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Veterinary Assistant/Technician Jobs in Silver City, NM at Advanced Veterinary Care – Silver City, NM
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Advanced Veterinary Care is seeking skilled, highly motivated, exceptionally responsible, and positive individuals to be Veterinary Assistants/Technicians. We provide high-end veterinary care at an affordable price. Our patients always come first.
Advanced Veterinary Care provides an optimistic environment for clients and team members alike. We strongly believe in and provide a positive work-life balance. While the veterinary industry as a whole is in a physical and mental health crisis, we pride ourselves on paying employees competitive wages, not requiring work outside of normal set hours, and providing a positive work environment that harbors professional growth and happiness.
Our 3,800 sq foot building is state-of-the-art, clean and bright, and was built brand new in 2017. Aside from normal veterinary services, we offer advanced orthopedic and soft tissue surgeries (by the owner/veterinarian, who will not provide general practice care) and a diagnostic CT (CAT scan) machine.
Experience is preferred but not required. We are very comfortable with and have great success in training technicians from the ground up.
Working hours are between 8:00 to 8:30 am – 5:00 pm, with the lunch break as described below. However, there may be some variation in schedule to accommodate emergencies.
An unpaid lunch break is provided, with slight variation due to case load, daily from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm.
Assistants/technicians will rotate weekend duties, which typically run 3-6 hours per weekend worked, approximately every third to fourth week, and will be on call on assigned weekends. Corresponding weekday on-call for weekdays every three to four weeks.
Veterinary Technicians will:
Load rooms and assist the veterinarian in examinations
Fill prescriptions
Restrain animals for examinations, vaccinations, blood draws, and awake procedures
Monitor vital parameters and other needs of postoperative patients following minor surgeries
Clean and organize exam rooms after visits
Take radiographs
Provide a professional and friendly customer service experience to the clients, including taking accurate histories for appointments, giving discharge instructions, and making follow-up phone calls
Clean up after patients
Run lab work in-house and prepare lab samples for outside analysis
Participate in a rotation of weekend and on-call duties, including assisting the veterinarian in emergency appointments on assigned weekends and evenings, and administering patient treatments on assigned weekends
Upon graduation of advanced examination, Veterinary Technicians will also:
Draw blood
Place IV catheters
Induce anesthesia and intubate for continued anesthesia
Monitor anesthesia and record vitals, including blood pressure and EKG readings
Administer IV medications
Set up, provide, and monitor IV fluid therapy
Be assigned hospitalized patients, monitor them, and administer routine treatments
Scrub into a sterile state to assist the veterinarian in advanced surgeries
Additionally:
While veterinary assistants’ primary focus is patient care, daily cleaning and maintenance is a duty. Veterinary assistants will apply daily cleaning, surgical pack preparation, trash collection, cleaning of dishes, and daily sweeping and mopping.
Medical Insurance Stipend, PTO, IRA matching benefits, and life insurance support benefits are provided after a minimum employment period.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $14.00 – $17.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
Title: Veterinary Assistant/Technician
Company: Advanced Veterinary Care – Silver City, NM
Location: Silver City, NM
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