veterinary technician
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Education:
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. or equivalent experience.
Work setting:
Remote or mobile.
Tasks:
- 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.
- May perform a variety of office management and clerical duties.
- Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals.
- Provide wound and bandage care.
- Clip animal nails.
- Clean animal ears.
- Bathe and shampoo animals.
- Perform animal grooming activities .
Area of specialization:
- Exotic animals.
- Small animals.
- Large animals.
- Emergency care.
Security and safety:
Bondable.
Transportation/travel information:
Valid driver's licence. Own vehicle.
Work conditions and physical capabilities:
- Handling heavy loads.
- 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.
- Ability to distinguish between colours.
- 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 available for shift or on-call work?.
- Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?.
- Are you currently a student?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?.
Employment terms options:
Early morning. Evening.
Experience:
1 year to less than 2 years.
Employment terms options:
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Morning.
- Night.
- On call.
- Day.
- Weekend.
Workplace information:
On the road job.
Financial benefits:
Gratuities.