Veterinary Technician
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Joining a clinic with its own unique identity is like a crosscountry car ride with your ears flapping in the breeze. Stoneledge 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 teamoriented environment means youll be in the hands of a collaborative team that recognizes working together is the best way to provide the best medicine and care possible for our patients. Its the kind of freedom that feels like running at the speed of light into a 5story pile of leaves and thats just the beginning. As part of our team youll work with the latest technology gain access to stateoftheart training facilities and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.
Stoneledge Animal Hospital is a wellestablished hospital that is fast paced growing and an exciting place to work. We are in Westbrook Me only about 5 miles north of downtown Portland Maine. The greater Portland area is well known for its beautiful ocean views beaches rocky coastal areas easy access to mountain skiing and hiking worldrenowned cuisine and plenty of nature to explore. It is important to us that our Stoneledge family has a great work/life balance so they can enjoy all that the southern Maine area has to offer. Doctors work 4 days a week work one late night until 7 pm and no weekends.
Most of our patients are dogs and cats but we also care for a variety of pocket pets rabbits and reptiles. If you have a special interest in exotics avian patients or rehab we have a place for you in at Stoneledge and we would love to be able to expand our services to our clients. We take a teamoriented approach to providing topnotch care for our patients and your voice and input is always welcome and respected. We recognize that working together is the best way to provide the best medicine and care possible for our patients.
Veterinary Technician
Stoneledge Animal Hospital in Westbrook ME
WHAT YOULL DO
- Provide compassionate care to pet patients and their loved ones
- Keep accurate medical records in accordance with hospital policy
- Prepare and maintain the exam rooms and treatment areas
- Perform physical assessments and record your observations
- Keep furry friends calm and still during procedures (sometimes using chin scratches!)
- Prepare estimates for procedures and discusses financial commitments with clients
- Explain necessary followup and home care instructions
- Stock clinic treatment area and exam rooms and inform inventory manager when supplies need to be ordered
- Assist the Veterinarian in medical surgical and dental procedures (be comfortable with blood draws; prepare patients for surgery; administer anesthesia; monitor patients during surgery and recovery; administer fluids)
- Care for all surgical materials and keep the operating room properly stocked and prepared for surgery
- Pharmacy skills
- Sample collection and processing for inhouse and reference labs
- Communicates within the team proactively advocating for their patients needs
BENEFITS
Were passionate about helping you reach your greatest petential both at work and at home. As a result our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the worlds longest belly rub and ear massage combined:
- Great pay with competitive medical dental and vision insurance coverage
- 401K with a company match of up to 4% after 6 months of service
- Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purrfect worklife balance
- Employee Rufferral Program
- Health Saving Account (HSA) Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Commuter Benefits
- Companypaid life and AD&D insurance
- Shortterm and longterm disability
- Accident critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance
- Mental Health Resources
- Companypaid bonding leave
- Continuing education yearly allowance for skills developmentand uniform allowance
- Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)
- Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety led by the medical director
- Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt budgeting improving credit scores mortgages and refinancing
Plus special benefits to utilize for your own pet:
- Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
- Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
- Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods
- Pet Insurance: Discounts available with our preferred vendor
REQUIREMENTS
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Veterinary Technician Certification (CVT) or License (LVT) preferred but not required
- Prior surgery experience required
- Must have a positive attitude and be a team player
- Diagnostics (Radiographs ECG Blood Pressure Venipunture)
- Placing IV Catheters
- Administering treatments
- Providing emergency and critical care to patients
- Genuinely enjoys working with animals and can deal with them even when they are stressed ill or in pain. Dedication to safety for all parties involved
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team including managing processes independently accurately and reliably
- Strong work ethic and track record of being reliable
- Willingness to learn new skills and techniques
Rarebreed Veterinary Partnersis a purposedriven 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 teamfirst atmosphere comes with a level of support thats hard to find anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose down to the way we invest in our people and create longoverdue change in the industry. Were hyperfocused on supporting our professionals so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families. When it all comes together with the joy of working with pets our career opportunities are as exhilarating as climbing a toy mountain of a gazillion new squeaky balls.
Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race color religion age mental disability physical disability medical condition gender sexual orientation genetic information ancestry marital status national origin veteran status and other classifications protected by applicable state and local nondiscrimination laws.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
