Licensed Veterinary TechnicianCatskill Veterinary Services, PLLC • Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Catskill Veterinary Services, PLLC
- Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
- Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
About
Consider joining our growing veterinary healthcare team.
Catskill Veterinary Services was established in 2012 as a mobile veterinary service providing house calls/farm calls in Sullivan, Orange, and Ulster Counties. We opened a new state-of-the-art veterinary hospital in Rock Hill, NY on August 1, 2017. Our practice consists of four full-time doctors and an expanding team of licensed veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and receptionists.
We currently have Six full-time licensed veterinary technicians
We care for all animals; horses to hamsters. We have a caring and dynamic group of doctors and support staff. Consider joining our positive, dedicated veterinary healthcare team!
*Primary Function*
Assisting veterinarians in all aspects of medical care. We believe in maximizing our technicians to their fullest potential. Such requirements include:
* Inducing and maintaining anesthesia
* Dental radiographs/cleanings
* Digital radiographs
* Intravenous catheter placement
* Management of fluid pumps/CRI medications
* Collecting/running lab samples including blood, urine, and bacterial cultures
* Client education – intake and discharge visits
* Technician appointments- vaccinations, blood collection, suture removals, and therapeutic laser visits
* Technician house calls/farm calls
* Process lab samples
* Performing nerve blocks - specific to dental procedures and other surgery prep
* Focal ultrasound training and cystocentesis sampling
* Care for intensive care patients
* Mobile appointments/clinics
*Equipment/Facility*
Our facility is roughly 3,500 sq feet and includes a wide variety of diagnostic tools to provide the best quality care possible for all species. We have four exam rooms with computers to maintain completely paperless medical records. A dedicated surgery suite with an active scavenger system and anesthetic machine. We also have a dedicated dental suite complete with digital radiology equipment and a high-speed dental unit (two drill heads). We have a dedicated radiology suite that has a DR radiology system with a floating table.
Our monitoring equipment includes ECG, SPO2, ETCo2, Temperature. We have 2 portable ECG monitors that allow us to monitor ECG while the patients are hospitalized in the ward. We have the ability for telemedicine consultations as well.
We have a full in-house idexx lab complete with cbc/chem/coagulation, snap pros (two), urine stick machine, and sedi-view. We perform 30+ cbc/chems per day.
We have a doppler blood pressure monitor as well as tonovet for IOP monitoring.
We have 3 ultrasound units for various modalities of advanced diagnostic imaging.
*Essential Job Duties*
* Be able to lift 60 lbs.
* Be comfortable around companion animals (dogs/cats/handing avian/exotic patients would be very helpful). Being comfortable with equine/farm animals would be a plus
* Assist the doctor in procedures/consultations
* Answering the phone and helping to schedule consultations and client callbacks
* Entering patient information into database program (Impromed) - we are fully computerized
* Candidate must be comfortable with euthanasia and respectful of the process
* Comfortable with anesthesia and dentistry is very helpful
* Proficiency with venipuncture, intravenous catheter placement, and patient care is critical
* Being a patient advocate no matter the species
* Being a liaison to the client
* Must be an effective and efficient team member and actively communicate with all members of the team
*Computer Skills*
Candidate should be comfortable with basic computer work which would include but not limited to MS Word, MS Excel, emailing and other web applications
Comfortable with Impromed is *strongly* desired but we will teach/train
*Hours/Expectations*
Our day starts at 8 am Monday-Saturday. We currently offerer appointments two days per week until 8 pm but are considering expanding those hours.
_We are also considering expanding/offering urgent care hours on weekends as well as overnight nursing care. _
*Educational Requirements*
AAS- Veterinary Technology (minimum) and a *NYS license in good standing*
*Compensation*
Hourly pay is based on the candidate’s experience and abilities
We offer a health insurance package (we contribute 50% of the monthly premium, as well as Aflac services.
Retirement with matching funds
Full-time staff members receive 80 hrs of paid vacation per year and sick days.
We offer holiday pay for full-time staff members after the required probationary period
Pet benefits as well
CE compensation as we feel it is very important for our team to be up-to-date with all aspects of our profession.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $23.00 - $32.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Languages
- English
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