Vetcetera Animal Hospital is currently looking for an awesome veterinary technician to join our team. We have been operating in Bedford since 2000 and our clients and patients are like family. We have a reputation for providing excellent patient and client care. We play an active role in our community and are proudly a LOCALLY owned and operated business.
Vetcetera offers a complete range of services. We are proud of the high standards in all areas of our practice from patient and client care and communication to facility maintenance. Our medical services range from wellness to oncology. We provide full surgical care with a special interest in soft tissue surgery. Our practice provides excellent dental service as well. We provide veterinary care for local rescue charities as well as the CNIB. We have complete in-house laboratory, digital radiology, digital dental radiology, R7 ultrasound, top-of-the-line monitoring equipment with Cardell, Massimo and CardioPet. We use AVImark software for our records maintenance.
We have a culture of working hard for our clients and taking the extra step to excel in our field. The practice appreciates the need for a healthy work/life balance. We are a small group who provide one another with great support. The practice also encourages professional growth in areas of one's interest. We have an excellent health/drug/dental/vision plan that also includes critical illness and life insurance coverage. We have an employee assistance program. We provide scrubs, continuing education, better than average compensation, paid vacation and sick days and a very generous package for pet health care including complimentary annual exam, immunization, dental cleanings and an excellent discount on pet care medication/supplies.
The ideal candidate will have a true passion for pets and people. The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and possess critical thinking and problem solving skills. All of our staff are encouraged to use their skills to their full-potential.
We are flexible for scheduling. We have an opening for surgical tech ONLY ( Assisting surgery only on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-5. We also have an opening for a full time position including surgery and appointments.
Duties will include:
- In-patient care- venipuncture, catheter placement, surgical induction, prepping, monitoring and recovery
- Perform diagnostic xrays, urinalysis,cytology and other laboratory testing
- Diagnostic dental xrays, dental charting and dental prophys
- Preparing patient home care medications and guidelines
If applying for Full Time, additional duties will include:
- Assistance in the exam room, perform preliminaries and client education, review and perform treatment plans including senior wellness
- Pharmacy and inventory maintenance
- Team approach to clinic hygiene
If this sounds like you, we look forward to hearing from you !
Job Types: Permanent, Part-time, Full-time
Part-time hours: 10-36 per week
Salary: $20.00-$30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Flexible Language Requirement:
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- No weekends
COVID-19 considerations:
All customer and staff wear masks and social distance. Curbside when needed depending on local case counts. Following Public Health guidelines.
Experience:
- veterinary technician: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
