Veterinary Technician

Veterinary Technician

Chestnut Street Animal Hospital is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Technician to our team. At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community. Our family-oriented environment means you'll provide the highest quality medical care in a warm, friendly, comfortable atmosphere. As part of our team, you'll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.

Chestnut Street Animal Hospital, founded in 1996, is committed to providing the highest quality medical care in a warm, friendly, comfortable atmosphere. We enjoy cultivating a close personal bond with the Needham community and our clients in order to deliver top-notch care to our patients. Our veterinarians and staff provide a wide range of services including diagnostic testing and medical care of sick animals, wellness exams, vaccinations, microchipping, and a full range of surgical and dental services. We provide care for cats, dogs, birds, and pocket pets (rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, etc.)

Chestnut Street Animal Hospital in Needham, MA

$26.00 an hour (flexibility based on experience)

The ideal schedule will be 34 hours on Tues-Fri, no weekends!

What You'll Do

• Assisting the Doctors in appointments
• Take patient histories from clients for appointments
• Technician appointments
• Various housekeeping duties (laundry, dishes, taking out garbage, etc.)
• Communicating with clients via phone and in-person
• Executing treatment orders, canine and Feline vaccine knowledge and schedule
• Demonstrate excellent relations with clients/pets in waiting and/or exam rooms
• Prepares patient files and charts
• Answers client's inquiries about basic animal care questions and routine procedures
• Educates clients on over-the-counter products such as flea and tick preventions
• Receives and relays telephone, fax, and email messages accurately and promptly
• Maintain accuracy with cash drawer, credit card-scratch pay and CareCredit transactions
• This position requires the ability to sit, walk, squat, bend, stand, reach, lift and type
• Monitor anesthesia for patients undergoing a variety of surgical procedures
• Perform routine and advanced treatments and procedures, including injections, oral medications, blood draws, basic pharmacology and bandaging
• This role is ideal for someone who is compassionate, detail-oriented, enjoys teamwork, and thrives in a small-practice setting where your contributions truly make a difference.

Our Comprehensive benefit package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with a total company match up to 4%, after 6 months of employment
• Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
• Continuing education allowance and professional development support
• Mental Health Resources
• Company paid bonding leave or applicable state provided bonding leave

Perks for Your Pets Too! Because we know how much your pets mean to you, we offer special benefits designed just for them:

• Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
• Diagnostics: Savings on reference lab testing
• Nutrition: Discounts on Purina pet foods
• Insurance: Preferred rates with our pet insurance partner

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Proficient in dentals and anesthesia and sedation and monitoring as well as rooms
• Experienced Veterinary Technician – CVT preferred, but open to highly skilled, well-rounded technicians regardless of credentialing

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places 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 our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support 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.

For Massachusetts applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Rarebreed Veterinary Partners and any of its affiliated companies does not use lie detector tests as part of the application process.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics or classifications protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.