Veterinary Technician

Veterinary Technician

Madison Animal Hospital, a busy small animal practice in Madison Maine, is hiring for a full time veterinary technician. Our practice offers a friendly work environment with close-knit, compassionate personnel committed to providing high quality medicine for our patients. The ideal candidate must possess strong interpersonal skills, enthusiasm, an ability to multitask, perform efficiently during stressful situations, and be self motivated. Candidates must have respect and compassion for people and animals. Veterinary technology license is preferred but not required, however, previous experience is a must. Communication, phone skills, and computer skills are required.

What You'll Do

• Provides compassionate care to patients and clients.
• Keeps accurate medical records in accordance with hospital policy, including in-depth knowledge of medical terminology and record keeping.
• Prepares and maintains the exam rooms and treatment areas.
• Stock clinic treatment area and exam rooms, and inform inventory manager when supplies need to be ordered
• Performs physical assessments and records observations, including triaging and problem solving to achieve the best possible outcomes.
• Safe, low stress and compassionate handling and restraint.
• Prepares estimates for procedures and discusses financial commitments with clients.
• Venipuncture and IV catheter placement
• Pharmacy skills, including protocols for filling in-house.
• Radiography and digital imaging
• Monitors vitals
• Sample collection and processing for in-house and reference labs
• Builds initial rapport and long-term relationships with both pets and clients, successfully communicates plans and estimates to owners.
• Assists the Veterinarian in medical, surgical and dental procedures; prepares patients for surgery; administers anesthesia; monitors patients during surgery and recovery; administers fluids.
• Communicates within the team, proactively advocating for their patient's needs.
• Operates practice management software and related medical monitoring equipment.

Benefits

We're passionate about helping you reach your greatest potential – both at work and at home. As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding, available to full time employees:

• Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• 401K with a company match of up to 4%- after 6 months of service
• Generous paid time off to help you achieve work-life balance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Mental Health Resources
• Company-paid bonding leave
• Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development and uniform allowance
• Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)

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
• Pet Insurance: Discounts available with our preferred vendor

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Veterinary Technician Certification (CVT) or License (LVT) is highly desirable; equivalent training and experience may substitute.
• Surgical and dental skills are appreciated, but not required.
• Genuinely enjoys working with animals and can deal with them even when they are stressed, ill or in pain. Dedication to safety for all parties involved.
• Must have a positive attitude and be a team player.
• Strong work ethic and track record of being reliable.
• Willingness to learn new skills and techniques.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose driven team placing 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 the best culture, tools, and support to our hospitals 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 invest in our people and create long-overdue change in the industry. We're hyper-focused on supporting our professionals, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families. 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 in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.