Veterinary Technician or Assistant - (Duncannon, PA)

Job details A veterinary technician assistant helps the technicians, doctors, and receptionists in all duties of the veterinarian hospital: care of boarding and hospitalized animals including cage cleaning, exercising, feeding, observation for signs of illness, parasite and disease control, laundry, bathing, in general: keeping animals clean and cared, nail trimming, ear cleaning, prescription filling and computer transaction entry. The responsibilities vary with current needs of the hospital staff, the season of the year, and the individual abilities demonstrated by the employee. Expertise to restrain for procedures performed by doctors or technicians, administration of oral medications, assessment of change in animal health status. Professional, cheerful, and helpful attitude when contacting pet owners. Performance of simple in-house laboratory tests, completion of forms for out-house laboratory.