Certified Veterinary Technician

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities: Varies by skill level; refer to skill level listing
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- All aspects of exam room set up/break-down/maintenance
- Greet clients
- Escort clients/pets to exam room
- Get patient history/updates
- Perform diagnostic tests when expected
- Maintain medical record compliance
- Give appropriate hand-outs
- Enter charges
- Ready medication or patients (refills, post-exam, post-sx)
- Write/type go home instructions for patients (post-exam, post-sx)
- Print/review estimates for patients
- All aspects of laboratory submissions
- Client phone correspondence including return existing and new client calls and obtain phone reports
- Patient admissions and process
- Appropriate pre-op medications, exams, lab tests, IV catheters
- All aspects of surgery room and equipment (set-up/break-down/maintenance)
- Manage surgery time (technician breaks, assignments)
- Post-op surgery responsibility (Verify IV catheters pulled, charges and go-homes done correctly, clients have been called, drug and surgery logs completed, patient charts completed, and pets are clean)
- Complete surgery bulletins, get initialed and faxed
- Change ultrasonic cleaner, cold sterile, trach tube wash, and baralym on a schedule
- Provides all general aspects of after hours and on call service
- Be able to work at other SAVS facilities if needed

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Establishes the tempo for the clinic by being aware of potential problems in the appointment and surgery schedules (alerting doctor and client when applicable)
- Continuing education for yourself and others
- Knowledge of/ability to orient others to OSHA and Safety program
- Professional, empathetic representative of SAVS to public and rDVM's
- Emphasizes working as a Team

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS/ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:
Reports to Clinical Coordinator

No Relocation is available