What are the responsibilities and job description for the Overnight Veterinary Technician Assistant position at Centennial Hills Animal Hospital?
Overnight Veterinary Technician Assistant Objectives: The Overnight Assistant works under the direct supervision of the Practice Manager, Office Manager, and Veterinary Technician Supervisor. Centennial Hills Animal Hospital is looking for a hard worker with some experience in the veterinary field. This job includes keeping an eye on our patients overnight, cleaning up after our patients, and administering medications. Must be comfortable with giving injections, placing IV catheters, drawing blood, administering oral medications, restraining animals, meeting the nursing needs of hospitalized patients, and performing various housekeeping duties for hospital maintenance. Overnight employees are expected to clean and stock the hospital ensuring the most efficient flow for the day shifts. This position assumes a wide variety of responsibilities and is a vital role in the consistent care of our patients.
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Essential Job Functions:
- Monitoring all hospitalized patients throughout the night (including all pre and post-op patients), consulting with the doctor on patient status.
- Feeding, bathing, feeding, walking, cleaning kennels, and giving medications. You will also be responsible for laundry, light building maintenance, and cleaning, as well as assisting the Doctors and Technicians when needed.
- Preparing and administering medications (oral and inject-able) and completing specific treatments for each patient as directed.
- Able to bend, lift, kneel, and for extended periods of time
- Work with fecal matter, urine, blood, and cleaning chemicals
- Ensure the cleanliness of the treatment area and exam rooms according to hospital standards
- Hospitalized monitoring includes: charting, calculating drips, monitoring fluid pumps, feeding, and medication and injection administration
- Restrain patients efficiently and safely when alone
- Perform radio-graphs with proper positioning for review with a specialist
- Housekeeping duties include but are not limited to: sweeping, mopping, laundry, disposing of trash, sanitizing, and restocking inventory
- Able to stand for multiple hours at a time along with being able to bend and kneel repeatedly
Job Requirements:
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Physically fit and agile.
- Capacity to lift up to 30 pounds unaided.
- A passion for animal welfare.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Excellent work ethic
- Training: New hire schedule will initially be day and evenings for training purposes then transition to overnights.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $13.50 - $14.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- 10 hour shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Thursday
- Friday to Sunday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Veterinary experience: 1 year (Preferred)
Salary : $14 - $14
