JUANITA BAY VETERINARY HOSPITAL IS LOOKING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL LVT TO OUR AMAZING TEAM. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WITH A MINIMUM OF 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD BUT IF YOU ARE A GREAT FIT INTO OUR CULTURE AND YOU ARE LICENSED WITH NO EXPERIENCE WE WILL CONSIDER YOUR APPLICATION. A PERFECT FIT INTO OUR CULTURE WOULD HAVE AN OPENNESS FOR GROWTH AND LEARNING, COME TO WORK WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND LOVE TO HAVE FUN!

 This is an outstanding opportunity to join an AAHA accredited, Cat Friendly hospital with a quality reputation and a family atmosphere, located within walking distance of pristine waterfront parks, restaurants, and shopping. Our team is dedicated to enriching our employee's careers through mentorship, fully utilizing applied skills, encouraging personal growth, and communicating openly with honesty and integrity. The strength of our organization is the people within it. The mutual respect, comradery, good humor, and shared passion for high quality veterinary care is what our team genuinely takes pride in and what makes Juanita Bay Vet Hospital such a rewarding place to work. Our highly skilled medical and customer service teams take veterinary medicine very seriously and they also take FUN very seriously. We even have a joke of the day at our morning meetings!

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE STAND FOR

It is our mission to create alliances and be the very best medical and customer service team.

We live by our collective core values to do the right thing, treat animals and people with compassion and respect, communicate with transparency, promote growth in each other, cultivate a safe place for learning, and practice gratitude regularly.

Our leadership team has genuine concern and an active focus on our team's mental well-being. We collectively combat compassion fatigue and burn out by checking in on each other, creative team building events, and conducting regular meetings where every team member is encouraged to share their ideas.

We reward our employees with a quality pay rate, steady hours, health insurance (with option for HSA plan), dental and vision insurance, company-paid life insurance, 401k with employer contributions, paid holidays and time off, opportunities for quarterly bonuses, complimentary uniforms, and discounted services.

REQUIREMENTS: MUST BE LICENSED or soon to be licensed pending taking VTNE

Veterinary Technicians must have a broad knowledge of animal science, medicine, including a basic knowledge of pharmacology and sufficient mathematical skills to ensure the administration of accurate drug and fluid doses. They must be able to successfully restrain animals, complete clinical laboratory tests, use multiple radiology techniques, administer and monitor animals under anesthesia, assist in surgery, and perform dental procedures. Technicians must also deliver compassionate nursing care. Lead positions must exemplify our hospital's core values and use their role as a leader to movtivate and empower their team with professionalism, patience, and positivity.

PERSONAL AND PHYSICAL:

· We offer flexible work schedules. Most schedules are four 10 hour shifts weekly (with potential for earlier leave time on your surgery days), alternating Saturdays (when needed), closed Sundays

· Must be able to frequently lift 50 pounds unassisted

· Must possess sufficient strength and assertiveness to effectively restrain patients

· Must be able to be on feet a minimum of eight hours per day

· Must be able to handle dogs on leashes

· Must be able to work in an environment with exposure to disinfectant/sanitation chemicals, animal dander and excretions

· Must have strong emotional intelligence, communication & interpersonal skills

· Must possess a love of animals and patience when handling pets

· Must display a professional manner at all times

Education:

· High School graduate or Equivalent

· CURRENT VETERINARY TECHNICIAN LICENSE (LVT) REQUIRED

Job Type:

• Full-time OR Part-time
• Four 10's (closed Sundays, some Saturdays)
• Open to discuss specific scheduling needs

Salary: $26.00 - $30.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance