Licensed Veterinary Technician
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Position at Northwest Animal Care
At Northwest Animal Care Hospital a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner you will have the support tools and resources to elevate your skills. As a hospital deeply rooted in the local community you will experience the best of both worlds: a genuine local feel with the benefits of Thrives national a Licensed Veterinary Technician youll play an important role in pets lives by providing comprehensive care throughout their journey.
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At Northwest Animal Care Hospital we offer primary and intermediate care for dogs cats pocket pets avians and reptiles. Our well established 6 DVM practice has been serving the Everett community for over 20 veterinarians and staff provide quality care and great experiences for pets and pet owners through every life stage. As a fully equipped facility we can offer a wide range of veterinary care that also includes orthopedic surgery and Animal Care Hospital has fostered a culture and brisk pace that combines personal growth and uncompromising animal care with fun and hard work!
Provide your best care with more bridges andlessbarriers.
As a Licensed Veterinary Technician youllplayan important rolein petslives byprovidingend-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care offacilitatingoutpatient treatments surgical assistance and performing laboratory tests to support services including hospitalized patient care and admitting and discharging patients.
Role Responsibilities:
- Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care advocate for pets and educate clients during outpatient appointments.
- With each hospital functionassistveterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity andmaintainpositive patient flow.
- Obtain pertinent health history and information from clients andmaintainmedical charts.
- Assistinmaintainingrelevant comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
- Perform anesthesia and sedation induction and monitoring dentistry including dental radiographs and charting obtain diagnostic radiographs and provide nursing care as instructed by the DVM to hospitalized patients.
- Use safe restraining techniques follow standard protocols and sustain clean sterile organized treatment areas surgical suite exam rooms and labs.
- Prepare patients medications and equipment for examinations surgery dentistry and sedated procedures.
- Collect and prepare patient lab samples for in-house and reference lab diagnostic screening.
- Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance onThrive Membershipoptions medications andadditionaltreatments.
- Be willing to guide mentor and support fellow team members.
Experience & Skills Requirements:
- Current Washington State Veterinary Technician license.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Perform basic nursing skills such as taking vital signs venipuncture intravenous catheter placement medication administration etc.
- Able to enter medical notes and maintain medical records; can type 45 wpm minimally.
- Able to lift 40lbs unassisted.
- Strong desire to practice empathetic gold standard medicine benefiting our patients through all life stages.
- Positive kind and provide trustworthy communication to patients team members and clients.
- Have the desire to constantly grow and advance as a valued team member!
Ideal candidates will possess a minimum of two years experience as a licensed veterinary technician with proficiency in anesthesia and are open Mon-Fri 7am-6pm Sat 8-4. A typical work week consists of five 8-hour shifts which include rotating Saturdays.
Compensation is negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate of$28-31 /hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience and location.
Provide your best care with more bridges andless barriers.
We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted nationally connected communityyoull be able to make connections access opportunities and find support with for you is as vital as the support you provide.
YoullThrivewith Us
At Thrive you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
- Ourvast diverse and free library of continuing education courses -ThriveU
- Live virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
- A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
- Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
- Move into any specialty hospital type or environment across the nation.
- Leadership training for a thriving andlong careerin the veterinary profession.
Benefits our care in action
Weprovidebenefits spread comprehensively across your mental physical emotional and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:
- Paidtime offincluding 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave bereavement to grieve both humans and pets andtime offfor new petadoptions
- Top quality medical dental and vision insuranceplushealth savings account and flexible spending account
- Petperksincluding free exams discounts on products and services and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcarelocations
- Generously subsidizedbackup and ongoing care supportfor children adults and pets
- Mental health benefitsincluding coaching and therapysessions
- 401k with employer contributionand no waiting period
- Continuing education anddevelopment supportthroughour libraryoffree CE courses and paid time off to complete. CE allowance of $400 annually.
- Scholarship opportunitiesandstudent loan supportprogramand so much more!
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Veterinary Experience
- Animal Care
- Communication skills
- Veterinary Assistant
- Veterinary Technician Experience
- Vital Signs Experience
- Animal Handling
- Animal Restraint
- Experience Administering Injections
- Catheterization
- Medication Administration
- Venipuncture Experience
About Company
Thrive Pet Healthcare is a nationwide network of veterinary clinics, including emergency vets, urgent care vets, primary care vets, and specialty vets.
