Lead Veterinary Technician - Inpatient Services; Evening Shift or Overnight Shift

About the role

We are currently seeking a full-time experienced Certified Veterinary Technician for a lead position at Angell for our Inpatient service. In this vital leadership role we are seeking applicants with solid technical skills, sound judgment, excellent communication skills, a positive attitude and the ability to work both independently and with a team. The Inpatient Services Lead Technician provides an essential leadership role within the Inpatient Services department. We are seeking veterinary technicians who are not only leaders but also have a strong interest and passion for emergency & critical care medicine. Inpatient Services Lead Technicians assist our clinicians in triaging, stabilizing and providing high quality nursing care to our patients, offer instruction and demonstration to veterinary students, interns, residents, and other technicians/assistants.

Responsibilities

• Thorough working knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations
• College level math (calculations, formulations, metric conversions, etc.)
• Patient restraint
• Administering oral and injectable medications
• Assessing vital signs
• Practice excellent time management skills
• Phlebotomy
• IV catheter placement
• Nursing care
• CPR and anesthetic monitoring
• Knowledge of department policies and procedures
• Staff training
• Develop and train members of the Inpatient Services team

Qualifications

• Associates or better in Veterinary Technology
• Certified Vet Tech (CVT) licensure required
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a certified veterinary technician
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in Emergency/Critical Care medicine
• Work experience in a fast-paced, multi-veterinarian hospital, emergency/referral practice or veterinary teaching hospital is preferred
• Previous experience in a senior technician or supervisory position preferred
• Experience working in emergency veterinary medicine
• Understanding of complex patient diseases and advanced nursing care

Skills

• Solid technical skills
• Sound judgment
• Excellent communication skills (both orally and in writing)
• Positive attitude
• Ability to work both independently and with a team
• Leadership by example
• Professional behavior
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Self-motivated
• Compassionate
• Reliable
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced team environment while maintaining a positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Previous animal handling experience

Pay

Sign on bonus of $10,000 for new hire technicians to our inpatient team.

Schedule

Full time 40 hour a week position. Opening for evening shift and for overnight shift. Alternating weekends and holidays.

Benefits

• Annual $1,500 stipend for national/international conferences
• $3,000 tuition reimbursement
• 3 paid professional development days per year for CVT's
• Competitive salaries
• Blue Cross health insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Disability and life insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Separate sick and vacation time
• Free employee uniforms
• Annual shoe allowance
• Employee discounts for pet health care and pet food needs
• Free on-site parking