Animal Scientist jobs in Bellingham, WA

Overview

Northwest Veterinary Clinic of Mount Vernon is a seven-doctor practice serving both dogs, cats, and horses in the surrounding areas. For dogs and cats, we offer a range of routine, surgical, and dental care. Our veterinary services for horses include 24/7 emergency callouts, dental care, and much more. Here at Northwest Veterinary Clinic, we are dedicated to providing the highest level of veterinary medicine along with friendly, compassionate service. We are currently seeking a small animal LVT to work solely with our small animal DVM in order to provide the best quality care.

We are looking to add the right person to our team that excels at providing friendly customer service to our clients, exceptional nursing care to our patients, and trusted support to our skilled staff of veterinarians.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent combination of education, and/or experience.
• Two or more years of experience with veterinary appointments performing above duties.
• Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)
• Able to perform moderately physically demanding work that requires a lot of lifting (up to 50 pounds), cleaning, and constant motion.
• Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors.
• Monday through Thursday schedule with no weekends!

Responsibilities

Position Overview:

The Veterinary Technician supports hospital operations by providing dedicated quality veterinary care and exceptional service to our patients and clients. You will assist in providing patient care, conducting examinations, assisting during surgery, provide nursing care, and maintaining patient medical records.

Tasks include:

• Determine animal requirements by conducting examinations and interviews, reviewing care plans and records, completing laboratory tests and studies, and diagnostic imaging.
• Care for patients by taking vital signs, collecting samples, administering medications, drugs, and vaccines, and bandaging and wrapping wounds.
• Support patient examinations and operations by assembling required supplies and instruments, securing and bringing patients to examination rooms, and restraining patients.
• Fill prescriptions and administer medications, including proper documentation, logging and security of controlled drugs.
• Maintain a safe, secure, healthy and humane environment by following documented standards and procedures in compliance with applicable legal regulations.
• Maintain medical records by documenting patients' conditions, reactions, and changes; updates database in an accurate and timely manner.
• Ability to demonstrate and follow correct procedures in catheter placement, phlebotomy, emergency medicine, and digital radiology.

Pay: $28 to $31