Veterinary Technician

Benefits:

Employee discounts

Paid time off

401(k)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

About us:

Access Veterinary Care is a veterinary clinic that focuses on providing affordable, accessible care for families in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and surrounding areas. Through community medicine that prioritizes quality, efficiency, and flexible care options, we believe that we can help reduce the burden of medical care and help keep animals with their families.

What we're looking for:

Access Veterinary Care has an opportunity for a (C)VT that is looking to practice medicine in a dynamic setting. We are an urgent care clinic that provides affordable care on an out-patient basis. Our fast-paced environment will fully utilize your skills, with consistent opportunities for professional growth and development. We believe in delivering high-quality veterinary medical care by reducing barriers to receive that excellent care.

Hiring for full-time or part-time positions.

As one of our certified veterinary technicians, you are the core of the clinical team at Access Veterinary Care. You’ll be responsible for assisting the veterinarians with sick/injured patients, running laboratory diagnostics, running anesthesia for sedated procedures, assisting with surgery, dental x-rays and prophylaxis, client communication, and performing treatments under the guidance of the veterinarian.

We’re looking for technicians who are looking to take charge and have greater autonomy in case management, who enjoy educating clients and working directly with patients, and who are interested in practicing to the full extent of their training. More advanced CVTs will be provided opportunities to advance your skills and provide a lot of variability! Our highest level technicians perform skills such as placing skin sutures, placing bandages and splints, thoracocentesis and more!

Main Job Duties:

Patient Care

Perform restraint, diagnostics and treatments on sick or injured patients in collaboration with the DVM

Triage urgent care patients to identify patients in emergent need of medical intervention

Administer medications and treatments

Perform physical assessments and coordinate preventative care under the direct supervision of a DVM

Perform humane euthanasia under the direct supervision of a DVM

CPR

Surgery/Anesthesia

Perform anesthesia and assist in surgeries, both routine and emergency

Dental x-rays and prophylaxis

Intubation

IV fluid therapy with regular and syringe pump

Performing different local anesthetic blocks.

Client Education

Nutrition and wellness care

Informed anesthetic consent and procedure discharge

Medication side effects and compliance

Participate in team approach to educating clients on medical concerns and chronic disease management

Help develop client education tools

Oral health care

Laboratory

Run in-house diagnostics

Prep samples for referral laboratories

Patient sample collection

Use of safe sample handling techniques

Take digital x-rays

Pharmacy

Maintain in-house formulary

Coordinate prescription refills

Process online prescriptions

Fill prescriptions using the 5 rights

Preferred Qualifications:

1-3 years working in vet medicine

CVT Preferred (or eligible for LVT when applicable)

Excellent verbal communication skills

Critical thinking

Self starter

High energy

Full-Time Benefits:

Dental insurance

Generous Employee discount

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Hours:

Hours are for a full-time or part-time position and can vary from week to week depending on needs of the clinic.

Job Type: Full-Time

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour depending on qualifications

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

10 hour shift

Day shift

Weekends

Potential for evening hours and Sundays in the near future.

Work Location: In person