Veterinary Technican / RVT

What we're looking for:

Registered Veterinary Technician with 1-2 years of experience working in a veterinary hospital setting.

Skills required:

• Currently registered with the California Veterinary Medical Board
• Effective communication skills
• knowledge of vaccination protocols, pharmacology, nutrition and animal husbandry and care
• Must be able to assist in surgery, collect samples
• take dental digital xrays, and radio graphs for the body 
• able to assist veterinarian in restraint of animal, care of animal including surgical prep and dental prophylaxis
• Technician must be able to educate clients of the care and condition of their pet

Knowledge of surgical procedures, equipment needed, and operation of the equipment

Skills preferred:

• calm when under pressure
• Pleasant, courteous, and polite to clients and co workers.

excellent customer service, able to explain medical conditions and terms to clients.

Responsibilities

• working with veterinarian on care of animals
• monitoring surgical patients and recovering patients
• Surgical logs, and controlled logs
• inventory and supplies stocked
• work with veterinarians and rest of staff in the flow of the hospital 
• helping the veterinarian with call backs to clients and estimates
• performing dental prophylaxis
• surgical prep

maintaining the equipment used in surgery and diagonistics 

Benefits:

After 90 days we offer several employee benefits, including:

vacation/person paid time off (once accrued)

Health Insurance

Alfac accident insurance

After one year of full time, we offer:

401k profit sharing benefits