Veterinary Technician/Assistant

Wolf River Animal Hospital; Germantown (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolf River Animal Hospital seeks a dedicated Veterinary Technician to support animal care, exams, and diagnostic procedures. You will assist during surgery, administer medications and vaccines, and help maintain records and equipment in a compassionate, client-focused practice.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, technical skills, and a strong love of animals, with emphasis on safe handling and efficient team collaboration in a clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate knowledge of animal behavior and husbandry.
• Strong documentation and information-analysis abilities.
• Patient, compassionate, and capable of working with animals and clients.

Responsibilities

• Provides animal care by determining animal requirements.
• Assists during operations.
• Feeds and cares for animals.
• Maintains supplies and equipment.
• Maintains records.
• Determines animal requirements by examinations and interviews.
• Completes laboratory tests and studies and diagnostic imaging.
• Takes vital signs and collects samples.
• Administers medications, drugs, and vaccines.
• Bandages and wraps wounds.
• Explains animal status to owners.
• Maintains sterile conditions.
• Keeps a safe, humane environment.

Skills

Knowledge of animal behavior

Animal husbandry

Love of animals

Documentation skills

Analyzing information

Clinical skills

Use of medical technologies

Attention to detail

Patience

Verbal communication

Technical understanding

Job description

Description

From the moment clients walk into Wolf River Pet Hospital, we want them to know that they have brought their pet to a safe place where they will be well taken care of. Our team is caring and compassionate, and they are committed to not only taking care of the pet's immediate needs, but to forging a long-lasting relationship with the client and their pet.

Veterinarian Technician Job Responsibilities:

• Provides animal care by determining animal requirements.
• Assists during operations.
• Feeds and cares for animals.
• Maintains supplies and equipment.
• Maintains records.
• Determines animal requirements by conducting examinations and interviews.
• Completes laboratory tests and studies and diagnostic imaging.
• Takes vital signs and collects samples.
• Administers medications, drugs, and vaccines.
• Bandages and wraps wounds.
• Supports animal examinations by assembling required supplies and instruments.
• Explains animal status to owners.
• Prepares surgery table instruments.
• Completes local/regional anesthesia.
• Places catheters.
• Maintains sterile conditions.
• Obtains and verifies medications.
• Cleans animal cages and equipment
• Maintains safe, secure, healthy, and humane environment by sterilizing and wrapping instruments, sanitizing operating areas, verifying shelf life of medications, and complying with legal regulations.
• Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Veterinarian Technician Qualifications / Requirements:

• Knowledge of animal behavior
• Animal husbandry
• Love of animals
• Documentation skills
• Analyzing information
• Clinical skills
• Use of medical technologies
• Attention to detail
• Patience
• Verbal communication
• Technical understanding