Description
Sentinel Veterinary Specialists and Emergency, a rapidly growing, locally-owned small animal emergency veterinary hospital located in Missoula, MT, is seeking an experienced LICENSED veterinary technician to join our rapidly growing specialty and emergency hospital.
We value our support staff and work hard to foster an environment of camaraderie, positivity, longevity and professional satisfaction. Our hospital offers high end emergency, specialty, and critical care including in-house blood and urine analysis, digital radiology, ultrasound, CT, fluoroscopy, and endoscopy. Technicians are utilized to their full potential so doctors can focus on client and patient care while fostering continued education in the working environment.
Core Responsibilities
Clinical & Nursing Care: Provide critical nursing care for hospitalized patients, including administering medications orally, via IV or IM, providing nursing care for out-patients such as sedation and monitoring for minor procedures, obtain vitals.
Surgical Assistance & Anesthesia: Prepare animals for surgery, sterilize instruments, assist veterinarians during procedures, and induce, maintain, monitor anesthesia and provide post operative.
Diagnostic Imaging & Lab Work: Perform diagnostic, conduct in-house lab tests, including but not limited to blood counts, urinalysis, chemistry, and CT.
Client Education & Communication: Collect complete and thorough history, thorough discharges and answer questions, assist in routing client and referring DVM questions to/through the right DVM or department.
Patient Monitoring: Observe animal behavior, check vital signs, and report changes in condition.
Inventory & Records: Maintain accurate medical records, manage pharmacy inventory, and ensure compliance with controlled substance logs.
Benefits include:
Paid Health Insurance
PTO / Holiday pay
Generous scrub allowance
Employee pet care discount
License Reimbursement
CE reimbursement
401k & Matching
***Relocation Bonus
Requirements
Veterinary Experience: 1 Year (Required)
