Registered Veterinary Technician or Experienced Veterinary Assistant

About the role

Animal Dermatology Clinic - Louisville is seeking a Registered Veterinary Technician or experienced Veterinary Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Energetic
• Positive
• Upbeat personality
• Takes initiative
• Commitment to the needs of the clinic
• Punctual
• Willingness to teach others and share ideas
• Openness to diversity
• Adaptability to change
• Accountable
• Able to see big picture
• Previous experience or training/education in a veterinary facility
• Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented”
• Excellent communication skills
• Must be capable of being cross-trained for front office receptionist duties, telephone and computer skills are necessary
• Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques, treatments, and accept change
• Phlebotomy
• IV catheter placement
• Preparing and restraining animals during procedures
• Anesthetic induction
• Anesthetic monitoring
• Assisting in surgery
• Suture cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues
• Apply bandages and/or splints
• Wound care
• Ability to use a stethoscope and otoscope
• Advising pet owners on proper care, etc.
• Demonstrate excellent relations with client/pets in the waiting area and exam rooms
• Exceed the client’s expectations of service
• Compassionate nursing care is the top priority for all patients
• Housekeeping/maintenance
• Ability to perform a cursory examination of an animal
• Ability to recognize potential patient issues
• Clearly communicate your findings to a doctor
• Record keeping
• Fill prescription and dispense medications as prescribed by the doctor, etc.

Requirements

• College or college-equivalent education as required in becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician
• Dependable attendance is required
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds
• Must be willing to work long or irregular hours under pressure conditions
• The ability to walk, bend, stand, squat, or reach constantly during a minimum 8-hour day.

Qualifications

• Full-time employees only: A 5/8 work week, paid vacation, paid holidays, competitive wages, monthly bonuses based on clinic dietary sales, medical, dental, vision, dependent care FSA, and short-term disability benefit options, various voluntary benefit offerings, including hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness, etc., 401K with employer match, CE opportunities, uniforms, discounts on services and medications for employee pets
• Traveling is required (we have satellite locations in Evansville, IN and Lexington, KY)

Skills

• None specifically listed in the job posting

Benefits

• A 5/8 work week (Monday through Friday) (full-time employees only)
• Paid vacation (full-time employees only)
• Paid holidays (full-time employees only)
• Competitive wages
• Monthly bonuses based on clinic dietary sales (full-time employees only)
• Medical, dental, vision, dependent care FSA, and short-term disability benefit options (full-time employees only)
• Variety of voluntary benefit offerings, including hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness, etc.
• 401K with employer match
• CE opportunities
• Uniforms
• Discounts on services and medications for employee pets

Pay

• Competitive wages

Schedule

• A 5/8 work week (Monday through Friday) (full-time employees only)