Veterinary Technician

Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:

- **Education**:

- College/CEGEP
- ** Work setting**:

- Veterinary clinic
- Animal hospital
- ** Tasks**:

- Collect samples and perform other laboratory tests
- Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
- Produce diagnostic radiographs
- 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
- Conduct and assist in laboratory research
- 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**:

- Small animals
- Emergency care
- ** Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Immunization records
- Eligible for professional liability insurance
- ** 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
- Physically demanding
- ** 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 legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- ** Experience**:

- Experience an asset
- ** Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
- ** Financial benefits**:

- Life insurance
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- ** Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition