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registered veterinary technician
Posted on October 23, 2024 by Employer details Bayview Mall Veterinary Clinic
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Technical Duties, 90%: * Assist Veterinarians in the practice with appointments and surgeries. * Perform in hospital lab testing (IDEXX in house machines) and prepare samples to send to the lab. * Assist veterinarians in outpatient exams by taking vital signs, weights, and client education. * Provide nursing care for in-hospital patients. * Conduct pre-admission exams and discharge hospitalized patients. * Perform Client call backs. * Maintain proper care and medication administration of boarding animals and assist kennel staff. Exams: * Prepare and maintain exam rooms (cleanliness and stocking of supplies and brochures). * Assist veterinarians in exam rooms by taking patients' history, vital signs and weight, preparing vaccines and medications; and assisting with medical records. * Educate clients on prevention and wellness topics. * Collect samples and run heartworm, tick-borne disease and intestinal parasite tests. * Fill prescriptions per veterinarians' instructions. * Educate clients about medication instructions and administration. * Perform admission exams for patients being hospitalized, including weight, vital signs and pre-surgical exam. * Perform pre-anesthetic exams on surgery and dental patients if the veterinarian has not already assessed patients. * Discharge patients for dentistry, spay, neuter and declaw surgeries. * Conduct dental recheck exams. Lab: * Responsible for in hospital lab testing such as intestinal parasite screens, pre-anesthetic testing, senior screens, complete blood count, urinalysis, cytology, etc. * Collect and prepare samples. * Report diagnostic testing results to veterinarians. * Maintain quality controls and record keeping on in-house lab equipment. * Complete proper sample preparation and paperwork for outside diagnostic lab tests. Treatment: * Perform treatments noted on treatment board and in medical records (hospitalized patients, surgeries, dentistry patients, boarding medications). * Assist veterinarians with daily treatments. * Monitor intensive care patients. * Provide nursing care. * Take and process X-rays. * Accurately number and file x-rays; record x-rays in log and medical records. * Use and maintain IV pumps. Surgery: * Admit patients scheduled for surgery and dentistry. * Keep surgical materials stocked. * Prepare gown and surgical packs. * Check oxygen lines and waste gas scavenger system; turn off scavenger system after surgical procedures are completed. * Prepare surgery suite for surgery. * Prepare instruments; know type of surgical instruments required for specific surgeries. * Assist veterinarians with patient restraint. * Assist veterinarians with induction/intubation or perform induction/intubation. * Surgical preparation of patient. * Monitor anesthesia closely with monitoring equipment such as pulse oximeter and electrocardiogram. * Help maintain anesthesia machine. * Assist veterinarian performing surgery. * Monitor patients waking up from anesthesia; assist with treatment if patient has reaction to anesthesia. * Clean surgery suite and surgical instruments after each procedure following hospital sterilization protocols. * Keep accurate anesthesia/surgical medical records. Ensure hospital patients go home well groomed and in an appropriate medical state. Dentistry: * Clean, scale and polish teeth using dental equipment and hand instruments. * Perform fluoride treatments. * Record dental problems in medical records and report them to veterinarians for instructions. * Assist veterinarians performing oral extractions or other dental procedures. * Complete dental report cards. * Take before-and-after digital photos for client handouts. * Take and process dental X-rays. Medical Records: * Update medical records with progress notes * Communicate with doctors and technicians through notations in medical records * Record information for hospitalized patients including: Daily status each time a technician touches a patient, with initials, time, procedures- LocationNorth York, ON
- Workplace information On site
- SalaryNot available
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source indeed.com #9498031954
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