Veterinary Technician

About Us: Veterinary Wellness Partners, Inc. is a privately owned multi-location practice dedicated to providing exceptional care to our clients and their pets. We are seeking a highly skilled Registered Veterinary Technician to join our team.

We are looking for a detail-oriented and compassionate Registered Veterinary Technician to assist our veterinarians in providing top-notch care to our patients. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for performing a variety of tasks, including in-hospital lab testing, preparing specimens for outside labs, assisting with outpatient exams, and providing nursing care for in-hospital patients.

• Technical Duties:
  • Assist veterinarians in the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery
  • Perform in-hospital lab testing and prepare specimens for outside labs
  • Assist veterinarians in outpatient exams by taking histories, vital signs, and weights, as well as providing client education
  • Provide nursing care for in-hospital patients
  • Conduct pre-admission exams and discharge hospitalized patients
  • Perform client callbacks
  • Maintain legally defensible medical records in cooperation with veterinarians
• Exams:
  • Prepare and maintain exam rooms (cleanliness and stocking of supplies and brochures)
  • Assist veterinarians in exam rooms by taking patients' history, vital signs, and weight; preparing vaccines and medications; and assisting with medical records
  • Educate clients on prevention and wellness topics
  • Fill prescriptions per veterinarians' instructions
  • Educate clients about medication instructions and administration
  • Perform admission exams for patients being hospitalized, including weight, vital signs, and pre-surgical exam
  • Perform pre-anesthetic exams on surgery and dental patients if the veterinarian has not already assessed patients
  • Discharge surgery patients with detailed instructions
• Lab:
  • Responsible for collecting samples for in-hospital lab testing, such as intestinal parasite screens, pre-anesthetic testing, senior screens, complete blood count, urinalysis, heartworm, tick-borne diseases, Feline Leukemia, FIV, cytology, etc.
  • Collect and prepare samples
  • Report diagnostic testing results to veterinarians
  • Assist in quality controls and record keeping on in-house lab equipment
  • Complete proper sample preparation and paperwork for outside diagnostic lab tests
• Treatment:
  • Perform treatments noted on treatment sheets (hospitalized patients, surgeries)
  • Assist veterinarians with daily treatments
  • Provide nursing care
  • Take and process x-rays
  • Record x-rays in log and medical records
  • Use and maintain IV pumps
• Surgery:
  • Admit patients scheduled for surgery and dentistry
  • Keep surgical materials stocked
  • Prepare gown and surgical packs
  • Check oxygen lines and waste gas scavenger system; turn off scavenger system after surgical procedures are completed
  • Prepare surgery suite for surgery
  • Prepare instruments; know type of surgical instruments required for specific surgeries
  • Assist veterinarians with patient restraint
  • Assist veterinarians with induction/intubation or perform induction/intubation
  • Surgical preparation of patient
  • Monitor anesthesia closely with monitoring equipment such as pulse oximeter, electrocardiogram, and blood pressure
  • Help maintain anesthesia machine
  • Assist veterinarian performing surgery
  • Monitor patients waking up from anesthesia; assist with treatment if patient has reaction to anesthesia
  • Clean surgery suite and surgical instruments after each procedure following hospital sterilization protocols
  • Keep accurate anesthesia/surgical medical records
  • Ensure hospital patients go home well groomed and in an appropriate medical state
• Dentistry:
  • Clean, scale, and polish teeth using dental equipment and hand instruments
  • Perform fluoride treatments
  • Record dental problems in medical records and report them to veterinarians for instructions
  • Assist veterinarians performing oral extractions or other dental procedures
  • Take before-and-after digital photos for client handouts
  • Take and process dental x-rays
• Medical Records:
  • Update medical records with progress notes
  • Communicate with doctors and technicians through notations in medical records
  • Record information for hospitalized patients, including:
  • Daily status each time a technician touches a patient, with initials, time, procedures, and observations
  • Hospitalized procedures such as surgeries, radiographs, and dentistry
  • Pre-surgical exam findings, anesthesia risk
  • Time anesthesia begins, ends, and how many minutes
  • Lab test results
  • Dental charts
  • Injections, medications, fluid therapy, pain management
  • Note homecare instructions given to and reviewed with client
  • Create estimates/treatment plans
  • Collect signatures on consent forms and estimates/treatment plans
• Housekeeping Duties:
  • Maintain cleanliness of surgery suite, treatment area, and exam rooms for all surfaces, including lights, tables, cabinets, walls, and floors
  • Maintain equipment cleanliness and longevity by vacuuming pet hair from keyboards, wheels, and equipment
  • Vacuum computer keyboards in treatment area, lab/pharmacy, and exam rooms
  • Clean glass windows and doors in surgery suite, treatment area, and exam rooms
  • Sweep and mop floors in surgery suite, exam rooms, and treatment area
  • Keep food and drinks out of treatment area and surgery suite
  • Discard syringes in proper containers
  • Empty trash
  • Clean water and food bowls for hospitalized pets
  • Clean cages and bedding for hospitalized pets
  • Organize radiology gowns, gloves, and badges, making sure they are neatly hung or stored
  • Scrub and polish sinks
  • Wipe down walls and baseboards in the surgery suite, treatment area, and exam rooms
  • Clean cages
  • Do laundry
• Administrative Duties:
  • Inventory:
    • Log controlled drugs
    • Assist with inventory physical count/reconciling the control log
    • Unpack deliveries, reconcile against packing slip, and restock supplies
    • Restock shelves and drawers in exam rooms and treatment area
  • Safety:
    • Follow OSHA requirements
    • Follow practice's health and safety protocols
    • Maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
  • Administrative:
    • Be proficient in using our veterinary practice-management software
    • File lab results
    • Delegate and oversee tasks to the veterinary assistant
    • Assist receptionists when they need extra help
    • Attend staff and department meetings
  Benefits:
  • VWP is proud to offer competitive benefits
  • Group Health Insurance
  • 401k
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Mental Health Day
  • Personal Pet discounts
  • Continuing education
  • Uniforms
  • Convenient Boarding Facility adjacent to Orrville Veterinary Clinic, including Doggy Daycare and Boarding discounts
  • Privately Owned Multi-Location Practice
  Requirements:
  • Registered Veterinary Technician License

Salary: $18 - $22, DOE