Veterinary Technician

Description

Animal Care Center is seeking a Veterinary Technician to join our growing team! $1,500 Sign on Bonus available! Compensation: $19/hr - $24/hr - depending upon experience Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers. As a Veterinary Technician you’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

Role Responsibilities: ● Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients. ● With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow. ● Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your state's Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians. ● Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options, medications, and additional treatments. ● Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems. ● Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts. ● Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs. ● Be willing to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.

Experience & Skills Requirements: ● Veterinary technician licensure preferred, but not required ● 2-3 years of clinical experience ● An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program preferred; or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

You’ll Grow With Us Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through: ● Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU ● Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills ● A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital ● Earn your AVMA-CVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinary technicians ● Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits – our care in action We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include: ●  Paid time off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions ●  Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account ●  Pet perks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations ● Generously subsidized  backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets ●Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions ● 401k with employer contribution ●Continuing education and  development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete ●  Scholarship opportunities and  student loan support program and so much more! At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered. #TPHSJ