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Experienced Speciality Vet Tech (Onco, Surg or Anesthesia)

Community Care Veterinary Specialist

Gainesville, Florida

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Aftercare, Anatomy, Anesthesiology, Animal Care, Coaching, Communication Skills, Community Support, Critical Care, Customer Support/Service, Detail Oriented, Documentation, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Procedures, Hospital, Identify Issues, Intravenous Therapies, Laboratory Equipment, Lift/Move 40 Pounds, Medical Records, Medical Terminology, Medical Treatment, Medication Administration, Mentoring, Multitasking, Nursing, Oncology, Outpatient Care, Patient Care, Phlebotomy, Project Management Software, Sample/Specimen Processing, Specimens/Samples, Standards of Care, Team Player, Training/Teaching, Veterinary Hospital, Veterinary Medicine
LOCATION
Gainesville, Florida
POSTED
28 days ago
Who are we? What if we could create a community of supportive veterinary professionals that collectively used their individual strengths to contribute to the care of all pets? One where animal welfare is elevated by the supportive relationships between our local general practices and the best specialty care available? Our vision for a different kind of specialty hospital was inspired by numerous discussions of the ongoing shortage of specialty services and the need for a real connection between specialists, general practitioners and our patients. Community Care Veterinary Specialists, in beautiful Gainesville, Florida, is a privately owned small animal speciality hospital in North Central Florida.

We are seeking a Full-time Veterinary Technician to join our team. The ideal candidate must be mature, motivated, and have excellent communication skills. We offer great benefits after 60 days of employment.

Qualifications:
  • Three to five years of Veterinary Medicine Experience, specifically in Oncology, Surgery, or Speciality practice.
  • Advanced knowledge related to processes, and procedures specific to their interested speciality
  • Knowledge of animal care and nursing, especially critical care.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, and terminology.
  • Knowledge of the equipment and materials used and their availability and applications.
  • Comfort running the floor and managing clinic flow for inpatient and outpatient circumstances
  • Ability to train, mentor, and coach co-workers through basic training, and more advanced situations
  • Qualified candidates are excellent communications and multi-taskers, who are able to work independently, and as part of a team. They should be detail oriented and able to provide exceptional customer service and professional client communication.
  • Must be able to lift 40lbs.
  • CVT preferred.

Duties:
  • Veterinary Technicians handle in person, email and telephone interaction, maintenance of veterinary medical records, reviewing recommended treatments and procedures, as well as, discuss discharge and after-care with owners.
  • Provide coaching and training to team-mates.
  • Administer medications, treatments per DVM instruction, documenting all steps within PM software
  • Respond quickly and calmly to crisis while maintaining a high standard of client care.
  • Communication: Convey messages to clients and teammates to ensure successful patient and client care.
  • Patience & Compassion: Remain professional while still ensuring doctors, teammates, clients, and patients feel as comfortable as possible regardless of the situation or challenges presented.
  • Additional skills include: small animal restraint and handling; basic and advanced nursing care; mastered venipuncture and IV catheterization; ability to calculate and administer specific. medications; lab sample handling and running in-house lab equipment; anesthesia monitoring and troubleshooting; general knowledge of veterinary medicine, including basic knowledge of emergency medicine and procedures.

These position participate in weekend and holiday rotations.

Core Values:
  • Collaboration
  • Courage
  • Growth Mindset
  • Respect
  • Gratitude

Benefits:

We offer competitive salaries and a generous benefit package that includes:
  • Medical.
  • Dental.
  • Vision.
  • PTO.
  • A matching IRA.
  • Last but not least we can offer a flexible schedule so you will have the opportunity to enjoy life outside of veterinary medicine.

About the Company

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Community Care Veterinary Specialist