LVT or Non-Certified Veterinary Technician

Hardaway Veterinary Hospital was voted the Best in Montana and we are hiring!

We are the best because our team is the best and we are growing.

We are looking for a hard-working, and personable LVT or Veterinary Technician to join our team.

Hardaway Veterinary Hospital is a fast paced, 30 year established veterinary hospital.

We are an ever-growing, busy veterinary practice offering excellent wages and benefits.

We are an AAHA Accredited Hospital and proudly the first Fear Free Certified animal practice in Montana. And Voted the Best Veterinary Hospital in MONTANA!

We have six excellent DVMs on staff and an amazing team of Veterinary Technicians, Assistants, and Receptionists working together to deliver the best possible service to our patients and their people.

We believe in cultivating a healthy, collaborative, and rewarding work environment. We celebrate each other's talents and strengths, believing we rise by lifting one another.

Here is what some of our past and present team members say about us...

“A very nice place to work where you are part of a family that sincerely cares about you. A place where you are given room to grow, and everyone takes the time to teach you.” Amelia

"I am grateful for the help, growth, support, and friendship this staff has provided me. The dynamic between professional and personal relationships in this clinic always maintained a balance that I will forever appreciate and will never be able to thank you all enough." Heidi

"Working at Hardaway Veterinary Hospital for six and a half years fully immersed me in an environment of high-quality veterinary services, extensive technical training, the Fear Free culture, and a self-accountable performance structure. Much opportunity was given for additional responsibilities, advanced training, and continuing education. I wouldn't be the high-caliber tech that I am today without having worked there." Catie

"It's amazing to work with a team of people who care-care about each other, care about the patients and clients, care about the job! It is also great to know that my thoughts, concerns, and opinions are listened to and respected." Suzzanne

If this sounds like a team you want to work with, keep reading...

We are looking for a dynamic superstar to join our team. Someone with the highest integrity, character, and compassion for animals. Must be an excellent communicator with an outgoing professional personality. Must be someone who enjoys collaborating with other team members to provide our clients and patients with the highest quality of care and services. Dependable and honest, able to pass a background check if required.

Our team works hard and we hold ourselves accountable. The right individual must have a strong work ethic and can demonstrate person and team accountability. Someone who is capable of delivering a FIVE STAR experience for our clients.

We are seeking an experienced, hard-working, and personable veterinary technician to join our team!

LVT certification is preferred but not required with qualifying experience.

Must possess a strong work ethic, passion for animals and people, and enjoy working in a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED required
• Technician duties, on the job training or LVT
• Knowledge of basic animal science
• Knowledge of pharmacology
• Proficiency of various computer programs Microsoft Office, Outlook, and Word (EzyVet, Vet Radar and Vet Snap preferred but not required).
• Active listening communication skills
• Customer-orientated
• Basic mathematical skills
• Attention to detail
• Accuracy
• High organizational and time management skills

Role Responsibilities:

• Provide patients with the gold standard of care with compassionate restraint
• Work closely with team members and cultivate a positive, respectful, fun, and uplifting work culture
• Provides compassionate care to patients.
• Performs all duties per hospital medical policies and procedures.
• Prepares and maintains exam rooms and treatment areas or vehicles.
• Performs physical examinations; records observations on patients.
• Performs dental prophylaxis and dental digital radiographs
• Maintaining patients on anesthesia of various ASA and recording vitals during a procedure. Knowledge of the monitoring system and to identify abnormalities
• Assisting the Veterinarian for restraining, non-sterile, and sterile surgical assistant
• Calm, soothe, comfort, and restrain pets before, during, and after procedures
• Document medical record notes as directed by the Veterinarian
• Notate and observe hospitalized patients post procedure or during visit to the clinic
• Administer injections of various medications to complete treatment plans created by the Veterinarian
• Assist with CPR protocols, knowledge of emergency medications, and securing an airway.
• Laboratory skills of prepping samples for urinalysis, fecal cytology/floatation, fine needle aspirates, general chemistries, hematology, heartworm testing, preparing samples to be shipped to other laboratories, and skin scraping. General operation and maintenance of a microscope.
• General technical skills of IV catheter placement, venous draws from various vessels, intubation, and extubating.
• Restraining for radiographs and identifying the area of interest
• Admitting patients to the clinic
• Properly calculate a dosage for medications and fluid rates
• Provide the owners with education documents, resources and information. Directed by the veterinarian to communicate to the owner of how-to best care for their pet after a procedure or being hospitalized. 
• Being able to prepare patient’s, at the direction of the veterinarian, medications and provide the owner with clear instructions.
• Maintain an organized and clean work area to provide a safe environment to team members and to patients
• Understands usage and dosage for all prescription drugs and can readily explain them to the clients.

Now the good stuff! We believe in taking care of our employees so they can take care of themselves, their family, and the pets they treat. We value work-life balance too! Here are just a few of the benefits full-time associates are eligible for:

Competitive wages

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Holiday Pay

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance

Continuing Education Allowance

Employee Discount

Uniform allowance

Maternity and Parental Leave (unpaid)

Incentive Bonus Program

Education Reimbursement Program

Salary : $21 - $24