Veterinary Technician

United Veterinary Care; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Headspace

401K with company match

Health Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid time off

DailyPay on Demand

Job summary

Helping Hands Veterinary Surgery & Dentistry is seeking a Veterinary Technician to work closely with doctors and technicians to improve efficiency and patient care in a surgical and dental specialty setting.

You will assist in anesthesia, medications, patient intake, and records, while upholding high standards of safety and client communication. A supportive team environment promotes learning and growth in the profession.

Qualifications

• 1 year of technician experience in a veterinary surgical setting.
• LVT preferred but not required.
• Ability to administer CPR and monitor anesthesia equipment.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for all patients, delegating when necessary.
• Prepare and present estimates.
• Intake patients into hospital.
• Complete proficiency in IV catheter placement and maintenance.
• Administer IV, IM, SQ, and oral medications.
• Complete knowledge of radiographic positioning and technique.
• Prepare patients for surgical procedures.
• Maintain sterile field and instrument handling.

Skills

Delivery of patient care

Medication administration

Anesthesia monitoring

CPR knowledge

Sterile technique

Client education

Record keeping

OSHA compliance

Drop-in lab work

Team collaboration

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) preferred

Job description

Veterinary Technician

At Helping Hands Veterinary Surgery & Dentistry, our mission is to provide quality veterinary surgical and dental services at affordable prices to help prevent economic euthanasia. We only focus on surgery and dentistry, and work with referring veterinarians for pre and post-care, which helps us keep our costs low without sacrificing quality or care. We offer over 40 procedures, ensuring that we can help many pets receive surgical and dental care they otherwise would not have access to.

Description

Veterinary Technician

At Helping Hands Veterinary Surgery & Dentistry, our mission is to provide quality veterinary surgical and dental services at affordable prices to help prevent economic euthanasia. We only focus on surgery and dentistry, and work with referring veterinarians for pre and post-care, which helps us keep our costs low without sacrificing quality or care. We offer over 40 procedures, ensuring that we can help many pets receive surgical and dental care they otherwise would not have access to.

At Helping Hands Veterinary Surgery and Dentistry, you will work closely with doctors and technicians to increase efficiency within our hospital as well as the level of care we provide as a team. Come thrive in an environment that encourages learning and continued growth within the profession.

Surgical Responsibilities

• Be responsible for all patients, delegating when necessary
• Prepare and present estimates
• Intake patients into hospital
• Have thorough understanding of the intake process, client education, and paperwork required from the owner's prior
• Calculate medication doses
• Administer IV, IM, SQ, and oral medications
• Complete proficiency in IV catheter placement and maintenance
• Complete proficiency in endotracheal tube placement on dogs and cats
• Begin procedures requested by and as directed by a veterinarian
• Keep accurate records including anesthetic observations and treatments
• Perform treatments properly and promptly
• Collect blood and urine samples
• Have a complete understanding of laboratory machine maintenance and operation
• Prep patients for surgical procedures
• Have thorough knowledge of radiographic positioning and technique
• Ability to maintain and protect a sterile field
• Able to put surgical gloves on and open instrument packs sterilely
• The ability to properly identify all surgical instruments in the hospital
• Be able to properly wrap and sterilize all instruments
• Safe and proper handling of therapeutic agents, surgical instruments (SQ, IM, IV injections and oral/topical medication administration)
• IV fluid/blood product administration, monitoring, and maintenance
• Safe handling/restraint of animals
• Able to set up and maintain an anesthesia machine and to properly perform a leak check or trouble shoot anesthetic machine problems
• Adherence to OSHA standards
• Able to properly use all anesthesia monitoring equipment
• Knowledge of all normal anesthesia monitoring values and the ability to make adjustments as needed or to alert the doctor when appropriate
• Ability to administer CPR when necessary
• Knowledge and proper use of PPE (personal protective equipment)

Experience Requirements

• 1 year of technician experience in a veterinary surgical setting, work in a specialty practice or emergency clinic is a plus.
• LVT preferred but not required

Benefits

• Complimentary Short-Term Disability
• Complimentary Life Insurance; with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits for self or family
• Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (Headspace)
• 401K with 100% company match up to 3% and 4% company match for your 5% of contributions, eligible after 6 months of employment
• Florida Blue Insurance Plans with 3-tiered options; Kaiser for CA Residents
• Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account or Health Reimbursement Account options
• United Healthcare Dental Insurance; includes a 100% paid premium option for team members
• United Healthcare Vision Insurance options
• Long Term Disability option (paid for by employee)
• Progyny-Fertility and Family Building Support
• Team Member Discounts for Pet Care
• Paid time off-inclusive of sick, personal, and vacation
• Digital Musculoskeletal Support
• Referral Bonus Program
• DailyPay on Demand

United Veterinary Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws. 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.