What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Technician position at Providence Animal Center?
The Providence Animal Center is currently hiring for our Veterinary Technician position, offering approximately 24-28 hours per week. The shifts would generally be 8:45am-6pm, Monday-Friday with occasional Saturdays. Applicants must be well-spoken, punctual, dependable, and have reliable transportation. Flexibility in your schedule is a must and applicants must be prepared to regularly work days, nights, and weekends. Applicants must have a genuine desire to improve the lives of homeless pets and should enjoy working with the public. Our rate is $9.00 - $10.00 an hour based on experience.
Qualifications:
- Experience in a veterinary clinic, veterinary hospital, and/or animal shelter required
- Customer service experience preferred
- Candidate should be highly motivated, enthusiastic self-starter with a professional attitude.
- Applicants must have the ability to multitask in a fast-paced team oriented environment
- Experience handling dogs and cats required
- Basic computer skills, data entry, ability to learn web based veterinary program
Surgery Department Duties:
- Responsible for prepping patients for surgery, observing all clinic procedures to enforce sterility and safety of patients.
- Able to monitor anesthesia, with a clear idea of abnormal conditions.
- Knowledge and ability to admit and discharge patients, including delivering post-operative instructions in a competent and friendly manner.
- General duties in the operating room during surgery to assist with movement of patients, recovery of patients, and general flow.
- Cleaning of facility and surgical pack preparation as assigned.
- Must be able to learn basic veterinary medical concepts including but not limited to vaccine protocols and anesthetic risks
- Must also be able to communicate basic veterinary concepts to owners and be able to repeat information relayed by a veterinarian
- Communicate with the public on a daily basis in a professional manner
Apply in person at the Providence Animal Center, 555 Sandy Bank Rd Media, PA 19063 12-7pm Monday-Friday, Saturday 11-6pm and 12-5pm Sunday.
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Work Location: In person
Salary : $9 - $10
