Veterinary Technician

Access Medical Services LLC•Golden Valley, MN

121d•$22 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

Access Veterinary Care is a veterinary clinic that focuses on providing affordable, accessible care for families in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the surrounding areas. Through community medicine that prioritizes quality, efficiency, and flexible care options, we believe that we can help reduce the burden of medical care and help keep animals with their families. Access Veterinary Care is seeking a (L)VT who wants to practice in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. We are primarily an urgent care clinic providing affordable outpatient veterinary care, with strong opportunities for professional growth and skill development. Full-time and part-time positions are available. As a veterinary technician at Access Veterinary Care, you’ll play a central role in patient care by assisting veterinarians with sick and injured patients, running laboratory diagnostics, monitoring anesthesia for sedated procedures, assisting with surgery, performing dental radiographs and prophylaxis, communicating with clients, and carrying out treatments under veterinary supervision. We’re looking for technicians who want greater autonomy in case management. The ideal candidate enjoys client education, direct patient care, and practicing to the full extent of their training. Experienced technicians will have opportunities to learn and display advanced technical skills, including placing skin sutures, applying bandages and splints, performing thoracocentesis, and more.

Requirements

1-3 years working in veterinary medicine
LVT Preferred (or eligible for LVT)
Excellent verbal communication skills
Critical thinking
Self starter
High energy

Responsibilities

Perform restraint, diagnostics and treatments on sick or injured patients in collaboration with the DVM
Triage urgent care patients to identify patients in emergent need of medical intervention
Administer medications and treatments
Perform physical assessments and coordinate preventative care under the direct supervision of a DVM
Perform humane euthanasia under the direct supervision of a DVM
CPR
Perform anesthesia and assist in surgeries, both routine and emergency
Dental x-rays and prophylaxis
Intubation
IV fluid therapy with regular and syringe pump
Performing different local anesthetic blocks.
Nutrition and wellness care
Informed anesthetic consent and procedure discharge
Medication side effects and compliance
Participate in team approach to educating clients on medical concerns and chronic disease management
Help develop client education tools
Oral health care
Run in-house diagnostics
Prep samples for referral laboratories
Patient sample collection
Use of safe sample handling techniques
Take digital x-rays
Maintain in-house formulary
Coordinate prescription refills
Process online prescriptions
Fill prescriptions using the 5 rights