Licensed Veterinary Technician

Rye Harrison Veterinary Hospital is hiring a Swing Shift Licensed Veterinary Technician to provide skilled care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Our ideal candidate has experience in animal care, client communication, and veterinary procedures, with a passion for improving the lives of pets and their owners.

What To Expect

As you join our mission to provide our clients and their pets with the benefits of technologically advanced veterinary science in a comfortable and friendly environment, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:

• All the benefits you deserve—medical, dental, vision, retirement—plus an employee pet discount because we know your pets are family, too.
• Paid time off. Catch your breath with paid holidays and PTO
• Continuing Education
  
  

Salary: $25.00 -$30.00 per hour based on licensure, experience, and skill set.

Schedule:

• Wednesday – Friday: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
• Saturday: 7:45 AM – 1:00 PM
• On-Call: Saturday night & all day Sunday (Availability expected due to hospitalized and boarding patients)
  
  

While Saturday night and Sunday are on-call shifts, we do expect availability, as it is rare that we don't have patients requiring care. This role is ideal for a technician who is comfortable handling treatments for hospitalized patients, assisting with drop-in care, and ensuring the well-being of our overnight patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Client Communication: Provide status updates for hospitalized patients, home care instructions, pre- and post-op instructions, and medication administration guidance. Address client medical questions with confidence and direct complex inquiries to veterinarians.
• Client Education & Support: Educate clients on preventative medicine, wellness care by age, vaccine requirements, laboratory procedures, and support hospital financial policies by preparing estimates and discussing financial commitments.
• Customer Service: Greet clients, escort them and their pets into exam rooms, ensure smooth transitions to the front desk, and promote the practice's products, programs, and services.
• Animal Handling & Care: Restrain animals safely and compassionately, assist veterinarians in medical, surgical, and dental procedures, prepare patients for surgery, administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery and recovery, and administer fluids.
• Facility & Equipment Maintenance: Properly care for all surgical materials, maintain hospital equipment and inventory, and ensure the surgery room, ICU area, exam rooms, and treatment areas are prepared and maintained.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using a paperless medical record system, ensuring all procedures, vaccinations, and notes are documented for proper billing.
• Pharmacy Assistance: Assist with dispensing medications as directed by the veterinarian, prepare prescription labels, and appropriately package medication.
• Safety & Technical Skills: Follow DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines; administer SQ, IM, and IV injections; perform laboratory tests, radiographs, and electrocardiograms; place IV catheters; perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) certification or an experienced veterinary assistant currently enrolled in a veterinary technician program.
• Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.
• Knowledgeable about common disease states and able to alert veterinarians to changes in patient conditions.
• Familiarity with DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines.
  
  

About Rye Harrison Veterinary Hospital

Rye Harrison Veterinary Hospital is a full-service veterinary facility offering exceptional veterinary medical services, along with boarding and grooming services, for dogs, cats, and exotic pets. Located in the city of Rye, New York, our doctors and staff serve the surrounding communities in Westchester County, New York and Fairfield County, Connecticut.