Veterinary Technician

1 day ago

North York, Canada Bayview Mall Veterinary Clinic Full time

Technical Duties, 90%:

- Assist Veterinarians in the practice with appointments and surgeries.
- Perform in hospital lab testing (IDEXX in house machines) and prepare samples to send to the lab.
- Assist veterinarians in outpatient exams by taking vital signs, weights, and client education.
- Provide nursing care for in-hospital patients.
- Conduct pre-admission exams and discharge hospitalized patients.
- Perform Client call backs.
- Maintain proper care and medication administration of boarding animals and assist kennel staff.

Exams:

- Prepare and maintain exam rooms (cleanliness and stocking of supplies and brochures).
- Assist veterinarians in exam rooms by taking patients' history, vital signs and weight, preparing vaccines and medications; and assisting with medical records.
- Educate clients on prevention and wellness topics.
- Collect samples and run heartworm, tick-borne disease and intestinal parasite tests.
- Fill prescriptions per veterinarians' instructions.
- Educate clients about medication instructions and administration.
- Perform admission exams for patients being hospitalized, including weight, vital signs and pre-surgical exam.
- Perform pre-anesthetic exams on surgery and dental patients if the veterinarian has not already assessed patients.
- Discharge patients for dentistry, spay, neuter and declaw surgeries.
- Conduct dental recheck exams.

Lab:

- Responsible for in hospital lab testing such as intestinal parasite screens, pre-anesthetic testing, senior screens, complete blood count, urinalysis, cytology, etc.
- Collect and prepare samples.
- Report diagnostic testing results to veterinarians.
- Maintain quality controls and record keeping on in-house lab equipment.
- Complete proper sample preparation and paperwork for outside diagnostic lab tests.

Treatment:

- Perform treatments noted on treatment board and in medical records (hospitalized patients, surgeries, dentistry patients, boarding medications).
- Assist veterinarians with daily treatments.
- Monitor intensive care patients.
- Provide nursing care.
- Take and process X-rays.
- Accurately number and file x-rays; record x-rays in log and medical records.
- Use and maintain IV pumps.

Surgery:

- Admit patients scheduled for surgery and dentistry.
- Keep surgical materials stocked.
- Prepare gown and surgical packs.
- Check oxygen lines and waste gas scavenger system; turn off scavenger system after surgical procedures are completed.
- Prepare surgery suite for surgery.
- Prepare instruments; know type of surgical instruments required for specific surgeries.
- Assist veterinarians with patient restraint.
- Assist veterinarians with induction/intubation or perform induction/intubation.
- Surgical preparation of patient.
- Monitor anesthesia closely with monitoring equipment such as pulse oximeter and electrocardiogram.
- Help maintain anesthesia machine.
- Assist veterinarian performing surgery.
- Monitor patients waking up from anesthesia; assist with treatment if patient has reaction to anesthesia.
- Clean surgery suite and surgical instruments after each procedure following hospital sterilization protocols.
- Keep accurate anesthesia/surgical medical records.

Ensure hospital patients go home well groomed and in an appropriate medical state.

Dentistry:

- Clean, scale and polish teeth using dental equipment and hand instruments.
- Perform fluoride treatments.
- Record dental problems in medical records and report them to veterinarians for instructions.
- Assist veterinarians performing oral extractions or other dental procedures.
- Complete dental report cards.
- Take before-and-after digital photos for client handouts.
- Take and process dental X-rays.

Medical Records:

- Update medical records with progress notes
- Communicate with doctors and technicians through notations in medical records
- Record information for hospitalized patients including:
Daily status each time a technician touches a patient, with initials, time, procedures and observations, Boarding information, Hospitalized procedures such as surgeries, radiographs and dentistry, Pre-surgical exam findings, anesthesia risk, Time anesthesia begins, ends and how many minutesSuture material, suture pattern; incision location and size; veterinarian's surgical notes, Lab test results, Dental charts, Injections, medications, fluid therapy, pain management.
- Note homecare instructions given to and reviewed with client.
- Create estimates/treatment plans.
- Collect signatures on consent forms and estimates/treatment plans.Housekeeping Duties, 5%:

- Maintain cleanliness of surgery suite, treatment area and exams rooms for all surfaces, including lights, tables, cabinets, walls and floors
- Maintain equipment cleanliness and longevity by vacuuming pet hair from keyboards, wheels and equipment
- Organize radiology gowns, gloves and badges, making sure they are neatly hung or stored.

Administrative Duties, 3%:

- Inventory.
- Log controlled drugs.
- Assist with i

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