Veterinary Technician

Job description

Job Title: Veterinary Technician

Status: Nonexempt position

Date: January 2025

Immediate Supervisor: Darin McGinty

Benefits: IRA Simple retirement match program, employee credit account for personal pet care, Paid time off, Aflac insurance stipend for programs of employees choice, paid training, paid holidays, vision, dental, term life insurance, Educational Assistance Program for CVT degree program after 2 years consecutive employment.

What we are looking for: We are looking to hire a full-time experienced veterinary technician for our growing practice. This individual must be a passionate life-time learner with excellent communication and customer service skills. Candidates should have a passion to work with animals but not forget people come with them. Ideal candidates will have some customer service experience, demonstrate history of excellent communication skills and working within a collaborative professional team environment. Many job tasks will be unassisted after a comprehensive training program. Certification preferred but not required. At least 1 year experience in veterinary field required. If you have a CVT license starting pay rate could be significantly higher than advertised in this add.

Who we are: We are an expanding 2 doctor clinic with a team-oriented approach offering affordable high quality veterinary care to the Branson area. We have just move into a brand new hospital close to 65 and 248 in April of 2023. We created Shepherd of the Hills Veterinary Clinic to have a career we love, time for our families and hobbies and have teammates who we enjoy being around. We are a busy, high-volume clinic. We work hard, play hard and take pride in the meaningful work we do. Our employment environment is structured with clear expectations and a cohesive team-centric approach to providing for our wonderful clients and their pets. Our management places emphasis on accountability for both employees and clients alike.

About our culture: We recognize our employees as our most valuable resource. As a result, we offer a full career track for all our full time veterinary technicians. After 2 years of learning to be a vet assistant we will send you to college to get certified as a licensed Veterinary Technician making you eligible for a higher pay bracket and recognition as an expert in your field. We foster a team-oriented, positive, upbeat, and collaborative atmosphere to allow for each patient, client, and employee to feel comfortable and equally valued within our clinic. We like to cut up, have fun, and listen to music, when appropriate, at the same time we hold ourselves accountable for providing the highest quality of care for each patient. We are seeking a candidate who can match this energy and ambition! We value drama free happy people.

Basic job duties include:

This description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor; subject to reasonable accommodations.

• Administering certain medications
• Patient care
• Answering phones
• Scheduling appointments
• Assisting doctors in exam rooms
• Assisting doctors in surgery
• Significant amount of cleaning
• Assisting with patient restraint
• Packing surgery equipment for sterilization
• Performing diagnostics such as bloodwork, X-rays, blood smears, fecal slides
• blood draws

Time distribution:

Veterinary technician clinical duties/ pet handling/ appointments 70%

Custodial, retail, organizational duties 10%

Customer Service: 20%

People who enjoy and do well at this job possess the following traits:

• Ability to look objectively at the "big picture" and identify specific steps necessary to the smooth operation of day-to-day operations.
• Ability to differentiate between major and minor issues as they relate to patient care in the clinical setting.
• Ability to handle misdirected negative emotion and behavior.
• Supportive and encouraging attitude towards staff.
• Expresses thoughts and ideas effectively.
• Flexibility with regard to unexpected requests taking priority over planned duties.
• Ability to stay on task with minimum supervision, and accomplish required tasks by designated deadlines.
• Willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done, when needed.

Position Essential Functions:

BUSINESS EXPECTATIONS

Applies State and Local Departmental rules, regulations, and policies

Attends work regularly and is punctual.

Presents a professional appearance and behaves professionally.

Maintains confidentially of records and Departmental information.

Fosters positive working relationships and accepts new responsibilities.

PHYSICAL EFFORT

Normal physical mobility: movement from place to place on the job, considering distance and speed.

Normal physical agility: ability to maneuver body while in place.

Normal physical strength to handle routine office materials, animals and tools.

Normal physical strength to handle 40 lb. objects, considering frequency.

Normal dexterity of hands and fingers.

Normal physical balance: ability to maintain balance and physical control.

Normal coordination, including eye/hand, hand/foot, etc.

Normal endurance.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

Completed high school diploma.

Computer literacy.

Experience in an office setting.

Knowledge of client service principles and practices

Keyboard skills

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply

Communication method(s) used:

• Email
• Phone
• In person

Work Location:

• One location

Typical end time:

• 5PM

Typical start time:

• 7:15AM

This Job Is:

• Open to applicants who do not have a college diploma

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.50 - $19.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• License reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• No nights
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $19