Registered Veterinary Technician; RVT

Overview

Schedule :
Varies based on hospital;
Day shifts needed

Hourly Rate:
The base salary range for this full-time position is $24-$42 per hour. Our salary ranges are primarily determined by role, level, and location. The range provided for each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Are you looking for an environment to expand your veterinary nursing skills while working with a supportive team of RVT’s, Veterinary Assistants and Doctors? Adobe is unlike any other hospital for many reasons, and one of them is our Open Hospital policy. Our Open Hospital allows our clients to stay with their pet throughout their visit. This policy also creates a unique learning experience that will not only allow you to gain knowledge and experience with your technician skills but also in client interaction and education.

Our hospital is very fast paced! We see a mix of scheduled appointments like wellness and general practice visits as well as elective soft tissue surgeries and the patients that need dental procedures. Outpatient Team Members are responsible for all outpatient care and procedures. You will manage all scheduled technician, wellness and urgent care appointments and any care associated with them.

This position requires technician experience.

This position is perfect for someone who is looking to gain experience in all aspects of veterinary medicine. This often requires multi-tasking and an excellent critical thinking ability. The technician must be a detail-oriented person who can make good decisions, respond quickly and calmly to crises and always maintain high standards of patient care. Technicians need to communicate clearly with the veterinarians and other practice personnel as well as with clients to ensure that patients receive the care that they need.

Technicians should enjoy working with people and animals.

This position requires at least working one weekend shift (Saturday or Sundays) per week and working two holiday shifts every year.

• Able to help direct the workflow and accurately and efficiently provide advice to owners in person or over the phone, relay phone messages to doctors and clients of scheduled appointments, technician appointments, urgent care appointments, and any patient care needed for patients
• Able to perform veterinary technical skills efficiently, accurately, and with little supervision
• Assess patient care status, review patient plan, perform treatments according to the veterinarian’s orders and document as necessary
• Interact with clients and patients, take an efficient and accurate history, and obtain patient vitals, explain treatments, procedures, medications, and disease processes
• Give IM, IV, and SQ injections, ability to obtain blood samples from multiple sites
• Understanding of vital parameters (HR, RR, MM/CRT), ability to accurately obtain them, and knowledge of what abnormalities need to be reported to the doctor
• Understand common disease processes and ability to use appropriate medical terminology
• Familiarity with common medications and their applications, standard doses, and contraindications, accurately calculate dosages, administer medications
• Monitor, assess, and treat critical care patients as well as updating doctor and client on patient status and be able to place IV catheters
• Perform radiographs and evaluate for proper positioning and exposure. Adhere to all safety standards
• Monitor sedated or anesthetized patient
• Know how to use common diagnostic equipment and perform in house lab tests including blood smears, PCV/TP, BG, skin/ear cytology including ELISA snap tests
• Maintain cleanliness and organization through the department including rooms, treatment area, cages and runs
• Assist in training of new technicians as needed
• Provide staff leadership for tasks in a professional and personable way.
• Promote a positive attitude and demonstrate a commitment to the mission /vision
• Willingness to train and share your skills and knowledge
• A thirst for knowledge…