Vet Technician - General Practice/Wellness

Texas Litter Control

Posted 3 months ago

Full Time

The Woodlands, Texas

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

Support GP Veterinarians by performing exams, diagnostics, and prescription refills while providing high-quality customer service. Maintain clinic cleanliness, manage lobby operations, and perform technical tasks like drawing blood and administering fluids.

Qualifications

You have a High School Diploma or equivalent and customer service experience. You are proficient in basic computer skills, intermediate mathematical skills, and possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. You must be able to perform physical tasks such as drawing blood, administering fluids, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Blood draw

Injections

Microscope

Prescription filling

Customer service

Basic computer skills

Microsoft Office

Job Description

Description

Support GP Veterinarian providing vet exams, diagnostics, and prescriptions/refills. Provide excellent customer service to our clients and their pets.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Greet customers as they enter the clinic.
  • Answer phones as needed as back up to the call center staff.
  • Book appointments.
  • Print admission forms and answer questions about services and pricing.
  • Fill prescriptions.
  • Perform adoptions on cat/kittens in lobby.
  • Clean cat cages in lobby.
  • Keep lobby clean at all times.
  • Keep storage closet organized.
  • Draw blood, administer fluids, give injections of all types, look at specimens under microscope.
  • Monitor equipment and report problems to the Executive Director as they are detected 
  • Laundry 
  • Mopping 
  • Maintain proper stock of supplies in all areas of the clinic 
  • Perform other duties as assigned 

 *Salary dependent on experience and license status*  

Requirements

SKILLS REQUIREMENTS 

  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Intermediate mathematical skills  
  • Advanced organization skills 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

 EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS 

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent 
  • Customer Service Experience 

 WORKING CONDITIONS 

  • Must be flexible and willing to work overtime as required 
  • Regular and predictable attendance is required 
  • Moderate noise / animal kennel atmosphere 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the duties of this job. 

Regularly required to talk, hear and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, calculator and telephone.

  • The ability to move about to coordinate work within observation rooms. 
  • The ability to stand for long periods of time and in excess of 5 hours. Frequent bending, stooping, and crouching 
  • Must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.   

 WORK ENVIRONMENT 

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of radiation. 
  • While performing the duties of this job, employees will frequently handle urine, vomit, and feces from cats, dogs, and rabbits. These can contain parasites contagious to humans. Employees are expected to wear proper protective clothing, gloves, and masks as needed. 

 Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. 

Texas Litter Control

Texas Litter Control is a high quality, low-cost veterinary clinic, adoption center, pet food bank, and shelter support program for companion animals. Our mission is to eliminate the suffering of companion pets in Texas by: · educating the public on the importance of spaying/neutering and proper pet healthcare; · providing a low-cost solution available to the general public for spay and neuter and basic wellness services; · providing extended pet healthcare to income and program qualified individuals; · providing adoption options for fully vetted pets to the public; · providing alternative solutions such as healthcare, food and other basic needs to pet owners considering surrendering a pet to a local shelter; · providing a networking and educational forum for animal welfare organizations to work together; · providing veterinary relief services to other shelters, non-profit organizations, and low-cost clinics; · providing high quality, high volume spay/neuter surgery training for Veterinarians; · providing technician training for high quality, high volume spay/neuter workflows and processes; · and mentoring other animal welfare groups to open clinics in other areas.
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