Veterinary Technician/Assistant

Happy Tails Veterinary Hospital • Full-time • Pasadena, Maryland, United States • USD $17 - USD $22 / hour • 1w ago

Happy Tails Veterinary Hospital wants YOU to join our team! We are an AAHA accredited, integrative health, privately owned veterinary hospital in Pasadena, MD located near beautiful Downs Park!

Our Mission To provide gold star care to all patients, no matter the species, size, condition, weight, age, breed, or behavior. Every pet is special and deserves the best care. To educate our clients so that they can be more than just a customer receiving goods and services, but a partner in their pet’s health journey. To nurture our employees in their veterinary skills and professional growth so that they may be advocates for patient health, assets to the hospital, and contributing members of our community.

Our Hospital takes your work life balance, continued education, and contributions to the business seriously. We aim to provide an environment, training, and culture that promotes the values of transparency, compassion, and personal responsibility.

We are looking for either a registered veterinary technician or a seasoned technician assistant for our team. Starting in January 2026, we will be open 8am to 6pm, with staff scheduled until 7pm for discharges and wrap up. We are seeking a candidate who can work a full-time schedule with open availability.

We understand the legality of the term "veterinary technician" means that a variety of skills are not able to practiced by non-credentialed individuals. However, our technician assistants ultimately run appointments, assist in surgeries, discuss finances, and work directly with clients and doctors to provide excellent service. Please see below to get a better idea of the skills we seek.

What we offer…

Compensation that is commensurate with experience and applicable licenses and certifications. Our pay scale is based on proven skills and past applicable job experience.
Insurance plans via CareFirst BlueCross/BlueShield for health, vision, and dental.
Simple IRA retirement plans via Vanguard.
Covering the cost of continued education opportunities, including conventions, symposiums, and online intensives.
Covering the cost of renewing your technician license and veterinary memberships such as MDVMA, AVMA, AAHA, and other relevant memberships. If you are licensed to work as a technician in another state, we will cover the cost to transfer your license to the state of Maryland.

Our ideal candidate…

Values client education, and believes that clients are partners in their pet’s health journey.
Is passionate about the hospital and being an active part of the business’s success.
Believes that every member of the hospital, from doctor to kennel assistant to CSR, is a valuable member of the hospital’s function and strives to work with all members as a team.
Is experienced with or excited to learn about working with Fear Free methods.
Can perform physical assessments and record observations legibly in patient’s digital medical record.
Can effectively restrain pets even when large or difficult.
Understands all common vaccinations and vaccination protocols and can explain them to clients.
Understands the importance of a clean and orderly facility, does not hesitate to clean or organize as part of a normal job duty.
Gives SQ, IM and IV injections.
Can handle client’s medical questions with confidence and direct to veterinarians when appropriate.
Can prepare estimates for procedures and discuss financial commitments with clients supporting hospital financial policies.
Can explain necessary follow-up and homecare instructions.
Understands usage, dosage, and common side-effects for commonly used prescription drugs and can readily explain them to the clients.
Can maintain an appropriate inventory of all medical supplies as determined by the inventory control system.
Can assist the veterinarian in medical, surgical and dental procedures.
Can properly care for all surgical materials; keep the operating room properly stocked and prepared for surgery.
Can perform clinical laboratory procedures such as heartworm checks, skin scrapings, urinalysis, and fungal cultures; draws blood for laboratory analysis; maintains file of lab test results and ensures that test results are recorded in patient records.
Can effectively position for and take radiographs.
Can place IV catheters and properly care for them. Understands the use and care of IV pumps as well.
Knows common disease states and can alert veterinarians when symptoms change or when concerns arise with hospitalized patients.
Can admit patients following hospital policy and doctors written orders.
Can discharge patients based on the veterinarian’s orders, ensuring that patients are well groomed and in a medically appropriate state.
Veterinary technician license preferred but not required.