Registered Veterinary Technician
Listed on 2025-12-31
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
Veterinary, Animal / Pet Care
Location: St. Louis
Registered Veterinary Technician ($1000 Sign-on Bonus!)
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Practice:
St. Louis Veterinary Center is a full-service animal hospital that provides care for small animals and exotic companions. Our goal is to treat our clients like family. Our clinic prides itself on providing reliable and affordable pet health care services for our clients and their humans. We opened our doors in 1991 and have been serving the St. Louis communities for over 30 years!
the Role
The Credentialed Veterinary Technician performs a critical role in providing high quality care for patients. Credentialed Technicians are key partners to the veterinarians, providing the appropriate support to ensure each client interaction and procedure is seamless and successful. Credentialed Technicians apply their professional skills in anesthesia, surgery, dentistry, laboratory testing, patient nursing, and client education.
Competencies- Patience & Compassion:
Remaining professional while still making teammates, clients, and patients feel as comfortable as possible regardless of the situation or challenges presented. - Collaboration & Teamwork:
Carefully coordinating actions with veterinarians and practice team members. - Communicating:
Conveying instructions to clients and teammates to ensure successful patient care. - Active Listening:
Following the instructions of veterinarians and sometimes patient owners. - Organization
Skills:
Clear tracking of lab specimens, medications, patient instructions, workflow, and other job-related items while managing multiple patients and clients. - Client Satisfaction:
Ensuring all activities and interactions result in the highest level of client satisfaction.
- Assist veterinarians in the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery and other tasks as needed.
- Assist veterinarians in outpatient exams by taking histories, vital signs, and weights, as well as providing client education.
- Prepare patients for surgery and monitor vital signs of the patient during surgery.
- Obtain blood, stool, and other samples; perform in-hospital laboratory testing and prepare specimens for outside laboratories.
- Take, develop, and maintain radiographs following proper safety procedures.
- Provide basic animal handling and restrain animals during exams.
- Administer and monitor medications, anesthesia, vaccines, and treatments at the discretion of the veterinarian.
- Clean and straighten exam rooms, treatment, and lab areas; restock exam rooms with supplies.
- Demonstrate warmth, courtesy and professionalism in all interactions with clients; exercise compassion and care in all interactions with patients.
- Communicate with veterinarians and practice team members including client discussions, patient plans, client concerns, etc.
- Any other duties as assigned.
- State license to work as a certified/licensed/registered veterinary technician in state of desired employment.
- Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance.
- Practice OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE.
- Basic computer skills, familiarity with MS office applications, etc.
- Basic math and ability to calculate medication dosages.
- Strong communication skills to ensure patient safety.
- Paid time off
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement benefits (401k, Roth k and matching)
- Bonus incentive
Career and professional development - State licensing fee reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
Benefits offered may vary depending on full or part time employment status according to company policy.
Pay RangeUSD $22.00 - USD $25.00 /Hr.
Seniority levelEntry level
Employment typeFull-time
Job functionHealth Care Provider
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