Registered Veterinary Technician
Core
Provide medical and nursing care, diagnostic support, and surgical assistance for hospitalized and outpatient animal patients.
Role type
Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
Builds
Preventive care, wellness exams, internal medicine, pet surgery, radiology, dental surgery, and home/farm visits.
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Animal healthcare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Animal restraint, triage, lab sample collection and analysis, diagnostic imaging, medication administration, anesthetic management, surgical preparation and assistance, client communication, medical record interpretation, preventative care knowledge, radiograph positioning, anesthesia monitoring
Preferred skills
Low-stress animal handling, dental radiograph positioning, 1+ years experience
Technologies
Radiography equipment, laboratory analyzers, anesthesia monitoring systems
Responsibilities
Restrain animals safely, triage incoming patients, collect and process lab samples, perform diagnostic imaging, assist in surgeries, manage anesthetic protocols, communicate treatment plans to clients, monitor hospitalized cases
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC