About this role
Education: College/CEGEP.
Work setting: Veterinary clinic.
Tasks
- Collect samples and perform other laboratory tests.
- Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery.
- Assist veterinarian before, during and after surgery.
- Prepare and administer medications and vaccines under direction of veterinarian.
- Administer treatments as prescribed by veterinarian.
- Counsel clients on animal health care.
- Conduct and assist in laboratory research.
- Perform routine animal dental procedures and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry.
- Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals.
- Provide wound and bandage care.
- Perform reception and clerical duties.
- Area of specialization: Exotic animals.
- Small animals.
- Emergency care.
- Security and safety: Criminal record check.
- Work conditions and physical capabilities: Handling heavy loads.
- Attention to detail.
- Fast-paced environment.
- Bending, crouching, kneeling.
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking.
- Repetitive tasks.
- Work under pressure.
- Physically demanding.
- Personal suitability: Accurate.
- Client focus.
- Efficient interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication.
- Excellent written communication.
- Flexibility.
- Initiative.
- Organized.
- Team player.
- Screening questions: Are you available for shift or on-call work?.
- Do you have experience working in this field?.
- Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?.
- Employment terms options: Early morning.
- Evening.
- Shift.
- Flexible hours.
- Night.
- On call.
- Experience: Experience an asset.
- Employment terms options: Day.
- Weekend.
- Health benefits: Dental plan.
- Disability benefits.
- Health care plan.
- Vision care benefits.
- Financial benefits: Group insurance benefits.
- Life insurance.
- Piece work.