Certified Veterinary Technician
Core
Overnight veterinary technician providing patient triage, surgical assistance, and clinical care in a 24-hour animal care center.
Role type
Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT)
Builds
Clinical patient care services, surgical support, and diagnostic testing
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Animal healthcare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
phlebotomy, sample collection, radiograph positioning, surgical assistance, patient restraint, medical record interpretation, euthanasia procedures, anesthetic monitoring
Preferred skills
preventative care knowledge, hospital flow management, low-stress animal handling, laboratory sample processing
Technologies
practice management software, radiography equipment
Responsibilities
Triage incoming patients based on urgency, assist in vaccination and surgical procedures, monitor sedation and anesthetic events, perform sample acquisition and laboratory processing, assist with euthanasia and first aid
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC