Veterinary Technician- Pharmacy and Laboratory
- Tampa, United States
Posted 24 days ago
About the role
BluePearl Pet Hospitalis seeking a knowledgeable and skilled Veterinary Technician to join their fast-paced hospital as our newly developed role of Pharmacy and Laboratory Veterinary Technician
Pay: $20 - $40 / hour
This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency leveling system.
As a Pharmacy and Laboratory Veterinary Technician, you are a liaison between all of our departments. You will work directly with our clinicians to manage prescription orders for all our patients while managing and organizing our pharmacy. You will be involved with client contact through phone calls, email, and in person conversations to provide prescription updates. In addition, you will also be responsible for running all in house diagnostics including IDEXX lab equipment and reporting findings of microscopic evaluation. Strong pharmacology and clinical pathology skills are required as well as being a licensed Veterinary Technician in the state of Florida.
As a Pharmacy and Laboratory Veterinary Technician, you will...
Fill prescriptions for hospitalized patients, appointments, and refill request orders
Maintain a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Check pharmacy stock to determine inventory level, anticipate the need for supplies, and place orders.
Verify receipts
Remove/return outdated drugs
Maintain and fulfill controlled substance cabinets
Maintain and fulfill stocking of medical supplies in designated locations from Central Supply
Research and remain up to date with Pharmacy Regulations for Veterinarians
Perform regular maintenance and upkeep of laboratory equipment.
Check laboratory stock to determine inventory level, anticipate the need for supplies, and place orders.
Unload and stock supplies.
Assisting the clinical team with pathology patient services.
Perform cross training of hospital staff in laboratory duties.
Assist doctors and technicians in sample collection.
Entry of laboratory test results into patient records.
Reporting of alert values to the pathologist or attending veterinarian.
Providing patient updates and lab results to the primary care veterinarian
Same day response time for in house laboratory samples.
Complete any additional tasks not specified and/or assignments as request by the Department Manager
Why BluePearl?
Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.
To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
Parental leave benefits
Flexible work schedules
401k and retirement planning
Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.
BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer. Applicants must possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.