Veterinary Technician - Primary Care

Description:
Are you passionate about animal care and ready to make an impact in a growing community?

Elm City Vet - Primary Care in New Haven, CT is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Veterinary Technician to provide exceptional care for pets and their families. In this rewarding role, you will play a vital part in delivering comprehensive care to pets at every stage of their health journey in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

If you are ready to bring your expertise, compassion, and energy to a growing practice and help shape the future of veterinary care in New Haven, we want to hear from you!

Our vision is simple: to make the community-and the animals and people in it-happier and healthier. If that resonates with you, we invite you to explore a career with us.

Elm City Vet is part of the respected Pieper Veterinary family , a network of emergency, specialty, urgent care, and primary care hospitals across CT, PA, MA, and ME-dedicated to high-quality medicine and exceptional client and patient care.

What to Expect:

• Environment of Collaboration: Our hospital locations work closely together with each other as well as the Specialty/ER location in Middletown to provide the best possible care for the pets we see.
• Commitment to Continuing Education: We want to retain and develop our talent to the best of our ability. You can expect numerous in-house CE opportunities and mentoring available to support and achieve your goals.
• Career Advancement: We pride ourselves on recognizing top talent and strong work ethic and if you demonstrate those things, you can expect to be promoted from within.

About You:
We believe veterinary medicine is truly a team sport , and we're looking for a candidate who shares that mindset. The ideal candidate is confident in all aspects of general practice , including anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring, drug calculations and protocols, dentistry, and surgery.

Collaboration is highly valued on our team, and we encourage every staff member to speak up-your insight is not only welcomed but can make a meaningful difference in patient care and team success.

Anticipated Schedule:
This is a full-time position:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday - 9:45am-8pm
Rotating Saturdays - 9:45am-4pm

Compensation:
Based on experience starting at $22.00-$26.00 an hour.

What's in it for you?

• Supportive culture with social events & team building
• Competitive paid time off & holidays
• Career Growth & Training Opportunities
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Mental Health Focused Services
• A Safe Harbor 401K with up to a 4% match and immediate vesting
• Up to 75% employee pet care discount
• Annual uniform allowance

We know it's not always easy to make a move. We treat all interviews as confidential and if a casual chat is more your style, we can do that too! We genuinely love what we do and the people we work with!
Requirements:

• 1-3 years Veterinary Technician experience.
• Associates in Veterinary Technology is a plus.
• CVT license is a plus.
• Knowledge of Anesthesia and monitoring.
• Phlebotomy
• Knowledge of the procedures used for scheduling patients, receiving, treating, ordering medical supplies, and requesting laboratory tests.
• Knowledge of the use, care, and storage of veterinary instruments, materials, and equipment.
• Knowledge of sterilization techniques to sterilize various instruments and materials.
• Knowledge of the instruments, materials, and standardized procedures used in the full variety of treatments to prepare and provide "tableside" assistance.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal services. This includes client needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of client satisfaction.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments.
• Must be 18 years or older to apply.

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