Veterinary Technician/Assistant

SynergyVet LLC • Durham, NC

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About The Position

The Veterinary Technician/Assistant provides excellent veterinary care to patients at Ellis Crossing Animal Hospital and represents the hospital’s mission and values to customers. The role sets the tone for the technical and customer support team and calls for a proactive, adaptable person who can handle a variety of tasks. The hospital describes its culture as values-led, emphasizing speaking truth, choosing positivity, serving well, taking ownership, and continually improving.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of previous experience as a Veterinary Technician or working in a veterinary practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Compassionate and sympathetic demeanor, with the ability to remain professional during emotional and stressful situations.
• Clinical and technical skills and understanding.
• Ability to analyze and interpret information.
• Team-oriented and willing to learn new techniques and treatments, offer creative ideas, and accept change.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and patients, bring them to an exam room, obtain weights and vital signs, and record this information in the electronic medical record.
• Begin visit documentation by obtaining and recording a thorough patient history.
• Assist during surgical procedures.
• Feed and care for animals.
• Maintain supplies, equipment, and medical records.
• Determine animal requirements through examinations and interviews.
• Complete laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging.
• Collect samples and take vital signs.
• Administer medications, drugs, and vaccines.
• Bandage and wrap wounds.
• Assemble supplies and instruments needed to support animal examinations.
• Explain animal status to owners.
• Prepare surgical instruments.
• Administer and monitor local or regional anesthesia.
• Place catheters.
• Maintain sterile conditions.
• Obtain and verify medications.
• Clean animal cages and equipment.
• Maintain a safe, secure, healthy, and humane environment by sterilizing and wrapping instruments, sanitizing operating areas, verifying medication shelf life, and complying with legal regulations.
• Take ownership of assigned work and explore opportunities to add value.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed