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Veterinary Technician-Surgery

Employer
Royal Vista Veterinary Specialists
Location
Windsor, CO
Closing date
Jan 31, 2023

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Royal Vista Veterinary Specialists is looking for a skilled Veterinary Technician to join our amazing Surgical Team!

Royal Vista Veterinary Specialists invests heavily in our employees' long-term growth and happiness and strive to provide a positive work environment and work/life balance. At Royal Vista Veterinary Specialists, we pride ourselves in providing the best benefits package in the industry which includes medical, vision, dental and life insurance, paid time off, continuing education, generous pet care discounts, 401K, and much, much, more!

We are a growing specialty practice in Northern Colorado and we are looking for hard working veterinary technicians to help up maintain quality care for our patients. The following are a list of duties. These functions are not all-inclusive nor do they cover the full extent of the duties performed.

Be able to safely restrain different breeds and sizes of animals safely.
Provide excellent client communication.
Maintain proper patient care pre and post-operatively.
Create and update medical records.
Monitor all patients for any significant changes, notify the doctor immediately if any observed.
Understand the mechanics and application of basic standard asepsis.
Venipuncture
IV catheter placement & care
Drug calculations
Be familiar with the standard pain scale and be able to identify the signs when a patient is painful, the patient's level of pain and possible causes of pain, and understand the medications and methods used to control the pain.
Know the normal ranges for vital signs for the different species we treat at RVVS.
Understand the paperwork and procedures of outside laboratories used by the practice. This includes, but, is not limited to: Antech, CSU, and any other outside laboratory.
Be able to prepare the surgical suite for a surgical procedure.
Be familiar with proper aseptic techniques in the surgical suite.
Monitoring and maintaining anesthesia in surgical patients
Monitoring the patient after it has been extubated, taking post op temperatures, and heart rate, and making sure the patient is comfortable and pain free.
Assist with pack prep and instrument sterilization.
Assist with pre surgical diagnostics
Assist with the cleaning and care of hospital and equipment.

Pay Range: $19-23.

Visit our website for more information about our Hospital! https://royalvistavets.com/.

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