Veterinary Technician, East Moline, Illinois

Suveto • East Moline, IL

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About The Position

The Veterinary Technician performs basic medical, diagnostic, and laboratory procedures under the direction of a licensed veterinarian. The role supports appointments, patient care and hospitalization, laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging, procedures, surgery, client education, and hospital operations. The technician follows veterinarian direction, practice protocols, OSHA regulations, and hospital safety standards.

Requirements

• Proficient knowledge of practice software for medication and food dispensing, printing patient-care documents and labels, and recording client and doctor communications.
• Clear understanding of and ability to enforce OSHA regulations and hospital safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare exam rooms and assist doctors during appointments.
• Take patient histories from clients; perform physical assessments and legibly record observations in medical records.
• Educate clients about preventative healthcare recommendations and provide follow-up.
• Communicate patient or client concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Collect blood samples through venipuncture, perform in-house laboratory tests, prepare forms and samples for outside laboratories, and call owners with results as requested by the veterinarian.
• Provide and monitor nursing care for hospitalized patients as requested by the veterinarian, including administering medications by all routes and monitoring patients.
• Admit and discharge hospital patients according to protocols and educate clients about admission and discharge.
• Clean and restock exam rooms, treatment areas, hospital wards, and other areas as requested.
• Use practice software to dispense veterinarian-approved medications and patient food; print treatment sheets, discharge instructions, cage-card labels, X-ray and laboratory labels; and record communications with clients and doctors.
• Understand and enforce OSHA regulations and hospital safety standards.
• Perform diagnostic imaging as requested by the veterinarian.
• Perform technician appointments, including pedicures, ear cleaning, anal gland expression, routine laboratory work, and subcutaneous fluids, as deemed appropriate by the practice.
• Assist doctors with medical and diagnostic procedures.
• Place IV catheters and begin fluid therapy when required by the veterinarian.
• Assist with induction and maintenance of general anesthesia with a doctor present.
• Assist in the operating room and provide recovery and postoperative nursing care as requested by the veterinarian.
• Perform client callbacks and provide updates as requested.

What This Job Offers

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