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Urgent Care Veterinary Technician

American Veterinary Group • Full-time • New Britain, Connecticut, US • 13h ago

Urgent Care Veterinary Technician

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UrgentVet - New Britain

Reporting To: Kylie Holstein

Description

UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care, offering after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees. Our hospitals offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to helps animals among a great team of people? Our clinic is seeking Full-time/Part-time Veterinary Technicians and Assistants to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic.

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Ideal Candidate

Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills
Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
Full-time employees may be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding
Prior customer service experience
Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
Must be able to lift 40 lbs

Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise

Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation
Additional duties including facility maintenance and client education