Full-Time Veterinary Technician

Access Veterinary Care•Golden Valley, MN

30d•$23 - $26•Onsite

About The Position

Access Veterinary Care is a veterinary clinic focused on providing affordable, accessible care for families in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and surrounding areas. They emphasize community medicine, prioritizing quality, efficiency, and flexible care options to reduce the burden of medical care and keep animals with their families. This role is within a dynamic, fast-paced urgent care environment with strong opportunities for professional growth and skill development. The veterinary technician will play a central role in patient care, assisting veterinarians with sick and injured patients, running diagnostics, monitoring anesthesia, assisting with surgery, performing dental procedures, communicating with clients, and carrying out treatments under veterinary supervision. The clinic seeks technicians who desire greater autonomy in case management, enjoy 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.

Requirements

1-3 years working in veterinary medicine
Licensed Veterinary Technician or eligible for licensure
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
Perform CPR
Perform anesthesia and assist in surgeries, both routine and emergency
Perform dental x-rays and prophylaxis
Perform intubation
Administer IV fluid therapy with regular and syringe pump
Perform different local anesthetic blocks
Educate clients on nutrition and wellness care
Obtain informed anesthetic consent and provide procedure discharge instructions
Educate clients on medication side effects and compliance
Participate in team approach to educating clients on medical concerns and chronic disease management
Help develop client education tools
Provide oral health care education
Run in-house diagnostics
Prep samples for referral laboratories
Perform patient sample collection
Use safe sample handling techniques
Take digital x-rays
Maintain in-house formulary
Coordinate prescription refills
Process online prescriptions
Fill prescriptions using the 5 rights