Do you want to join a dynamic team practicing and teaching the highest standards of Veterinary Medicine?  Do you want to advance your technical skills and work in an environment supporting primary care clinicians and veterinary specialist experts across a large and small animal caseload?  Do you want to be part of training and shaping the next generation of veterinarians?  If so, we’d love to have you join us!  The Veterinary Teaching Hospital requires a Registered Veterinary Technician to join in a full-time permanent position working nights primarily providing and supporting patient care within the large animal hospital, with the flexibility and initiative to provide back-up responsibility for the small animal hospital to perform other veterinary technician duties in support of patient care and hospital operations in the ICU, wards, and small animal emergency service.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position, working nights, will have primary responsibilities within the large animal hospital and secondary responsibilities within the small animal hospital:

Large and Small Animal Technician Hospital duties:

• Undertake technical duties and responsibilities as part of the large animal hospital technician and patient care team
• Undertake technical duties and responsibilities as part of the small animal technician team
• Monitor, assist with and complete treatments and procedures for patients
• Perform necessary nursing skills for the various levels of care required (including triage of emergency presentations, animal handling, restraint, and basic husbandry) and assist with diagnostic procedures
• Monitor and report to the clinician any findings or abnormalities with the patient in relation to the treatment and/or status of their care and well-being
• Support clinicians and VTH interns/residents with client communication (including discussing estimates, consent forms, and client education/care)
• Support client services staff in ensuring an excellent client experience including answering client inquiries, taking payments, and client communication
• Stock and maintain supplies, including reconciliation of Cubex inventory cabinets, in various hospital locations
• Assist in the maintenance of complete and accurate patient medical records and billing and work with clinicians and client services staff to ensure that patient bills are completed and paid prior to patient discharge
• Instruct and supervise veterinary and technical students on medical procedures such as venipuncture, injections, iv catheter placement, etc.
• Undertake technical duties and responsibilities to support and assist the large and small animal surgery and anesthesia teams, including admitting patients for surgery, pre- and post-operative care of all surgery patients, submitting request forms, prescriptions, and samples
• Assist as required on occasion in the operating room (OR) including preparing surgical suites pre-operatively, ensuring the availability of equipment and instruments for procedures, clipping/prepping/positioning patients, circulating in operating rooms to facilitate efficient intra-operative assistance and completing operating room records
• Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and biosecurity standards and other related technician duties as assigned

General duties:

• Must be willing to participate as assigned in an on-call schedule as required for hospital operations and may include some evening/weekend/holiday work
• Participate in the training of veterinary students, technician students and post-graduate program veterinarians with confidence and support
• Maintain collegial and professional interactions and communication with colleagues, students, and clients at all times
• Maintain safe, respectful, professional, and ethical conduct, handling, and interactions with patients and during patient care as befitting a veterinary teaching hospital environment and in accordance with veterinary regulatory bodies

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be a graduate of an Animal Health Technician program from a recognized facility
• Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) designation is required
• Three (3) years of work experience made up of a combination of large animal and small animal clinical caseload, with specialty referral hospital experience preferred
• Demonstrated clinical experience working with large and small animal patients in a surgical, anesthesia and/or emergency setting is required (preferably in a specialty referral hospital)
• Demonstrated experience and proficiency with handling and providing nursing care to large animal patients in a clinical setting
• Excellent technical proficiency with experience and confidence with nursing and handling large and small animal patients, placing catheters, and administering IV fluids, performing sample collection, assisting with diagnostic procedures including administering sedation and monitoring sedated patients, performing patient assessments, and administering required treatments
• Must possess strong work ethic and accountability with demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills with colleagues and clients, with experience working in a teaching environment an asset
• Demonstrated experience in inputting, maintaining, and reviewing patient billing
• Strong computer skills with demonstrated ability in Windows and iOS Operating Systems
• Previous experience with electronic medical records is required, with preference given to applicants with knowledge of RxWorks and Smart Flow