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 examinations, patient care, laboratory work, diagnostic imaging, medical procedures, anesthesia, and surgery, while communicating with clients and maintaining hospital areas and records.

The technician prepares exam rooms, gathers patient histories, performs physical assessments, records observations, and educates clients about preventive healthcare and follow-up care. They provide and monitor nursing care for hospitalized patients, administer medications by all routes as directed, and follow admission and discharge protocols.

Additional duties include collecting and processing samples, preparing outside-laboratory forms, performing technical appointments, placing IV catheters and starting fluid therapy when directed, assisting with diagnostic and medical procedures, and supporting anesthesia, surgery, recovery, and postoperative nursing care. The technician also uses practice software to support medication dispensing, patient care documentation, labels, treatment sheets, and client communications; follows OSHA regulations and hospital safety standards; and cleans and restocks hospital areas.

Requirements

• Proficient knowledge of practice software for the listed patient-care, dispensing, documentation, labeling, and communication tasks.
• Clear understanding of 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 preventive healthcare recommendations and provide follow-up.
• Communicate patient or client concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Perform venipuncture, collect blood samples, conduct in-house laboratory tests, prepare forms for outside laboratories, and call owners with results as requested by the veterinarian.
• Provide and monitor nursing care for hospitalized patients, including administering medications by all routes and monitoring patients as directed by the veterinarian.
• Admit and discharge patients according to hospital protocols and educate clients about the process.
• Clean and restock exam rooms, treatment areas, hospital wards, and other areas as requested.
• Use practice software for veterinarian-approved medication and patient-food dispensing, treatment sheets, discharge instructions, cage-card labels, X-ray and laboratory labels, and recording client and doctor communications.
• Follow and enforce OSHA regulations and hospital safety standards.
• Perform diagnostic imaging as requested by the veterinarian.
• Perform technical 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 while a doctor is 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