Piney Creek Square Integrative Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Technician
Centennial, CO
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Full time
Piney Creek Square Integrative Veterinary Medicine has a great opportunity for a veterinary technician that is looking to provide excellent patient care in a unique practice setting. We are an integrative clinic that provides holistic/alternative care as a complement to our conventional medical training. Our balanced work/life environment allows the opportunity for continued growth and development both during and outside our work day. We believe in delivering remarkable veterinary medical care with exceptional customer service. As one of our veterinary technicians, you are the core of the clinical team at Piney Creek Square Integrative Veterinary Medicine. You’ll be responsible for assisting and managing preventive care appointments, dental procedures, laboratory diagnostics, anesthesia, assisting with surgery, and facilitating our veterinarians with sick patient appointments and follow up. We’re looking for technicians who enjoy educating clients and providing treatments on patients, and who are interested in expanding their knowledge base to offer the best in patient care. If you’re looking for a challenge and a clinic you can take a leadership role within, we would love to hear from you!
Description
Main Job Duties
Patient Care
- Dental prophylaxis
- Administer medications and treatments
- Oversee basic preventive care appointments
- Triage urgent care patients to identify patients in emergent need of medical intervention
- Assist veterinarians in sick patient workup and treatment
- Assist with humane euthanasia
Client Education
- Nutrition and wellness care
- Medication compliance
- Participate in team approach to educating clients on medical concerns and chronic disease management
- Help develop client education tools
- Oral health care
Laboratory
- Run in-house diagnostics
- Prep samples for referral laboratories
- Patient sample collection
- Use of safe sample handling techniques
Pharmacy
- Maintain in-house formulary
- Coordinate prescription refills
- Fill prescriptions using the 5 rights
Job Requirements
Education:
- Veterinary technicians may also be identified as registered veterinary technicians, certified veterinary technicians, licensed veterinary technicians, animal-health technicians, or veterinary nurses.
- Veterinary technicians are required to have completed an AVMA-accredited veterinary-technician program prior to passing the VTNE and meeting requirements for certification or registration.
Expected:
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Actively engaged in learning new skills
- Able to learn software systems (including electronic medical records systems)
- Able to think on feet and problem solve
Preferred:
- Self-starter
Employee Benefits
- Paid Health Insurance - MAXIMUM Employer Contribution Provided. Employee pays only 1% of cost
- Dental and Vision Plans available
- Retirement Plan - No matching by employee required to receive contribution
- Paid PTO, with 5 Paid Flex Days to use as employee desires
- Holiday Pay
- Veterinary Care and Product Discounts for employee pets
- Uniform allowance
- Continuing Education Stipend
- Emphasis on healthy work-life balance
- Team Building trips and excursions
Availability of some benefits may vary between full-time and part-time employees
Salary
$20 - $25 per hour