The veterinary technician is the veterinarian’s primary medical support and plays a vital role within the Hospital. Technicians must value the quality of care we provide at Guardian Veterinary Medical Center and comfortably deliver care to patients and communicate well with clients. The technician aids the veterinarian in achieving greater efficiency in overall patient care.
Required Qualifications:
- Certified or experienced (three + years in field)
- Must effectively be able to read, speak, and write in English.
- Must have basic computer literacy skills and typing skills due to us being a paperless practice.
- Must be able to administer injections, perform venipuncture, take vital signs of a patient and properly restrain dogs and cat, including fractious pets, for examination and treatments.
- Must be able to give treatments/medications intravenously, orally, and subcutaneously.
- Familiar with anesthesia monitoring & IV catheter placement.
- Able to perform complete dental prophylactic procedures.
- Run diagnostic tests including lab work, skin scrapes, ear/skin cytology, fecal exams, heartworm tests and urinalysis.
- Comfortable taking Radiographs and using proper Radiology safety equipment and procedure protocols.
- Basic working knowledge of preventive care medicine including but not limited to diseases commonly vaccinated for (Canine Distemper, Parvo, Leptospirosis, Rabies, Bordetella, Feline distemper, Leukemia, FIV), Heartworm disease and prevention and Intestinal parasite prevention.
- Comfortable creating and maintaining accurate medical records.
- Working knowledge of dosage calculations and medical conversions.
