Great Slave Animal Hospital is looking for a full time permanent Veterinary Technician to join our team.

Physical Capacities:

• Handling heavy loading
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye coordination
• Working in a fast-paced environment
• Walking and standing for extended periods
• Able to bend, crouch and kneel
• Working under pressure in physically demanding and repetitive tasks

Essential Skills Needed:

• Reading, writing and document use
• Math skills
• Communication and working with others
• Problem solving and decision making
• Critical thinking
• Job task planning and organizing
• Research and memory
• Computer use
• Willing to learn continuously

Contributes to animal care services by:

• Providing nursing care to all hospitalized and surgical animals, including administering medications and treatments, as well as, monitoring the health of animals;
• Assisting with sample collection, preparation of samples for analysis or shipping;
• Preparing animals for surgery and assists in surgical procedures;
• Prepares surgical facility, including cleaning equipment and administering medications;
• Monitors anesthesia during surgical procedures;
• Performing dental prophylaxis procedures;
• Sets up and performs radiograph procedures with digital radiograph equipment;
• Assisting Veterinarian with patient exams, including patient restraint, injections and administering medication;
• Assisting with animal emergencies and providing intensive care treatments as required;
• Assisting/performing euthanasia procedures under the direction of the Veterinarian;
• Maintaining accurate medical records;
• Cleaning work areas and cages;
• Providing after hour services on a shift rotation;
• Walking hospital dogs;
• Collecting and preparing samples for analysis;
• Performing in-house microbiology and parasitological tests using an IDEXX Chemistry and/or CBC blood analyzer and microscope;
• Preparing and/or analyzing other samples as requested by Veterinarian;
• Performs ECG telemedicine procedures
• Maintaining inventory stock counts by recording sales through the Cornerstone inventory system;
• Assisting with shipping and receiving of stock;
• Ordering, documenting and maintaining control drug stock;
• Participating in Year-end stock counts and data entry.

Ensures proper handling, storage and disposal of hazardous material;

• Ensures compliance with safety regulations with respect to use of equipment and hazardous chemicals as required by Workers’ Compensation and Safety Commission regulations, National Dosimetry Registry for radiation regulations, etc.
• Maintains equipment, trouble shoots and performs minor repairs and arranges for service and major repairs;
• Provides assistance to clients when other staff is unavailable;
• Answering phones when receptionist is unavailable;
• Participates in extraordinary meeting and prepares reports if needed;
• Provides services as required by Veterinarians and/or Supervisor.

Veterinary Technician diploma required.