Licensed Veterinary Technician

Golden Valley Veterinary Clinic is seeking a Licensed Veterinary Technician interested in working with a team of energetic and knowledgeable co-workers in a state of the art mixed animal facility in Park River, ND.

Golden Valley Veterinary Clinic serves clients in a 80+ mile radius of the clinic by providing routine care, surgical proceedures and emergent care for large and small animals. We place an emphasis on teamwork and professional interactions with team members, clients, and patients. Our facility, built in 2021, is state-of-the-art, including mobile digital x-ray equipment, small and large animal ultrasounds, cold laser therapy, cautery, plumbed oxygen, Zoetis blood machines, oxygen cage, tip chute and large animal haul-in facility.

For our staff, we have a locker room and a break room with a microwave, hot plate, refrigerator, sink and massage chair.

Veterinary Technicians are under the direct guidance and supervision of the Veterinarians. They are required to assist the practitioners to the fullest possible extent, to provide high quality care to the patients of Golden Valley Veterinary Clinic and to aid the practitioners in achieving greater efficiency by relieving them of technical work and administrative detail. In addition to the doctors, veterinary technicians report directly to the Practice Manager.

We provide competitive salary and benefits, including health/dental/vision insurance, retirement investments, PTO and sick leave, and continuing education stipends.

Duties include:

• In-patient medical care- administer medications, assist or perform treatments, diagnostics & monitoring, place IV catheters, draw blood, run lab tests, administer IV fluids, cleaning, feeding, and walking patients as needed.
• Anesthesia/Surgery – Prep, induction, maintenance, monitoring, recovery of patients, cleans/maintains/sterilize anesthesia equipment and surgical instruments.
• Dentistry
  - Provide patient dental care, ultrasonic cleaning and polishing, assist doctor with dental surgery and extractions.
• Radiology - positioning patients and assisting with radiographs, sending radiographs via email.
• Laboratory duties- collecting, preparing, & running or submitting samples for requested tests; reading and recording results when indicated (fecals, urines, ear cytology, bloodwork, etc) when requested by doctor.
• Preparing invoices, discharge instructions, and client informational tools.
• Client communication for hospitalized patients - give patient updates, discharge instructions, and provide follow up for certain hospital patients.
• Client medical demonstrations / education - teach/educate clients on at home care procedures.
• Technician appointments- blood draws for therapeutic monitoring / screening tests, bandage changes, post-op checks, suture removals, administration of medications, anal gland expression and nail trims.
• Large animal appointments – assist doctor with restraint, examinations and medical treatments of livestock; use multidose vaccine guns; knowledge of safe handling procedures for different large animal species; knowledge of safe operating procedures in the barn and on farm-calls; clean, maintain and restock large animal equipment, barn, and vet trucks.
• Clinic technician- assisting doctor with outpatient appointments, animal restraint, preparing, restocking, cleaning exam room, checking patients in and out, taking history and vitals, inputing data into patient medical record, ensuring a smooth and timely flow of outpatient appointments from check-in to discharge.
• Assist with reception/front desk duties as needed- answering phones, booking appointments, admit/discharge patients.
• Assist in training and mentoring new team members.
• Preparing prescriptions - dispense medications & medication refills.

We are seeking team members who thrive in a team environment and are willing to learn new skills for communication and effective team work. We have regular team meetings and team education to improve everyone's skills.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to bend, stand, stoop, walk, sit, talk, and listen; may be required to walk or stand for long periods of time; will use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel;

will reach with hands and arms. The employee is often required to lift and carry animals or materials weighing up to 50 pounds or more with…