Job Description
Salary: $22.00-$28.00/hr
Mercury Animal Hospital, Inc. is actively recruiting a licensed Veterinary Technician to join our team. A friendly, caring, animal loving, individual with good work ethics and technician skills.
Major job tasks:
- Be able to supervise and train veterinary assistants and kennel assistants when needed
- Be able to work with hospital veterinarians to coordinate proper care of hospitalized patients
- Be able to keep accurate records (control drugs, OSHA, etc.)
- Be able to obtain accurate medical history at intake and effectively prepare and go over discharge instructions
- Be able to perform laboratory procedures (including hematology, cytology, CBC, chemistry, U/A, microbiology, fecals, smears, etc.)
- Be able to perform diagnostic imaging and implementing safety protocols for other staff members to follow
- Restrain patients during exams, treatments, procedures, etc.
- Observe patients behavior or health concerns and report them to the attending Veterinarian
- Be able to administer medications via all routes (PO, IV, SQ, IM)
- Be able to correctly calculate and administer medications
- Be able to correctly calculate and administer anesthetic doses
- Be able to correctly calculate fluid rates and amounts properly
- Be able to perform in‑hospital treatments (restraining, applying and maintaining bandages, venipuncture, IV catheter placement, etc.)
- Assist with surgical procedures (induction, surgery prep, anesthesia monitoring, recovery, etc.)
- Care and maintain hospitalized patients
- Dental procedures (dental prophylaxis, dental radiography, etc.)
- Be able to properly fill prescriptions and accurately review the directions with each client
- Assist with appointments
- Assist with receptionist duties (when needed)
- Basic husbandry duties
Associate Degree in Veterinary Technology
Veterinary Technician Certification or Licensure (REQUIRED)
Veterinary experience: (2) years minimum (REQUIRED)
MUST be LICENSED in the state of VIRGINIA
BenefitsCompetitive pay: $22-28/ hour (based on experienced)
Annual CE allowance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Personal pet care discounts
Simple IRA
Paid Time Off
Monday‑Friday (possible Saturday‑would have a day off during the week if working on Saturday)
PAY RATE IS BASED ON EXPERIENCE LEVEL & YEARS IN WORKED FIELD
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