Veterinary Technician - Chilliwack, Canada - Vedder Mountain Veterinary Clinic

Description

• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry

• Veterinary clinic

• 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
• May perform a variety of office management and clerical duties
• Perform routine animal dental procedures and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry
• Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
• Provide wound and bandage care

• Veterinary

• Small animals

• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Handeye coordination
• Fastpaced environment
• Walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Versatility

• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
• What is the highest level of study you have completed?

• 1 year to less than 2 years

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Group insurance benefits

• Free parking available
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees

• Offers onthejob training tailored to youths
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
• Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, projectbased or seasonal work, etc.)
• Offers phased reentry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees