Licensed Veterinary Technician

Role Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients during outpatient appointments.
• Aid veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Obtain pertinent health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
• Perform anesthesia and sedation induction and monitoring, dentistry including dental radiographs and charting, obtain diagnostic radiographs, and provide nursing care as instructed by the DVM to hospitalized patients.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, surgical suite, exam rooms, and labs.
• Prepare patients, medications and equipment for examinations, surgery, dentistry and sedated procedures.
• Collect and prepare patient lab samples for in-house and reference lab diagnostic screening.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options, medications, and additional treatments.
• Guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.

Requirements

• Current Washington State Veterinary Technician license.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Basic nursing skills such as taking vital signs, venipuncture, intravenous catheter placement, medication administration, etc.
• Able to type 45 wpm minimally.
• Able to lift 40lbs unassisted.
• Strong desire to practice empathetic, gold standard medicine benefiting our patients through all life stages.
• Positive, kind, and provide trustworthy communication to patients, team members and clients.
• Desire to constantly grow and advance as a valued team member.

Skills

• Passionate about high-quality, fear-free medicine.
• Motivated to contribute to medical protocols, workflow improvements, or team development.
• Motivated to grow alongside hospital leadership and help shape the future of the practice.

Benefits

• 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.
• Discounts on products and services for pets 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.
• Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete.
• CE allowance of $400 annually.
• Scholarship opportunities and student loan support program.

Compensation

Compensation is negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate of $31.00-$37.00 / hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.