Relief Veterinary Technician

Company: Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County
Location: Mission Viejo
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Animal Urgent Care of South Orange County -is -seeking a Veterinary Technician to join us on the weekends!We are open to part-time or full-time team members. Incredible growth opportunities working with an experienced and welcoming team!We have a fun, fast-paced facility with a friendly & positive working environment. We value honest and direct communication between staff, management, and clients. We are community-centered, we honor the client/patient relationship, and we respect people and their pets. Our technicians are highly utilized, respected, and supported. We are proud of our collaborative environment and excellent patient care. - -In this position your patients will include dogs, cats and the occasional wildlife! -Outstanding benefits for our full-time team members including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, life insurance, 80 hours PTO, continuing education, fantastic pet discounts for up to 5 pets in GP/ER/Specialty in our Thrive Pet Healthcare network, paid -parental -and -purrental -leave and much more! - -A typical shift for -our technicians includes: -

• Triage incoming patients. -
• Perform venipuncture, IV-catheter, and injection administration. -
• General -patient care. -
• Set up, position, and take digital radiographs. -
• Collect, set up, and interpret in-house laboratory and cytology tests. -
• Monitor anesthesia and -assisting -in surgical procedures including laceration repairs, urethral blockages, emergent abdominal/soft tissue surgeries or endoscopy. - -
• Educate clients on preventive care and follow up care. -
• Properly and safely restrain patients, reliably and with compassion to prepare for procedures performed by technicians and/or doctors. -
• Wonderful opportunities for growth and exposure to handling injured wildlife. - -We are ideally looking for candidates with:
  • 2 years in veterinary hospital experience, credentials -(LVT/RVT/CVT) highly preferred or actively working towards credentialling. -
  • Collaborator and willingness to cross train in all areas of a practice -
  • Self-driven accountability for learning -
  • Cheerful outlook -
  • Conflict resolution skills -
  • Driven, has -initiative -and eagerness to learn. - -Hourly Wage: -$20-29/hr depending on credentials, experience and skillset. -Schedule: -2x 12hr shifts Sat/Sun 8a-8, 10a-10pm. Extra shifts can be discussed if seeking full-time hours. -Apply today! -Learn more about us at - -and -https://www.thrivepetcare.com/ - -We can't wait to speak with you! - -#LI-LC1 -PandoLogic. Keywords: Veterinary Technician, Location: Mission Viejo, CA - 92691

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