Veterinary Technician Caregiver
Our 24-hour Emergency and Specialty hospital is seeking full-time Veterinary Technician Caregivers to join our amazing Internal Medicine team. If you’re looking to advance your skill set and work in a fast-paced environment where every day looks different, we want to work with you!
We are offering up to a $1500 hiring bonus for this position!
Opened in the summer of 2021, our new 19,000 sq. ft. facility has been purposefully designed with state-of-the-art equipment to assist us in fulfilling our goal of practicing quality medicine and compassionate care for patients, families, and referring veterinarians in our community.
Education is a daily focus at Avets. Our commitment to education is demonstrated by hospital-wide support of our residency and internship programs, and a team of VTS(ECC) lead training for our support staff.
This is a full-time hourly position, working 4 ten hour shifts per week inclusive of an equal share of the on-call shifts required by the department.
We are happy to provide our team members with:
- Onsite continuing education events as well as virtual learning platforms.
- Paid time off and uniforms.
- Employee pet benefit discount program.
- Multiple health plan options so that you can chose something that suits your needs best.
- Double-time rate on the 6 major holidays, inclusive of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. (Our holiday pay also runs for the entire overnight shift on the holidays)
- Breakroom stocked with snacks!
- Shift differentials during our non-traditional hours - additional $2/hour after 6pm on weekdays and during the day on weekends, $3.50 after 6pm on Fri, Sat and Sunday.
Successful applicants will:
- Have prior experience in veterinary specialty medicine, I-131 experience, managing appointments, endoscopic experience and monitoring anesthesia.
- Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate terminology used to describe veterinary infections, immune-mediated or inflammatory diseases.
- Remain calm and efficient in a high stress environment.
- Provide excellent customer service and interact with clients in a manner that supports Avets' mission to provide state of the art medicine and compassionate care for pets and the people who love them.
- Work with team members to maintain a productive, positive and respectful environment.
- Fluent English skills (speaking & reading) are required for the role; fluency in multiple languages a plus.
All technical staff, regardless of the level of experience, must be able to stand, bend, lift, and/or kneel for the duration of a shift (10 hours), and lift a minimum of twenty-five pounds.
Certified Veterinary Technicians or license eligible candidates will be given the highest consideration.