Registered Veterinary Technician
Core
Provide clinical care, diagnostics, and surgical support for patients in a veterinary hospital setting.
Role type
Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)
Builds
Patient care plans, diagnostic results, surgical outcomes
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Animal healthcare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Animal restraint, triage, lab sample collection and analysis, diagnostic imaging, nursing care, medication administration, anesthetic management, surgical preparation and assistance, client communication, medical record management, radiographic positioning and image capture, blood/urine/fecal/skin specimen collection, anesthesia administration and surgical monitoring
Preferred skills
Dental radiography, 1+ year professional experience
Technologies
Radiographic equipment, diagnostic imaging tools, medical record systems
Responsibilities
Restrain animals safely, triage incoming patients, collect and analyze lab samples, perform diagnostic imaging, manage nursing care for hospitalized cases, administer medications and anesthesia, assist in surgeries, communicate treatment plans to clients, capture dental and standard radiographs
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC