Veterinary Technician

Animal Emergency & Specialty Center - Knoxville; Missouri; On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Animal Emergency & Specialty Center - Knoxville is hiring Registered/Certified/Licensed Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants to join our clinical teams. The roles involve greeting clients, preparing patients for procedures, assisting veterinarians, and managing records in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum 1 year veterinary practice experience required; strong communication and teamwork skills are essential. Sign-on bonus available.

Qualifications

• College-level education required to become credentialed VT.
• At least 1 year of experience in a veterinary practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Compassionate, empathetic, and professional demeanor.
• Ability to work in a team and adapt to change.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and patients, record history in EMR.
• Assist veterinarian with routine and emergency procedures.
• Restrain patients, collect samples, dispense medications.
• Schedule appointments and manage client communications.
• Prepare patients for surgical/dental procedures and monitor anesthesia.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Compassionate & empathetic

Education

Credentialed Veterinary Technician education

Job description

We are actively hiring Registered / Certified / Licensed Veterinary Technicians (RVTs/CVTs/LVTs) and Veterinary Assistants (VAs) to join our growing clinical teams across the Kansas City market (KS & MO)! Sign-on Bonus Available!

The incumbent must be able to perform all the following duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Greet clients and patients arriving for appointments or walk-ins and escort into an exam room, obtain weight and vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, pain score, body condition score), record all in the electronic medical record, and begin documentation of the patient visit in the electronic medical record by obtaining and recording a thorough patient history.
• Assist veterinarian with appointments (routine and emergency), surgery, dentistry, and euthanasia's, taking direct supervision from the veterinarian(s) and the Hospital Office Manager or Hospital Leader on Duty.
• Perform patient restraint, obtain and process laboratory samples, handle and dispense medications at the direction of the veterinarian, and maintain the electronic medical record.
• Schedule appointments, communicate with and educate clients, relay test results to doctor and clients, maintain and update inventory as well as client/patient records, and manage accounts receivable.
• Prepare patients for surgical and dental procedures, safely support induction and monitoring of anesthetized patients including checking and recording vital parameters (under direction of the veterinarian), monitor patients during recovery, and prepare them for discharge to owner or transfer to an overnight care facility as needed.
• Provide in-hospital treatments for sick patients including giving injectable and oral medications as well as intravenous therapies; keep patients clean, watered, and fed (when indicated and directed by veterinarian), and safely walk canine patients when necessary for elimination.
• Participate in the training of new staff members and general dissemination of knowledge as required.
• Keep hospital environment neat and clean; perform regular cleaning of environment based on necessity as well as based on a pre-determined maintenance schedule.

College or college-equivalent education (completed) as required in becoming a Credentialed Veterinary Technician in the state in which the hospital is located.

Must have at least 1-year previous experience working in a veterinary practice.

Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Must be compassionate and sympathetic and be able to maintain a professional attitude and demeanor during emotional and stressful situations.

Must have telephone and computer skills.

Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments, offer creative ideas, and accept change.