Are you an OUTSTANDING RVT ready to join a dynamic team that focuses on top-notch medicine, a fabulous work environment, a great salary, and a perfect work-life balance?
Peninsula Veterinary Hospital is the place for you!
About Us:
Peninsula Veterinary Hospital (PVH) located in the heart of Sidney, BC, will be Saanich Peninsula’s newest, independently owned full-service veterinary hospital for cats and dogs! Our beautiful hospital is walkable to Sidney’s shops, cafes, and the beach, yet plentiful staff parking is right across the street. Our mission is to provide consistent and personalized veterinary health care that nurtures the human-animal bond during all life stages.
The owners of PVH, Dr. Mary McDowell and Dr. Ashlee Albright, are progressive veterinarians with a longstanding reputation in the Greater Victoria area for practicing the highest standard of medicine, surgery, and dentistry. We love what we do and are widely regarded as great people to work with - ask us for our references!
Currently, we operate PenVet Mobile Veterinary Services, which specializes in palliative care and end-of-life home visits across the greater Victoria region. Peninsula Veterinary Hospital will complement this service and allow us to offer a complete spectrum of care in our full-service hospital. At PVH, we value professional, supportive, and honest relationships with our staff, colleagues, and clients. We are committed to nurturing the physical and emotional welfare of our patients and their people, lifelong learning, and fostering a calm but efficient workflow. Morning rounds facilitate excellent team communication and help set daily expectations to allow us to better serve our patient’s needs.
Job Description:
Peninsula Veterinary Hospital requires an experienced full-time or part-time Registered Veterinary Technologist (RVT). We need someone with the skills and initiative to help grow our practice from the roots up. As a founding member of our team, this is a leadership role, and your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
- Be the team lead in surgery intake, prep, sedation, induction, and maintenance of anesthesia
- Efficiently perform full-mouth dental radiographs and scale/polish teeth
- Be competent in routine technical procedures such as IV catheterization, blood and urine collection, injections, bandage care and safely obtaining full body radiographs
- Creating and implementing SOPs for equipment/facility maintenance, lab sample preparation/transport, workplace safety, and surgical instrument maintenance/sterilization
- Training support staff in all aspects of clinic operations
- Creating and maintaining hospital logs, patient records, and notes with high accuracy and quality
- Setting up and maintaining equipment and keeping an appropriate inventory of medical supplies and medications
Specific Qualifications and Experience:
- Licensed or eligible for licensure as an RVT in BC with a minimum of 2 years of clinical experience
- Comfort working autonomously as well as part of a cohesive team
- Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
- Interest in team leadership and training
- Ability to multitask and prioritize the urgency of tasks
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Job Type:
What we Offer:
- $34.00-$40.00 per hour commensurate with experience and competency, with significant room to grow
- Graduated vacation scale
- Generous staff discount on products and services
- Great uniforms
- A workplace that values technical excellence and lifelong learning and will assist motivated technicians in meeting their professional and financial goals with a healthy CE package of their design
Schedule
- Weekdays, no evening or holiday hours
If you are interested in this unique opportunity and think we might be a match, please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration to: [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $34.00-$40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care
Flexible language requirement:
Schedule:
Work Location: In person
