Location: Mckinney,TX, USA
Highlands-Eldorado Veterinary Hospital is hiring a full-time Veterinary Technician to provide skilled care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Our ideal candidate has experience in animal care, client communication, and veterinary procedures, with a passion for improving the lives of pets and their owners.
What to Expect
As you join our team, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:
* A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
* Paid time off and a 401(k) plan for full-time employees
* Guardian voluntary benefits
* Professional development opportunities
* Employee pet discounts! Because we know your pets are family, too.
Salary: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour, determined by the candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications.
Schedule: Monday through Friday 7:00am-6:30pm, Rotating On-Call shifts & occasionally working until 8pm
Key Responsibilities:
* Client Communication: Provide 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.
* Client Education & Support: Educate clients on preventative medicine, wellness care by age, vaccine requirements, laboratory procedures, and support hospital financial policies by preparing estimates and discussing financial commitments.
* Customer Service: 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.
* Animal Handling & Care: Restrain animals safely and compassionately, assist veterinarians in medical, surgical, and dental procedures, prepare patients for surgery, administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery and recovery, and administer fluids.
* Facility & Equipment Maintenance: Properly care for all surgical materials, maintain hospital equipment and inventory, and ensure the surgery room, ICU area, exam rooms, and treatment areas are prepared and maintained.
* Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using a paperless medical record system, ensuring all procedures, vaccinations, and notes are documented for proper billing.
* Pharmacy Assistance: Assist with dispensing medications as directed by the veterinarian, prepare prescription labels, and appropriately package medication.
* Safety & Technical Skills: Follow DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines; 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.
Qualifications:
* One year of Veterinary Technician experience.
* 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.