Veterinary Technician

Lorena Veterinary Center (LVC) is seeking a skilled, compassionate, and detail‑oriented Veterinary Technician. Your role is to support and assist our doctors through advanced patient care, technical skills, anesthesia and surgical support, and excellent client communication. If you thrive in a fast‑paced clinical environment, value high‑quality medicine, and enjoy being part of a collaborative team, this position may be a great fit.

As a Veterinary Technician, your primary responsibility is patient care and medical support. You’ll work directly with doctors during exams, treatments, procedures, and surgery, ensuring every patient receives attentive, skilled, and compassionate care. You’ll also help maintain a clean, safe, and organized hospital environment while supporting the overall function of the practice.

What You’ll Do

• Provide compassionate care and safe restraint for patients
• Assist DVMs with exams, treatments, procedures, and surgery
• Perform diagnostic sample collection including blood, urine (free catch and cystocentesis), fecal, skin scrapings, and radiographs
• Perform in‑house lab testing and prepare reference lab samples
• Take vital signs, perform patient monitoring, and record TPRs
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by DVMs
• Fill prescriptions authorized by DVMs
• Place and maintain IV catheters; set up IV pumps and monitoring equipment
• Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia; maintain anesthesia and surgical records
• Prepare patients for surgery, assist surgeons, and maintain anesthesia and surgical records
• Perform dental cleanings, scaling, polishing, and assist with dental procedures
• Admit and monitor hospitalized patients and surgical cases
• Maintain surgical suites, equipment, packs, cold trays, and inventory
• Maintain lab and medical equipment per hospital schedule
• Communicate with clients and accurately relay LVC discharge and home‑care instructions
• Assist with client education, discharge instructions, and phone support as needed
• Clean and restock exam rooms; sanitize hospital areas; sterilize instruments; manage laundry
• Maintain stocked exam rooms, treatment areas, and surgery
• Perform other job‑related duties as necessary

What We’re Looking For

• Required: 5 yrs relevant experience
• LVT strongly preferred
• Self‑motivated, detail‑oriented, and ability to multitask
• Strong communication and client service skills
• Ability to work well with a team as well as independently
• Comfortable using computers for medical records and communication
• Strong knowledge of or willingness to continue learning medical terminology, equipment, anesthesia, diagnostics, and safe animal handling

Work Environment

This role involves long periods of standing and walking, exposure to animal waste, odors, noise, medical equipment, and handling animals that may be fearful or aggressive. Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and lift throughout 10‑hour shifts is required. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs independently and more with assistance, and safely restrain animals up to 200 lbs. Adherence to safety protocols, PPE use, and regulatory guidelines, including OSHA and DEA, is required.

Professional Expectations

• Maintain punctuality and reliability
• Maintain a professional, positive, team-focused attitude
• Use appropriate medical terminology and follow hospital protocols
• Interact with clients and team members with compassion, respect, and professionalism
• Demonstrate resilience, problem solving, and sound judgment
• Uphold hospital ethics and support the team’s mission and standards.
• Demonstrate adaptability, problem-solving skills, and strong communication.
• Participate in staff meetings, training, and community events.

Why Join Us

At Lorena Veterinary Center, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional care to our patients and outstanding service to our clients. You will be part of a supportive, compassionate team that is committed to professionalism, respect, collaboration, teamwork, and high-quality patient care. Each team member is expected to act with kindness, compassion, honesty, understanding, patience, generosity, humility, and integrity. We value maintaining a clean, positive, respectful environment and helping every team member grow and succeed. Your work directly contributes to the wellbeing of our patients and the trust our community places in us.

Before applying, please visit our website to learn a little bit more about us, to determine how you fit our company and culture.

Application Question(s):

• What do you know about Lorena Veterinary Center and how does that align with what you are looking for in a workplace?

Work Location: In person