Veterinary Technician
2 weeks ago
**JOB REQUIREMENTS**:
**Education**:
- Bachelor's degree
- or equivalent experience
**Experience**:
- Experience an asset
**Work setting**:
- Veterinary clinic
- Animal hospital
**Tasks**:
- 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
- Counsel clients on animal health care
- Produce diagnostic radiographs, collect samples and perform other laboratory tests
- Perform routine animal dental procedures and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry
- Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
- Provide wound and bandage care
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:
- Registration by a provincial or territorial, or regional association as Registered Animal Health Technologist, Registered Veterinary Technician
**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
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
**Personal suitability**:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
**Screening questions**:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
**Health benefits**:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Other benefits
**Other benefits**:
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Parking available
- Variable or compressed work week
- Wellness program
**HOW TO APPLY**:
**Online**:**In person**:
- Room 106-3021 Shakespeare Street
- Victoria
- British Columbia
- V8R 4H6
- Between 8:00 AM and 6:00 PM
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