Are your pets either three-legged, lame, or blind in one eye? Do you carry dog treats on your person at all times? Have you ever treated your own wound with surgical scrub and vet wrap? If this sounds like your life, then there's a good chance you're the licensed veterinary technician Town and Country Animal Hospital has been looking for!
Town and Country is seeking an experienced, licensed veterinary technician to join our team. We value dedication to patient care, a healthy work-life balance, and showing up as your awesome self! We have a commitment to professional growth and a positive work environment in our clinic, and we offer fantastic benefits to help you keep up with the strangeness of the ever-changing world, including:
Financial Benefits:
- A flexible approach to compensation that will reflect your skillset and future performance
- Tuition Support Program
- Referral bonus program
Wellness Benefits:
- Extended Health Care (including vision) and dental coverage
- Supplemental insurance, including disability and life insurance
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
Workplace Benefits:
- Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
- Professional development opportunities
- State license reimbursement
- VTNE exam fee reimbursement
- Continuing education allowance
- Uniform allowance
- A vibrant Facebook community where like-minded teammates come together to share ideas, swap experiences, and uplift each other with support and inspiration!
Lifestyle Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
Specific Duties:
- Examination room assistance
- Pre-examination procedures including weighing the animal and recording the weight on the treatment records, taking the temperature of the animal, the medical history, and the recent complaint
- Animal restraint, as necessary. Animal injections under supervision
- Admission and Discharge procedures
- Technical skills or knowledge of physical examinations, patient assessment, catheter placement, anesthesia monitoring, radiology, venipuncture, and pharmacy preferred
- Surgical assistance
- Cleaning, packing, and autoclaving of all surgical instruments after use, and maintaining proper inventory in surgery
- Assist the receptionist when necessary and assume receptionist duties as per hospital needs
- Ensure all patients are clean and dry
- Perform routine laboratory tests, including, but not limited to, blood counts, urinalysis, blood glucose, fungal cultures, and fecal examinations as ordered by the attending veterinarian
- Check in-patients and report to the attending veterinarian
- Assist in the administration of anesthetics and monitor patients during surgery and recovery Properly record treatment in treatment records, writing legibly
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels of medical supplies
- Ensure post-discharge instructions are provided to clients and telephone follow-up of patients within two days of discharge, unless otherwise directed by the attending veterinarian.
- Dental cleanings
- Celebrate birthdays, new babies, anniversaries, and other life events because they're important!
- Demonstrate professionalism and respect to colleagues and clients
- Other duties as required
Qualifications:
- Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) certification in Ontario
- Hands-on experience as a Veterinary Technician preferred
- Strong knowledge of veterinary nursing procedures, anesthesia, dentistry, and laboratory diagnostics
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
We can’t wait to welcome you to the team! Apply today!
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of Town and Country Animal Hospital and Vetcor. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. Every team member enriches our diversity by exposing us to various ways to understand and engage with the world. That's why we're committed to a workplace culture where employees are comfortable being their authentic selves, feel a complete sense of belonging, and are empowered to reach their highest potential.
