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veterinary technician
Posted on November 21, 2024 by Employer details RAPS Animal Hospital
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*The RAPS Animal Hospital, operated by the Regional Animal Protection Society, is a not-for-profit, state-of-the-art veterinary facility. We are motivated by our love of animals and the desire to save and improve as many lives as possible ? not by profits. Join us and realize what making a true difference to our community means!* RAPS is recognized as the ?Best Veterinarian Hospital?, ?Best Community Organization?, Best ?Local Heroes? and ?Best Charity Business Leadership? awards that demonstrate we are a fantastic place to work. We have 6,000 sq ft of space and provide full services (most surgeries) and are a well-equipped hospital. RAPS Animal Hospital motto is ?helping animals and their people.? We are an innovative group looking for creative ways to help everyone, including providing interest free payment plans and subsidized care. Please see our TV reality show called ?Pets & Pickers? to learn more about us. We have B.C.?s only hyperbaric oxygen chamber for pets. We provide emergency transport and we do home euthanasia. We have Canada?s largest cat sanctuary providing our vets with hands on shelter medicine experience. You will also join us in providing services to the general public ? the revenue from which is reinvested in RAPS programs to do more good for more animals. That means your dedication not only helps the animals we care for directly, but supports homeless, abandoned and endangered animals throughout our region. The RAPS Animal Hospital team, made up of deeply devoted, compassionate veterinarians, vet techs and vet office staff and supported by a powerful cadre of trained and equipped support volunteers, is proud of the individualized attention we provide to the animals and our parallel commitment to a respectful, balanced, gratifying and rewarding work environment. Our facility is equipped with brand-new, industry-leading equipment. This is an opportunity for you to practice your knowledge and grow your expertise in a supportive, progressive hospital. *Veterinary Technician Duties and Responsibilities* The primary responsibility of a Veterinary Technician is providing exceptional medical care to animals that come to the RAPS Animal Hospital. With oversight from the DVM, the Veterinary Technician?s responsibilities include, but are not limited, to: * Provide exceptional customer/ client care and representing RAPS in the most highly professional manner at all times, in public and staff only areas of the hospital, on the phone and through electronic communication mediums. * Provide exceptional and professional staff interactions with staff cohorts at all times. * Treat all volunteers and RAPS members with the highest respect. * Determines animal requirements by conducting examinations and interviews; reviewing care plans and records; completing laboratory tests and studies, and diagnostic imaging. * Cares for animals by taking vital signs; collecting samples; administering medications, drugs, and vaccines; bandaging and wrapping wounds; performing hydrotherapy, physical and inhalation therapies. * Supports animal examinations by assembling required supplies and instruments; securing and bringing animals to examination room; restraining animals; providing assistance as directed; explaining animal's status to owner. * Supports operations by assembling required supplies and instruments; setting-up surgery table instruments; restraining animals; completing local/regional anesthesia; operating and monitoring anesthetic machines; hooking-up ECG monitors; preparing surgical site including sterilizing and shaving; placing catheters; obtaining blood gases; cleaning-up post-surgical site; maintaining sterile conditions; obtaining and verifying medications. * Maintains animals by feeding and watering animals; cleaning animals' rooms, cages, and equipment; changing cages; observing for clinical signs of disease. * Maintains safe, secure, healthy and humane environment by sterilizing and wrapping instruments; sanitizing- LocationRichmond, BC
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$24.00 to $35.00HOUR hourly
- Terms of employment Full time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source indeed.com #9536641255
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