What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Technician position at Coco-Park Animal Hospital?
Who we are:
Are you all about the pug life? Got moves like jaguar? Love big mutts and cannot lie? Are you looking for a new leash on Vet Med life? Well, look no further than Coco-Park Animal Hospital. We ain’t kitten when we say we dig only the best of Vet Med. Fur real!
Coco-Park Animal Hospital is on the hunt for an experienced Veterinary Technician (at least 1-2 years) to add to their fantastic team. We’re “That Practice” that you want to work at! We’re a group of hard-working professionals who want to provide excellent care for our pets. Outside the hospital, we are art lovers, beach babies, tattoo trendsetters, gardening enthusiasts, music junkies, and horse fanatics who love to have fun! More than anything, we are genuine and proud to be ourselves inside the clinic, too. We’re looking to welcome others to join us in being their authentic selves and offer tons of awesome benefits to support a healthy and positive work environment, including:
Financial Benefits:
- A flexible approach to compensation that will reflect your skillset and future performance
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition Support Program
- Referral bonus program
Wellness Benefits:
- Health Insurance, including medical, dental, and vision
- Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance
- All US-based, benefits-eligible employees with a minimum of one year of service may receive up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
Workplace Benefits:
- Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
- Professional development opportunities
- State license reimbursement
- VTNE exam fee reimbursement
- Continuing education allowance
- Uniform allowance
- Access to our VetCor Techlife Facebook group, including thousands of veterinary technicians company-wide
Lifestyle Benefits:
- Six paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
Got some killer client communication skills to bring to the table? Fantastic! Want to show off those phenomenal time management and organizational skills you’ve worked so hard to master? We can’t wait to see you in action! Our team members must also be willing to:
- Life is short; smile while you still have teeth.
- Ask for help and offer help to others
- Grow and learn and grow some more
- Be positive! Because we love people with gratitude as their attitude
- Be empathetic to our clients, your team members, and yourself
- Share your knowledge, skills, and experiences with others (spidey powers would be cool too)
- Don’t stop believing (or retrieving, as your dog would say)
- Celebrate birthdays, new babies, anniversaries, and other life events because they’re important!
- Listen to our clients as they explain why their dog/cat/bird/rat/goat/chicken is the best one that has ever lived
Some of the responsibilities of this role include:
- the Ability to handle and restrain animals using appropriate procedures (We Use fear free methods only-employment contingent upon proficiency in fear free handling)
- Ability to walk animals.
- Ability to clean and maintain kennels, cages, runs and stalls.
- Perform general cleaning in treatment, reception and boarding areas to control the spread of disease.
- Willing to scoop the poop, dude
- Learn on your feet, and be a self starter
- Have compassion for all living things
- Experience of 1 years in a veterinary hospital or completed an AVMA accredited technician program
- Draw Blood, Place IV Catheters, and run entry level lab samples (fecal, ear cytology, urinalysis etc)
- Work in a team atmosphere (that includes being willing to cross train to help your teammates)
- Reliable transportation, and a schedule without restrictions during our times open. We are open 7:30-7pm M,T,TH,F and 1-2 Saturdays/month 9-1.
What we’re willing to give in return:
- Mentoring and support for all team members
- Flexibility with scheduling to ensure a healthy work-life balance
- Occasional coffee runs, ice cream parties, and meals on us
- A fridge stocked with drinks and snacks – always
- Lunch breaks on the reg
- No nights, on-call shifts, or holiday hours
- Support you in your desire to grow and advance your career – The more you know, the better off we all are!
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to join a team of amazing people who put people first! (only after the animals). Think you’re the Technician we’re looking for? Apply today so we can meet you!
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of Coco-Park Animal Hospital and Vetcor. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. Every team member enriches our diversity by exposing us to various ways to understand and engage with the world. That's why we're committed to a workplace culture where employees are comfortable being their authentic selves, feel a complete sense of belonging, and are empowered to reach their highest potential.