Certified Veterinary Technician - Ophthalmology

Description

At Eye Care for Animals, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, we empower your best care for pets, their families, and yourself. We are a community of 360+ clinics forming an extraordinary network of unparalleled resources and people. Through outstanding learning and career options, comprehensive benefits, and abundant support, you’ll be nurtured and appreciated for who you are and what you bring to the table. We come together in both the joys and heartaches of our profession to lift each other up through laughter and empathy.

Role Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
• Aid in maximizing productivity and maintaining positive patient flow by assisting veterinarians and the medical team.
• Participate in surgeries and procedures in accordance with state regulations for credentialed veterinary technicians.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options, medications, and additional treatments.
• Maintain relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Collect and document relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
• Guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.

Experience & Skills Requirements

• Licensed Technician (LVT/CVT/RVT) required.
• 2 years of continuous veterinary technician/assistant experience (direct animal/patient care required).
• Proficient in IV catheters placement, blood work, and IV, IM and SQ injections.
• Proficient in monitoring anesthesia and working with various monitoring equipment.
• Desire to practice empathetic, gold standard medicine benefiting our patients.
• Team-oriented with an ability to collaborate and support each other.
• Paw-sitive, kind, and provide trustworthy communication to the patients, team members, and clients.
• Desire to constantly grow and advance as a veterinary technician!

Typical Hours

Typical hours are 32 hours a week, Monday through Thursday.

Skills

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• An extensive library of continuing education courses - ThriveULive, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills.
• A program to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital.
• Earn your AVMA-CVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinary technicians.
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
• And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment.

Benefits

We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:

• Paid time off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions.
• Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account.
• Pet perks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations.
• Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets.
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions.
• Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate starting at $20-28/ hour.