Credentialed Veterinary Technician at Silverthorn Animal Clinic

Silverthorn Animal Clinic; Spring Hill (FL); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid time off

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401k with match

Bonus incentive

Career development

License reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Referral program

Résumé du poste

The Silverthorn Animal Clinic is a full-service animal hospital providing emergency and routine medical, surgical, dental, and holistic services. A Credentialed Veterinary Technician will support veterinarians in anesthesia, surgery, dentistry, labs, nursing, and client education.

Your role focuses on accurate vital signs, sample collection, radiography, medication administration, and compassionate patient care. Join a collaborative team in a calm, client‑focused practice environment.

Qualifications

• State license to work as a certified/licensed/registered veterinary technician in the state of employment.
• Lift up to 25 pounds; may lift more with assistance.
• Follow OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE.
• Basic computer skills; familiarity with MS Office applications.
• Basic math for medication dosages.
• Strong communication to ensure patient safety.

Responsabilités

• Assist veterinarians in medicine and surgery; provide support as needed.
• Take histories, vital signs, and weights during outpatient exams; educate clients.
• Prepare patients for surgery and monitor during procedures.
• Collect samples and conduct in-hospital lab tests; prepare specimens.
• Take and process radiographs following safety procedures.
• Handle and restrain animals during exams.
• Administer medications, anesthesia, vaccines, and treatments as directed by veterinarians.
• Maintain clean exam and treatment areas and restock supplies.
• Demonstrate warmth, courtesy, and professionalism with clients and patients.
• Communicate with veterinarians and team members about patient plans and concerns.

Connaissances

Patience

Teamwork

Communication

Active Listening

Organization

Client Satisfaction

Formation

Veterinary Technician License

Outils

MS Office

Description du poste

Practice

The Silverthorn Animal Clinic is a full-service animal hospital that takes both emergency and less urgent medical, surgical, and dental issues. Our staff has experience with all types of illnesses and treatments. We make our clinic comfortable, kid-friendly, and a very calm environment for pets, clients, and our team.

We offer specialty care of chiropractic services, holistic services, acupuncture, exotic medicine, reproduction, and stem cell/PRP Prolo Therapy, and ultrasound.

We have a large facility with a spacious treatment area, separate surgical suite, and three wet tables. We love our wonderful atmosphere and team culture. Our team consists of one LVT, multiple technicians, assistants, and CSRs, who are fully utilized to ensure our days operate smoothly and efficiently.

More about the Role

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.

Competencies

• Patience & Compassion:Remaining professional while still making teammates, clients, and patients feel as comfortable as possible regardless of the situation or challenges presented. Responding quickly and calmly to crisis 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. Quickly incorporating feedback to ensure positive results. Sharing ideas and being open to other’s ideas.
• Communicating: Conveying instructions to clients and teammates to ensure successful patient care.
• Active Listening:Following the instructions of veterinarians and sometimes patient owners. Picking up on the needs of veterinarians and teammates based on prior experiences and feedback.
• Organization Skills: Clear tracking of lab specimens, medications, patient instructions, workflow, and other job-related items 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 of the patient 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, treatment, and lab areas; restock exam rooms with supplies. Assist other team members to keep the public areas of the practice clean; clean and maintain all medical equipment.
• Demonstrate warmth, courtesy and professionalism in all interactions with clients; exercise compassion and care in all interactions with patients.
• Communicate with veterinarians and practice team members including client discussions, patient plans, client concerns, etc.
• 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, etc.
• 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 $20.00 - USD $24.00 /Hr.