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Dental Veterinary Technician

3 months ago


Sacramento, United States VCA Animal Hospitals Full time

VCA Greenhaven Pocket Animal Hospital is looking for an experienced Dental Technician to join our growing team. This position would work closely with both dentistry and surgical cases.

This is an excellent opportunity to use your technician skills, work with a dynamic, highly-skilled team, and expand your knowledge in dentistry. You will be challenged to grow and learn with a team that will fully support you along the way

The ideal candidate will be a team player who is a friendly, dependable, positive multi-tasker with excellent communication and client service skills and strong emotional intelligence.

Prior experience in surgery, anesthesia, and advanced nursing care is required for this position. Experienced technicians are asked to think analytically through patient needs and the disease process in order to deliver the highest quality care.

This positions' main duty is to provide anesthesia technical support to all services. This position is perfect for the qualified individual that would like to expand their anesthesia knowledge and skill set and assume increased patient management responsibility.

Minimum qualifications:

* Minimum of 1 year of experience as a veterinary technician (comfort with independently managing anesthetic cases will be very beneficial)
* Skills to induce and monitor anesthesia
* Ability to recognize patient's current condition, which can change on a moment-to-moment basis during anesthesia
* Ability to calculate drug doses and administer medications intravenously, subcutaneously, intramuscularly, and/or orally
* Experience with anesthetic delivery, support, and monitoring equipment
* Experience with running CRIs
* Experience with responding to emergencies and providing CPR Preferred Qualifications:
* Valid California Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
* Experience collecting and interpreting physiological data
* Ability to use standard laboratory equipment
* Knowledge of animal anatomy, physiology, common diseases, and common surgical procedures
* Understanding and experience with routine repair and maintaining anesthesia related equipment

Why You Should Consider Us

This full time position pays between $23 to $25 per hour depending on experience.

* We run dental procedures and Surgeries Monday through Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm
* Your passion for medicine and compassion for pets and people is matched with a commitment to your professional growth.
* You will sharpen your skills-and even learn some new techniques-and explore career options that only VCA can offer, such as continuing education, transfer, specialization, and leadership opportunities.
* We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical/dental/vision and paid vacation (for F/T employees only), 401(k), generous personal pet care discounts, and more

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.


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