About This Role
This role involves overseeing the care of hospitalized patients, assisting veterinarians with client education, and ensuring a fear-free approach to animal welfare. The position suits a licensed veterinary technician or veterinary assistant who is dedicated to quality patient care, professional advancement, and a family-centered practice environment.
Responsibilities
- Actively oversee the care of all hospitalized patients, providing direct care or appropriately delegating and assisting the patient’s lead nurse
- Alert doctors to changes in patient status (e.g., vomiting, pain, bleeding, diarrhea)
- Ensure all boarding patients and clinic animals receive proper care directly or through management observation
- Ensure all patients in rooms are efficiently seen and provide guidance to each patient’s head nurse as needed
- Ensure each head nurse and assistant are fulfilling their roles respectively
- Assist doctors in providing advanced client education as deemed appropriate by higher management, reflecting the head tech's level of experience and education
- Oversee that patient welfare is upheld and that a fear-free approach is utilized by all team members
- Provide an open line of communication to the office manager, lead receptionist, doctors, and owners regarding hospital and staffing needs and problems, and participate in finding solutions
- Promote a clinical work environment that focuses on teamwork and open communication
- Provide excellent care for the patients under our care and to the clients we serve
- Take constructive criticism and be willing to learn and grow to better the veterinary field
- Enhance service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
- Follow through with tasks delegated and execute them with precision and kindness
- Demonstrate exceptional communication skills between coworkers and clients
- Provide attention to detail with daily tasks like cleaning, patient care, and other medical procedures in the facility
Requirements
- Veterinary experience: 1 year (Preferred)
Benefits
- Paid health insurance stipend
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Paid vacations
- Paid sick days
- AFLAC
- Paid gym membership
- Paid CE training for licensed veterinary technicians
- 401(k) matching
Important Details
- Schedule: open 5 days a week and half days Saturdays; closed on all major holidays
- Employment type: full-time or part-time applicants
Application Process
- List 3-5 references to be considered for the interviewing process
About the Company
Murfreesboro Animal Clinic has been in business for over 50 years and is well-established in the community. It is a privately owned two-doctor small animal practice that focuses on quality patient care and the advancement of the veterinary profession. The clinic strives to help teach future generations of technicians and veterinarians while giving back to the community.