Certified Veterinary Technician
Company: Mission Veterinary Partners
Location: Orlando
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
Overview
Animal Medical Clinic of Orlando has an opportunity for a Full-Time
Certified Veterinary Technician to join our team!
Location:
1404 S. Bumby Ave.
Orlando, Florida 32806
United States
Clinic Hours:
Monday - Friday 7:30 am - 6:00pm
CLOSED WEEKENDS!
Compensation:
$18-$22
Benefits We Offer:
- Medical, vision, and dental insurance options for full-time
staff
- 401k retirement plan options with company match for all staff
over 21 years old
- Paid time off and paid major holidays for full-time staff
- Yearly uniform allowance
- Discount on veterinary care and products for your furry family
members
- Life insurance and other benefit options available for
full-time staff
- Education discount for staff who desire to become a Licensed
Technician (some eligibility requirements)
Job Summary: The Certified Veterinary Technician provides
leadership and training to the medical support staff in the
operation of a small animal facility in accordance with hospital
policy and procedures and provides medical care to patients as
allowed in the veterinary practice act. The Certified Veterinary
Technician will be able to communicate effectively with team
members and clients and have great attention to detail and
organizational abilities.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
The following duties and responsibilities generally reflect the
expectations of this job but are not intended to be all inclusive.
The essential functions include the most significant tasks and are
the essence of why the role exists; removing an essential duty
would fundamentally alter the role.
- Maintain and uphold Core Values and Mission Statement of
MVP.
- Provide guidance to the support staff to assure that the shift
flows well.
- Mentor team members for career advancement and personal
development towards goals.
- Provide input to the hospital manager for 360-degree employee
performance evaluations.
- Provide patient care under the supervision and direction of a
DVM.
- Maintain excellent client communication.
- Record all pertinent medical, client and case related
information in the patient record accurately with appropriate
grammar, terms, and accurate information.
- Review medical records, estimates or discharge instructions
with clients.
- Answer client's inquiries about basic animal care questions and
routine procedures; handle client's medical questions with
confidence and direct to veterinarians when appropriate.
Additional Functions:
- Provide client care for scheduling appointments, taking
payments, and checking in clients.
- Answer the phones in a courteous and informative way.
- Provide feedback and changes to the training program.
- Take part in jobs shadows or working interviews as
necessary.
Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Must be proficient in a variety of skills ranging from but not
limited to laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, surgery, dental and
nursing skills.
- Ability to demonstrate patience and composure in stressful
situations, and ability to handle a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to stay calm and efficient during a medical
crisis.
- Ability to give SQ, IM and IV injections.
- Knowledge of usage, dosage, and common side-effects for
commonly used prescription drugs and ability to readily explain
them to the clients.
- Knowledge of the common anesthesia and recovery states and
ability to alert veterinarians when symptoms change or when
concerns arise with hospitalized patients.
- Ability to properly extubate, monitor temperature and recover a
patient from anesthesia.
- The employee must have mental processes for reasoning,
remembering, mathematics, and language ability (reading, writing,
and speaking the English language) to perform the duties
proficiently.
- The employee must be confident around pets.
Required Education and Experience:
- High School Diploma or equivalent required.
- State Department of Regulation Licensing required.
- 1+ Years of Veterinary industry experience required.
Physical Requirements:
- The employee must have the ability to stand, walk, stoop,
kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move)
up to 50 pounds and over 50 pounds with a coworker.
- The employee must be able to endure sitting, standing and
walking on hard floor surfaces for extended periods of time.
- The employee must possess sufficient ambulatory skills to
perform duties while in hospital environment.
- The employee must be able to work in noisy work conditions with
sounds from animals and equipment that can be moderately high.
- The employee will be routinely exposed to a variety of pets
that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia,
radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled
substances.
- The employee must possess the ability to hear verbal
instructions, client discourse and veterinary patients. The
employee must have specific vision abilities which include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- The employee must have good hand-eye coordination,
arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp and visual
acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.
Travel required: Minimal travel required, possibly for vendor
visits and associate education.
Reasonable Accommodations
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain
state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation in
order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send
an e-mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your
contact information.
Mission Veterinary Partners (MVP) is an equal opportunity employer.
Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color,
creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender
identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status,
disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis
protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We embrace
diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment
for all team members.
Keywords: Mission Veterinary Partners, Orlando , Certified Veterinary Technician, Professions , Orlando, Florida
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