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Part Time Emergency Veterinary Technician

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Overview

We are a growing Specialty and Emergency Veterinary Hospital located in Berkeley. PETS Referral Center is a talented and collaborative team who enjoys working together to provide excellent patient care and client service. Weekend shift differential and overnight shift differential.

Who are we looking for?

Please have a positive personality, be capable of effective communication, enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment, multi-task like a pro, and have a well-rounded skill set and solid knowledge base. As we are a 24-hour emergency hospital please be willing to work outside of the boring 9am-5pm weekday schedule, specifically weekend day shifts or evenings. We prefer someone with at least one year of experience working as a technician in a veterinary hospital.

Responsibilities include:

• Restraining animals safely using stress-free handling techniques


• Assisting Veterinarians and other staff members


• Working collaboratively and positively with all coworkers


• Provide nursing care to hospitalized patients and medical care to outpatients


• Successfully use all in house laboratory equipment to provide accurate results


• Safely and effectively take digital radiographs


• Be able to calculate drug dosages


• Giving medications via all prescribed routes: PO, SC, IM, IV


• Proficiency with catheterization (venous, urinary)


• Possess or develop advanced emergency skills


• Comfortable with all aspects of emergency medicine


• Effectively care for and communicate with clients

Benefits

We are committed to your well-being and offer a comprehensive compensation package. These include:

• Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (Headspace)


• 401K with 100% company match up to 3% and 50% company match up to 5%, eligible after 6 months of employment


• Job Types: Part-time

Pay: $26.00 - $40.00 per hour

United Veterinary Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.