URGENT CARE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

Company: American Veterinary Group
Location: Staten Island
Posted on: November 7, 2024

Job Description:

Urgent Care Veterinary Technician

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UrgentVet - Staten Island

Reporting To: Raul Cardona

Compensation: $30.00 - $38.00 / hour

Description

UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care, offering after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees. Our hospitals offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to helps animals among a great team of people? Our clinic is seeking a Full-time/Part-time Licensed Veterinary Technician to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic.

Click here to take a virtual tour of our clinic!

Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
• Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills
• Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Full-time employees may be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding
• Prior customer service experience
• Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise
  • Associate's Degree in Veterinary Technology and current New York State Licensing as a Veterinary Technician is required for the role.
  • Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
  • Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation
  • Additional duties including facility maintenance and client education Benefits
    • $5,000 Sign on bonus offered for Full Time LVTs only
    • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision Options)
    • 401k Match
    • Generous paid time off (PTO)
    • Six (6) weeks of paid Parental Leave
    • One (1) Work/Life Balance day off
    • Short-term and long-term disability options
    • Supplemental insurance options
    • Discounted Veterinary Care
    • Scrub allowance
    • Hands-on and E-training
    • Professional growth opportunities
    • Tuition assistance for prospective Veterinary Technician Students
    • Tuition reimbursement for Credentialed/Registered Veterinary Technicians

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