Registered Veterinary Technician - Helen Woodward Animal Center
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
About the Job
Registered Veterinary Technician
(Companion Animal Hospital)
Full Time, (Various days and hours, weekends/holidays as needed)
$32 an hour, CA RVT License Required
Join a team of dedicated professionals whose mission is to provide high quality care to all of our patients! Helen Woodward Animal Center is a diverse facility whose many facets work towards promoting people helping animals and animals helping people. The Companion Animal Hospital is a state of the art general practice focusing on the care of privately owned animals.
Responsibilities
- Assist veterinarians with patient procedures and during surgery
- Radiograph patients and ensure that radiographs are of a diagnostic quality
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments
- Monitor sick and/or hospitalized patients and communicate findings with case veterinarian
- Assist with scheduling appointments and admitting and discharging patients
- Maintain accurate medical records on hospitalized patients
- Supervise and mentor assistant medical technicians during work shifts
- Ensure that all hospital areas are properly cleaned, maintained, well stocked
- Ensure that all hospital and Center safety procedures are followed at all times.
- Maintain a current RVT license with up to date CE
The ideal candidate would have:
- A Current CA RVT License
- Required knowledge with regards to radiography, laboratory and medicine as it pertains to the field of small animal and exotic veterinary medicine
- Ability to properly operate X-ray machine, develop radiographs and determine quality
- Knowledge of small animal and exotic pet species husbandry and restraint
- Ability to work in a continuously changing, multiple doctor hospital environment
- Ability to follow written and verbal doctor orders without direct supervision
Highlights
- $32 an hour
- Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
- Employer-Sponsored Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plan with Employer-Sponsored Match
- Generous Discount Program
- Paid Time Off
- Referral Program
- Pet insurance
Source : Helen Woodward Animal Center