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Lakefield Veterinary Group is Hiring a Veterinary Technician lI Near Phoenix, AZ
Ahwatukee Animal Care Hospital is AAHA certified and seeking a well-rounded Veterinary Technician who will serve as an advocate to ensure an optimal experience in all aspects of client and patient care. We are a 2 Doctor practice.
We are open Monday-Friday No Weekends.
You must be able to manage multiple tasks while demonstrating a high level of initiative, teamwork, and customer service. The position we are offering is for full time hours and may or may not require a fluctuating schedule. Previous Veterinary experience required.
Performance Expectations:
- Can provide compassionate care to patients and clients. Displays excellent customer service.
- Can legibly keep accurate medical records in accordance hospital policy. Experience in Avimark a plus.
- Will work with fellow teammates to ensure all clients and patients are cared for timely and adequately.
- Can effectively restrain pets, even when aggressive, large or difficult.
- Understands all common vaccinations and vaccination protocols and can adequately explain to clients.
- Understands the importance of a clean and orderly facility, does not hesitate to clean or organize as part of a normal job duty. Completes assigned weekly cleaning duties.
- Can handle client's medical questions with confidence and direct to veterinarians when appropriate.
- Can prepare estimates for procedures and discuss financial commitments with clients supporting hospital financial policies.
- Can give SQ, IM and IV injections.
- Can explain necessary follow up and homecare instructions.
- Understands usage, dosage, and common side-effects for commonly used prescription drugs and can readily explain them to the clients.
- Has understanding of common pet emergency symptoms, and can assist in triaging patients.
- Can assist the veterinarian in medical, surgical and dental procedures; prepares patients for surgery; administers anesthesia; monitors patients during surgery and recovery; administers fluids.
- Can properly care for all surgical materials; keep the operating room properly stocked and prepared for surgery.
- Can perform clinical laboratory procedures such as fecal flotation exams, heartworm checks, urinalysis, draws blood for laboratory analysis; maintains file of lab test results and ensures that test results are recorded in patient records.
- Can effectively position for and take radiographs.
- Can perform electrocardiograms.
- Can place IV catheters and properly care for them. Understands the use and care of IV pumps as well.
- Knows common disease states and can alert veterinarians when symptoms change or when concerns arise with hospitalized patients.
- Can prepare a patient and the machine for an ultrasound procedure.
- Can admit patients following hospital policy and doctors written orders.
- Can discharge patients based on the veterinarian's orders, ensuring that patients are well groomed and in a medically appropriate state.
- Can perform any other duties as assigned.
We are very team oriented and do a lot of team building. We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to our hospital!