Veterinarian Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• One year of Veterinary Technician experience.
• Experience in animal care, client communication, and veterinary procedures.
• Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.
• Knowledgeable about common disease states and able to alert veterinarians to changes in patient conditions.
• Familiarity with DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians with patient care, exams, surgery, anesthesia, and recovery.
• Safely handle and restrain animals with compassion.
• Communicate clearly with clients, including care instructions, status updates for hospitalized patients, home care instructions, pre- and post-op instructions, and medication administration guidance.
• Address client medical questions with confidence and direct complex inquiries to veterinarians.
• Educate clients on preventative medicine, wellness care by age, vaccine requirements, and laboratory procedures.
• Support hospital financial policies by preparing estimates and discussing financial commitments.
• Greet clients, escort them and their pets into exam rooms, ensure smooth transitions to the front desk, and promote the practice’s products, programs, and services.
• Perform technical duties such as lab work, radiographs, injections, and IV catheter placement.
• Maintain accurate medical records and assist with medication dispensing.
• Help keep exam rooms, treatment areas, and equipment clean, stocked, and ready.
• Follow hospital, safety, and regulatory guidelines at all times.
• Assist veterinarians in medical, surgical, and dental procedures.
• Prepare patients for surgery, administer anesthesia, and monitor patients during surgery and recovery.
• Administer fluids.
• Properly care for all surgical materials, maintain hospital equipment and inventory.
• Ensure the surgery room, ICU area, exam rooms, and treatment areas are prepared and maintained.
• Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using a paperless medical record system, ensuring all procedures, vaccinations, and notes are documented for proper billing.
• Assist with dispensing medications as directed by the veterinarian, prepare prescription labels, and appropriately package medication.
• Administer SQ, IM, and IV injections.
• Perform laboratory tests, radiographs, and electrocardiograms.
• Place IV catheters.
• Perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.

Benefits

• A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• a 401(k) plan for full-time employees
• Professional development opportunities
• Guardian voluntary benefits
• Employee pet discounts!