• Job Description

  Req#: 8006113002

  Union Hill Animal Hospital is hiring a part-time Veterinary Technician to provide skilled care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Our ideal candidate has experience in animal care, client communication, and veterinary procedures, with a passion for improving the lives of pets and their owners.

  What to Expect

  As you join our team, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:

  • Employee Pet Discounts! Because we know your pets are family, too.
  • 401(k) plan

  Salary: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour, determined by the candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications.

  Schedule: Saturdays 8a-12p, 1 or 2 weekdays possible

  Key Responsibilities:

  • Client Communication: Provide status updates for hospitalized patients, home care instructions, pre- and post-op instructions, and medication administration guidance. Address client medical questions with confidence and direct complex inquiries to veterinarians.
  • Client Education & Support: Educate clients on preventative medicine, wellness care by age, vaccine requirements, laboratory procedures, and support hospital financial policies by preparing estimates and discussing financial commitments.
  • Customer Service: Greet clients, escort them and their pets into exam rooms, ensure smooth transitions to the front desk, and promote the practice’s products, programs, and services.
  • Animal Handling & Care: Restrain animals safely and compassionately, assist veterinarians in medical, surgical, and dental procedures, prepare patients for surgery, administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery and recovery, and administer fluids.
  • Facility & Equipment Maintenance: Properly care for all surgical materials, maintain hospital equipment and inventory, and ensure the surgery room, ICU area, exam rooms, and treatment areas are prepared and maintained.
  • Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using a paperless medical record system, ensuring all procedures, vaccinations, and notes are documented for proper billing.
  • Pharmacy Assistance: Assist with dispensing medications as directed by the veterinarian, prepare prescription labels, and appropriately package medication.
  • Safety & Technical Skills: Follow DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines; administer SQ, IM, and IV injections; perform laboratory tests, radiographs, and electrocardiograms; place IV catheters; perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.

  Qualifications:

  • One year of Veterinary Technician experience.
  • Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.
  • Knowledgeable about common disease states and able to alert veterinarians to changes in patient conditions.
  • Familiarity with DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines.

  About Union Hill Animal Hospital

  Our team is committed to educating our clients in how to keep pets healthy year-round, with a combination of Eastern and Western medicine to give pets the best care and above all, remembers that all animals need to be treated with loving care in every check-up, procedure, or surgery. Our integrative approach includes traditional western medicine as well as acupuncture, spinal adjustments, stem cell therapy, and Chinese herbal medicine.

  We are dedicated to establishing a culture that celebrates all forms of diversity and allows us to be an inclusive service provider in this community.

• About the company

  We co-own practices in partnership with veterinarians. We have experience in driving growth, cultivating exceptional staff, and overseeing operations.

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