Veterinary Assistant

Description

Veterinary Technician or Assistant

Midtown Vets

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Full-time

Who We Are

At Midtown Vets, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, you’ll feel the warmth and openness of a small clinic while having the opportunity and support of a united network.

At Midtown Vets, we offer primary care for dogs and cats in the OKC Metro area, Midtown District, Mesta Park, Deep Deuce, and Gatewood. Our services include in-house bloodwork, dental care, vaccinations, radiology & ultrasound, urinalyses, oxygen chamber, and pharmacy.

As a Veterinary Technician, you’ll play an essential role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests to support services, including admitting and discharging patients.

Role Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
• Able and willing to work at the front desk to help provide support as a client service representative.
• Assist veterinarians and the medical team with each hospital function to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your state's Veterinary Practice Act outlined for veterinary technicians.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options, medications, and additional treatments.
• Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
• Be willing to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.
  
  

Experience & Skills Requirements

• Veterinary technician/assistant experience (direct animal/patient care required) --anesthesia and dental experience is highly preferred
• LVT, RVT, CVT is a bonus!
• Desire to practice empathetic, gold-standard medicine benefiting our patients
• Team-oriented with an ability to collaborate and support each other
• Have the desire to grow and advance as a veterinary technician constantly!
  
  

You’ll Grow with Us

Skills

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
• Earn your AVMA-CVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance-learning program for veterinary technicians.
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
  
  

Benefits – Our Care In Action

We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits for full-time employees include:

• Compensation- $16-23/hr--based on experience--RVT higher end
• Paid time off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions
• Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account
• Pet perks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations
• Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• 401k with employer contribution and no waiting period for enrollment
• Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete
  
  

Thrive Pet Healthcare is one of the first veterinary services offering a comprehensive continuum of care for pets’ primary, specialty, and acute needs. Through a nationwide community of over 360 veterinary providers, and an industry-leading membership program, Thrive Pet Healthcare provides personalized, accessible care through every stage of a pet’s life and health. Founded by veterinarians, the organization provides industry-first benefits for practice staff while elevating privately held veterinary hospitals with innovative service and technology solutions. By focusing on the needs of care providers and professional collaboration, Thrive Pet Healthcare is supporting the well-being of the industry and raising the national bar for veterinary excellence.

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