Veterinary Technician
4 weeks ago
Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:
- Veterinary clinic
- Animal hospital
**Tasks**:
- Collect samples and perform other laboratory tests
- Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
- Assist veterinarian before, during and after surgery
- Prepare and administer medications and vaccines under direction of veterinarian
- Administer treatments as prescribed by veterinarian
- Identify livestock
- Counsel clients on animal health care
- May perform a variety of office management and clerical duties
- Perform routine animal dental procedures and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry
- Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
- Provide wound and bandage care
**Area of specialization**:
- Animal dentistry
- Small animals
- Large animals
- Emergency care
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Fast-paced environment
- Walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Work under pressure
**Personal suitability**:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Versatility
**Screening questions**:
- Are you available for shift or on-call work?
- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Health benefits**:
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:
- As per collective agreement
**Other benefits**:
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Parking available
**Support for persons with disabilities**:
- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
- Provides visual accessibility accommodations (for example: braille, screen readers, etc.)
- Provides auditory accessibility accommodations (for example: transcription software, teletypewriters, etc.)
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
**Support for newcomers and refugees**:
- Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
- Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
**Support for youths**:
- Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
**Support for Veterans**:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
- Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.)
**Support for Indigenous people**:
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
**Support for mature workers**:
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
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