Veterinary Technician - Bedford, Canada - Vetcetera Animal Hospital
1 week ago
Description
Work Term:
Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 38 hours per week
- Education: Registered Apprenticeship certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting:
- Veterinary clinic
Tasks:
- Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
- Assist veterinarian before, during and after surgery
- Prepare and administer medications and vaccines under direction of veterinarian
- Administer treatments as prescribed by veterinarian
- Counsel clients on animal health care
- Produce diagnostic radiographs, collect samples and perform other laboratory tests
- Perform routine animal dental procedures and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry
- Provide wound and bandage care
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses:
- Registration by a provincial or territorial, or regional association as Registered Animal Health Technologist, Registered Veterinary Technician
Area of specialization:
- Animal dentistry
- Small animals
Security and safety:
- Criminal record check
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Handling heavy loads
- Attention to detail
- Fastpaced environment
- Walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
Personal suitability:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
Screening questions:
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Health benefits:
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits:
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Other benefits:
- Free parking available
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Travel insurance
- Variable or compressed work week
- Wellness program
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