Veterinary Technician

Seeking a confident, dependable and passionate technician that would be able to fulfill the needs of one or all of the following roles: 

- Exam Room Technician

- Drop off / Urgent / Emergency Technician 

- Surgical Technician

Exam room technician : 

• acquire accurate history from client and relay to veterinarian
• collect blood, urine or fecal samples from patient if needed
• run in house labwork or prepare lab samples to be sent out to outside labs
• complete medical records and exam notes for cases
• restrain pets for exams and procedures
• accurately fill medications for patients and enter charges for treatments performed
• educate clients about diseases, recommended procedures , medications etc. 
• follow up calls on all patients and communicate lab results to owner

Drop off / urgent / emergency

• acquire accurate history from client and relay to veterinarian
• triage cases and prioritize patient care / treatments
• perform diagnostics, monitor patients and administer medications / treatments to patients thorughout the day while keeping the doctor updated on changes. 
•  complete medical records and exam notes as well as enter charges for treatments performed
• fill medications and create written discharge instuctions for client
• educate client on at home treaments and discharge instructions
• follow up calls on all patients and communicate any lab results with owners

Surgery technician - 

• check in surgery patients and confirm procedures, estimates and confirm presurgical protocol was followed
• collect vitals, place IV catheters and calculate anticipated drug doses for patients
• round with veterinarian about all cases and planned procedures and confirm drug protocols
• set up anesthesia machines, surgical tables and gather needed supplies for procedures
• induce and / or monitor patients under anethesia and during recovery
• complete medical records / exam notes and enter charges for treatments performed
• create written discharge instructions for owners
• go over all discharge instructions and medications with client
• follow up calls on surgical patients 
• maintain surgical instruments and equipment