Fulltime or Partime Registered Veterinary Technician

About the Clinic

Role

Clinical Care and Procedures

• Assist veterinarians with examinations, emergency treatment, surgery, and euthanasia procedures.
• Triage patients, collect histories, and record information to support diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Collect specimens and perform routine hematology, biochemistry, chemistry, microbiology, urinalysis, and serology tests.
• Administer prescribed medications, serums, treatments, fluids, and blood products.
• Administer and monitor anesthesia under veterinary direction and provide specialized nursing care.
• Prepare patients and equipment for surgery and assist with diagnostic, medical, and surgical procedures.
• Take radiographs and send them to referring clinics.
• Walk, bathe, groom, comfort, and provide food and fluids to hospitalized and boarded animals.

Records, Equipment, and Client Support

• Maintain monitoring and support equipment and perform scheduled equipment quality control.
• Troubleshoot machine or AVImark software errors and contact technical support when needed.
• Explain patient status, treatment, medication, billing, and discharge information to clients; keep communication records in AVImark.
• Maintain pharmaceutical, equipment, and supply inventories and record usage or low and expiring stock.
• Clean, maintain, and sterilize instruments, equipment, and materials.
• Use AVImark and Smartflow to update treatment, medical, financial, invoicing, and inventory records.
• During evening and night shifts, perform receptionist duties including calls, inquiries, intake, estimates, payments, and discharges.
• Help maintain clean exam rooms and hospital areas and assist with laundry and cleaning.

Knowledge and Competencies

• Knowledge of AVImark and Smartflow practice software and diagnostic, imaging, and laboratory equipment.
• Knowledge of veterinary instruments and sterilization, customer-service processes, payment transactions, and health and safety procedures including WHMIS 2015.
• Knowledge of applicable animal-health, public-health, and workplace-safety laws and regulations.
• Required communication, listening, ethical conduct, adaptability, analytical problem-solving, dependability, organization, decision-making, teamwork, and resilience.

Registration and Physical Requirements

• The posting requires Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) status and membership in the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians (OAVT).
• The posting also lists Registered Veterinary Assistant certification as required.
• Duties may require extended standing or walking and frequently lifting or moving up to 50 pounds; handling larger dogs may be required, with assistance available.
• The role involves exposure to animal bites, scratches, waste, infectious disease, chemicals, controlled substances, and aggressive patients or clients; safety procedures must be followed.

Schedule

• The clinic operates 24 hours; uncommon hours and occasional additional hours may be required.
• The posting describes mostly weekend part-time work or a full-time rotating schedule, with shifts of 8–12 hours and 12-hour full-time shifts.

Wage and Benefits

• The description gives a wage range of $25–$35 per hour in one section and $25–$36 per hour in another.
• Full-time benefits and an employee assistance program are listed, along with company events, dental care, extended health care, life insurance, paid time off, parking, and a store discount.

Workplace

• The role is onsite and work is in person.