| Registered Veterinary Technicians and Certified Veterinary Assistants are needed in an AAHA, Small Animal Hospital in NE Ohio (Salem). We are looking for full-time and part-time RVTs and experienced or Certified Vet Assistants to work all shifts. The day practice is open 7 days a week and the Urgent Care/ER practice is open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 4 pm to midnight. We believe in hiring people that want to be able to use their hard earned skills and enjoy working with a happy, friendly group of people that enjoy our jobs, love working as a team and learning new things. Registered technicians should be able to manage patients from when they enter the exam room or become an in-patient, until they are discharged by reception. This includes wellness, sick, urgent, and emergency patients. You should be able to communicate effectively with clients, obtain and record case information, perform vitals, and triage sick/urgent/ER patients. Your skill set should include the ability to use AVIMARK, input patient data, pull and discuss medication, obtain biologic samples (fecals, blood, urine, etc), perform in-house labs, place IV catheters, administer IV fluids, administer oral, IV, IM and SQ medications, monitor hospitalized, gentle restraint for procedures, prepare patients for surgery, administer anesthesia, monitor during surgery and post-op recovery, be able to read medical records and perform duties listed. If you have worked as an RVT, you realize this is not the complete list of duties and additional information is provided during the verbal and working interviews. Our RVTs do not just hold patients, they work with the doctors and other staff members to provide excellent, human quality medicine to our patients. They are a vital part of the medical team. Certified or experienced Veterinary Assistants should be able to provide assistance to both doctors and RVTs. They need to be able to gently restrain patients for procedures, input information into computers, communicate effectively with clients, obtain and record case information, perform vitals, and help triage sick/urgent/ER patients, be able to read medical records and perform duties listed that are not RVT specific duties. Vet assistants also perform general kennel work and cleaning. Our vet assistants do not just hold patients. They work closely with the doctors and nurses to provide great care and are also are a vital part of the medical team. Mentoring by experienced RVTs and Vet Assistants provided. Doctors enjoy teaching and working with staff. You must have a sense of humor, be reliable, be willing to lend a helping hand to your fellow workers, and enjoy working and showing us your skills. Individuals should have strong teamwork and communication skills; be able to work in a fun filled and humorous, team oriented, busy work environment; can follow written and verbal directions, able to multi-task and use a computer, be able to stand, walk, kneel, stoop, maneuver for long duration of time; and able to lift and carry 50 lbs and perform tasks based on doctor's notes, fill medications and be able to discuss them with clients. Should have flexibility for schedules and must be able to work any day, as well as some weekends and overtime as needed. Competitive salary and benefits. Please send resume to Lisa at practicemanager@catapuss-vet.com, drop it off at the hospital at 375 W. State St. Salem, OH, or call for an appointment with Lisa at (330) 332-1880. |
