Veterinary Technician

**Languages**

English

**Education**
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

**Experience**

3 years to less than 5 years

**On the road job**

Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.

**Work setting**
- Veterinary clinic
- Animal hospital
- Equipment operation

**Responsibilities**

**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
- Conduct specialized procedures on animals such as animal identification and hoof trimming
- Counsel clients on animal health care
- Produce diagnostic radiographs, collect samples and perform other laboratory tests
- Veterinary office management
- Perform routine animal dental procedures and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry
- Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
- Provide wound and bandage care
- Clean and maintain autopsy, surgical and other equipment

**Experience and specialization**

**Technical experience**
- Handling methods

**Area of specialization**
- Emergency care

**Animal specialization**
- Horses

**Additional information**

**Security and safety**
- Criminal record check
- Driver's validity licence check

**Transportation/travel information**
- Valid driver's licence

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**
- Handling heavy loads
- 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
- Physically demanding

**Personal suitability**
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player

**Benefits**

**Health benefits**
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits

**Financial benefits**
- Life insurance

**Other benefits**
- Free parking available
- On-site amenities
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $23.00-$25.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- On call
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Strathcona County, AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- veterinary technician: 3 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person