Veterinary technician
Burrard Animal Hospital + Emergency Vancouver, British Columbia
Permanent
Full time
As soon as possible
Description
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- Collect samples and perform other laboratory tests
- Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
- Prepare and administer medications and vaccines under direction of veterinarian
- Administer treatments as prescribed by veterinarian
- Counsel clients on animal health care
- Conduct and assist in laboratory research
- May perform a variety of office management and clerical duties
- Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
- Provide wound and bandage care
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Fast-paced environment
- Walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Repetitive tasks
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Versatility
- Evening
- Flexible hours
- Night
- Day
- Weekend
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Other benefits
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
Salary: $36.60 hourly
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