What are the responsibilities and job description for the CityVet Universal City - Veterinary Technician - Urgent Care position at CityVet Career Center?
Happy people. Healthy pets.
At CityVet, we believe healthy pets start with happy people. It is important that our vet-led clinics are filled with smiling faces and compassionate pet people, and each of our employees plays a vital role in creating the positive vibe felt at our offices. Starting a career at CityVet means growing in a fun, people-first environment where the future of our employees is just as important as the future of our business.
All pet lovers welcome
CityVet is looking for Veterinary Technicians (VT) to join our Urgent Care team! At CityVet, we know our team of happy people is as unique and diverse as the pets we care for. We recruit and promote CityVet team members based on their abilities and accomplishments and create a welcoming environment for all.
Make pet care your purpose
The Veterinary Technician (VT) is responsible for maintaining excellent patient care and operational productivity by helping the Veterinarian leverage their time and efforts to meet the needs of their clients and patients. The Veterinary Technician works to relieve the Veterinarian from technical work and administrative detail to achieve greater levels of efficiency in daily practice. Veterinary Technicians help facilitate and streamline communication from the operating room to the front office staff and most importantly, the client.
Essential qualifications:
- At least 18 years of age at the time of hire
- At least 1 year of veterinary industry experience
- Understanding of and ability to properly, and safely, restrain animals
- Knowledgeable on veterinary medical terminology and medication
A day in the life of an Urgent Care Veterinary Technician:
Assists the Veterinarian in urgent medical and surgical cases. This includes:
- Preparing lab samples
- Interpreting cytology samples
- Interpreting urinalysis
- Running in-house lab work
- Preparing samples for send out analysis to Antech
- Inducing, monitoring, and recover anesthetic patients
- Preparing cost estimates
- Filling Prescriptions
- Client education
*Potential for Urgent Care/GP Hybrid schedule!
Purr-worthy people care:
At CityVet, we put an added focus on the well-being of our staff members, because caring for people and their pets is no easy task. CityVet prioritizes meeting the full range of physical and mental well-being needs of our people. *30 hours per week allows for full-time benefits!
In addition to health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, a competitive 401k program, vision and dental insurance and HSA options, our full-time employees receive:
- Flexible Schedules
- Growth Opportunities
- Paid Parental Leave
- Uniform Allowance