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Floating Veterinary Technician

American Veterinary Group • Full-time • Henrico, Virginia, US • 1d ago

Floating Veterinary Technician

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UrgentVet - Short Pump

Reporting To: Practice Manager

Description

UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care, offering after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees. Our hospitals offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to helps animals among a great team of people? Our clinic is seeking a Floating Veterinary Technician to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic. Milage Reimbursement included.

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Ideal Candidate

Current Veterinary Technician's licensure in good standing with the Virginia Board of Veterinary Medicine is required.
Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills
Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
Full-time employees may be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding
Prior customer service experience
Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
Must be able to lift 40 lbs

Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise

Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation
Additional duties including facility maintenance and client education