Veterinary Technician - Primary Care

About the Role

Wickford Veterinary Clinic, located in North Kingstown, RI, is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Veterinary Technician to help provide exceptional care for pets and their families. You will play a vital role in providing comprehensive care to pets at every stage of their health journey.

What to Expect

• Commitment to Continuing Education: Numerous in-house CE opportunities and mentoring available to support and achieve your VTS goals.
• Career Advancement: Recognition of top talent with strong work ethics, with opportunities to be promoted from within.
• Environment of Belonging: An inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, with many specialties to find where you fit.

About You

The ideal candidate is comfortable with all aspects of general practice and believes veterinary medicine is a team sport. We highly value collaboration from all staff members.

• Surgery
• Anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring
• Drug calculations and protocols
• Dentistry
• Surgery

Interest in treating exotic patients is important, as we treat a fair number of exotic species.

Requirements

• 1-3 years Veterinary Technician experience
• Knowledge of anesthesia and monitoring
• Phlebotomy
• Knowledge of procedures used for scheduling patients, receiving, treating, ordering medical supplies, and requesting laboratory tests
• Knowledge of the use, care, and storage of veterinary instruments, materials, and equipment
• Knowledge of sterilization techniques to sterilize various instruments and materials
• Knowledge of the instruments, materials, and standardized procedures used in the full variety of treatments to prepare and provide tableside assistance
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal services, including client needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of client satisfaction
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments

Qualifications

• Associates in Veterinary Technology is a plus
• RVT is a plus

Compensation

$20.00-$22.50 an hour depending on experience and education.

Schedule

Full-Time position: Monday 8:30am-6pm, Wednesday 8:30am-6pm, Thursday 8:30am-6pm, Friday 8:30am-5pm, Rotating Saturday 8:30am-12pm.

Benefits

• Supportive culture with social events and team building
• Competitive paid time off and holidays
• Career growth and training opportunities
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Mental health focused services
• Safe Harbor 401K with up to a 4% match and immediate vesting
• Up to 75% employee pet care discount
• Annual uniform allowance

Who We Are

Wickford Veterinary Clinic has proudly been serving the clients of Rhode Island for the last 30 years. Our current team of doctors have over 25 years of experience. Wickford Veterinary Clinic, located in North Kingstown, RI, is a network hospital of Pieper Veterinary. We treat all interviews as confidential and if a casual chat is more your style, we can do that too.