia/sedation
- Fill prescriptions and administer medications, including proper documentation, logging and security of controlled drugs
- Endotracheal intubation and extubation
- Understanding the use of common drugs, effects, and potential reactions to patients
- Administering IV, IM, and SQ injections to patients
- Ability to demonstrate and follow correct procedures in catheter placement, IV fluids, phlebotomy, emergency medicine, and digital radiology
- Maintain medical records by documenting patients' conditions, reactions, and changes; updates database in an accurate and timely manners
Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
- High school diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education, and/or experience.
- Two or more years of experience with veterinary appointments performing above duties.
- Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT), Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT), Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT), or the Licensed Veterinary Medical Technician (LVMT) preferred.
- Able to perform moderately physically demanding work, that requires a lot of lifting (up to 50 pounds), cleaning, and constant motion.
- Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors.
- Must be flexible with scheduling and able to work some weekends and holidays.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Morning shift
- Rotating weekends
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Veterinary Technician Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
- Veterinary Experience: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Veterinary Technician Certification (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation's leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service.
PetVet is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V
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