Licensed Veterinary Technician
Description
Troy Veterinary Hospital is looking to add a compassionate and skilled licensed veterinary technician to our team. At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community. Our family-friendly environment means you’ll provide high-quality care that meets your pet's ever-changing needs to keep them in good health for years to come. As part of our team, you’ll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.
Troy Veterinary Hospital is an AAHA-accredited veterinary hospital – we are dedicated to providing the best possible care for our patients and clients. Our mantra is to prevent, detect, and treat! We treat our patients as if they are family and are passionate about what we do. We cannot wait to show you what truly makes us special. We are excited to be expanding our team and cannot wait to get to know you! http://www.troyvet.net/
Veterinary Technician
Troy Veterinary Hospital
Salary: starting at $24/hr ( based on experience)
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Provide compassionate care to pet patients and their loved ones
- Keep accurate medical records in accordance with hospital policy
- Perform physical assessments and record your observations
- Keep furry friends calm and still during procedures (sometimes using chin scratches!)
- Explain necessary follow-up and home care instructions
- Assist the Veterinarian in procedures (be comfortable with blood draws; prepare patients for surgery; administer anesthesia; monitor patients during surgery and recovery; administer fluids)
- Comfortable taking radiographs, small animal restraint, triage, monitor anesthesia
- Obtain laboratory sample collection, process and interpret results (fecal/parasite analysis, ear cytology, skin cytology, urinalysis, blood smears)
- Ability to multi-task and adapt in a fast-paced environment
- Able to commit to evening shifts and one weekend day
- Must have a positive attitude and be a team player
- Diagnostics (Radiographs, ECG, Blood Pressure, Venipuncture)
- Placing IV Catheters
BENEFITS
We’re passionate about helping you reach your greatest potential – both at work and at home:
- Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401K with 100% company match of up to 3%, and a 50% match for the 4thand 5th%
- Generous paid time off
- Bonding leave enhanced maternity benefit
Plus, special benefits to utilize for your own pet
- Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
- Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
- Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods
REQUIREMENTS
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Veterinary Technician Certification (CVT) or License (LVT) required
- Minimum 3 years’ experience
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our animal companions.
Joining our fun and team-first atmosphere comes with a level of support that’s hard to find anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose – down to the way we partner with our professionals to design a more efficient layout for our clinics. That’s just one way we’re hyper-focused on supporting our people, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families. When it all comes together with the joy of working with pets, our career opportunities are as rewarding as a double decker bacon biscuit with peanut butter on top.
Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics or classifications protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Learn more about our career opportunities at: https://rarebreedvet.com/careers/
Where uncommon support partners with joy.