Veterinary Technician- Montgomery Veterinary Associates - Carter Hill

Suveto•Montgomery, AL

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Montgomery Veterinary Associates – Carter Hill, part of the Suveto network of hospitals, is a small animal practice in Montgomery. We are looking for amazing people to join our team. Candidates must be self-motivated, cheerful and kind, fearless in the face of adversity, excellent communicators, accountable, and respectful. Montgomery Veterinary Associates invests in each employee and places high regard for a positive work environment and individual workplace satisfaction. We are looking to fill positions for full-time Veterinary Technician. You will be required to work a mix of shifts between mornings and evenings. Shifts vary from 8-10 hours, 32-40 hours a week. The best candidate will have a minimum of 1 -2 years of veterinary experience preferred. They will have strong communication skills, be enthusiastic, reliable, detail-oriented, interested in learning and working as part of a team - including culture development. Our technicians are responsible for carrying out the Veterinarian's instructions, assisting in exam rooms and surgery, managing their time, communicating with the team and with our clients, care of patients, cleaning and maintaining hospital and client areas, collecting and preparing laboratory samples, venipuncture, radiology, use of computers and preparing prescriptions.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 -2 years of veterinary experience preferred
Strong communication skills
Enthusiastic
Reliable
Detail-oriented
Interested in learning and working as part of a team - including culture development
Outstanding customer service skills
Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills
Extraordinary attention to detail and thorough follow-through
Strong computer typing skills
Team player, flexible and ability to remain poised in stressful situations
Developed emotional intelligence

Responsibilities

Carrying out the Veterinarian's instructions
Assisting in exam rooms and surgery
Managing their time
Communicating with the team and with our clients
Care of patients
Cleaning and maintaining hospital and client areas
Collecting and preparing laboratory samples
Venipuncture
Radiology
Use of computers
Preparing prescriptions
Perform blood collection via all routes and ability to know best collection method based on individual patient needs or specific test requirements.
Assist veterinarian in all aspects during surgical procedures; pre-medication, set up, induction, preparation, maintenance of general anesthesia, surgical monitoring, surgical assisting, recovery, writing post op orders and pain management protocols.
I.V. catheter placement, fluid therapy, fluid pump machine operation and maintenance.
Radiology machine operation and appropriate patient positioning.
Animal handling and restraint