Veterinary Technician

Vistancia Animal Hospital

  • Peoria, AZ
  • $18.00-22.00 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Vistancia Animal Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Technician to join our team! At Vistancia Animal Hospital, we are proud to serve the Peoria area for everything pet-related. Our team is committed to educating our clients on how to keep their pets healthy and thriving year-round. We strive to stay on top of the latest advances and are glad to host patients in a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility. Most importantly, we know that all animals and pets deserve to be treated with loving care at every check-up, procedure, or surgery. When you’re here, you’re family!Position Overview: The Veterinary Technician supports the hospital by providing dedicated quality veterinary care and extraordinary service to our patients and clients. As a Veterinary Technician, you will fully assist the DVMs and RVTs to help improve the quality of care to the patients by relieving them of technical work and achieving greater efficiency at Vistancia Animal Hospital.Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Assist in determining animal requirements by helping conduct animal examinations, restraining patients, and reviewing care plans and records
  • Care for patients by taking vital signs, collecting samples, administering vaccines, providing wound care management, completing laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging
  • Assembling required supplies and instruments for procedures
  • Fill prescriptions and administer PO, SQ, IM, IV medications, including proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs
  • Maintain a safe, secure, healthy and humane environment by following documented standards and procedures in compliance with applicable legal regulations
  • Maintain medical records by documenting patients’ conditions, reactions, and changes; updates database in an accurate and timely manner
  • Ability to demonstrate and follow procedures in catheter placement and phlebotomy
Qualifications and Skills:
  • 3 years of experience performing above duties
  • High School Diploma/GED
  • Experience in surgery is a plus
  • Knowledge of pharmaceutical drugs and calculations
  • Able to perform moderately physically demanding work, that requires lifting (up to 50 pounds), cleaning, and constant motion
  • Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors
Available Schedule: Full-time position, must be open to work Saturdays on occasion
  • We are open: M-F 7am-6pm
  • Saturdays 8am-1pm
  • Closed Sundays
Benefits We Offer:
  • Competitive compensation commensurate with experience ($18.00 - $22.00 per hour)
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k + company match
  • Paid time off
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Professional development support
  • Mental health assistance
  • Employee discounts on veterinary services
  • Scrub allowance
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Determined and collaborative work environment!
Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you!Vistancia Animal Hospital is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.Job Reference ID: CPP-0000238

Vistancia Animal Hospital