What are the responsibilities and job description for the Overnight Licensed Veterinary Technician position at Veterinary Practice Partners?
Hudson Highlands Veterinary Medical Group, Hopewell Junction location, is hiring a full-time or part-time Overnight Veterinary Technician to provide skilled care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Our ideal candidate has experience in animal care, client communication, and veterinary procedures, with a passion for improving the lives of pets and their owners.
What To Expect
As you join our mission to provide the most comprehensive and personalized care for our highly valued clients and their pets in a warm and welcoming state-of-the-art facility, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:
Schedule: Part-time and full-time opportunities available. Typical shifts include 8:00 AM–8:00 PM or 9:00 PM–8:00 AM. A $1.50 shift differential is offered for hours worked between 12:00 AM and 8:00 AM.
Key Responsibilities:
Hudson Highlands Veterinary Medical Group is an AHHA-accredited practice enjoying an over 50-year legacy of service to our community and the surrounding areas. We continue to strive to honor a legacy of compassion, integrity, respect and selflessness towards each other, clients, patients, colleagues, and community. Our modern, 11,000 square foot main facility houses an ultrasound suite, dental suite, endoscopy, separate specialty and general practice surgery suites, multiple patient wards including a separate cat ward, ICU, doctor offices, radiology suite, spacious treatment room, and a large, welcoming reception area. We have a class IV laser unit and a digital thermal imaging unit.
What To Expect
As you join our mission to provide the most comprehensive and personalized care for our highly valued clients and their pets in a warm and welcoming state-of-the-art facility, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:
- All the benefits you deserve—medical, dental, vision, and retirement.
- Paid time off. Take the time you need to recharge.
- Employee pet discount because we know your pets are family, too.
- 401(k) with a generous company match to help you invest in your future while you care for pets today.
- Employee referral bonus. Earn $1,000 when you refer a new team member to one of our 180 partner hospitals across the country.
- Continuing education opportunities for our licensed technicians to grow and thrive in their careers
Schedule: Part-time and full-time opportunities available. Typical shifts include 8:00 AM–8:00 PM or 9:00 PM–8:00 AM. A $1.50 shift differential is offered for hours worked between 12:00 AM and 8:00 AM.
Key Responsibilities:
- Client Communication: Provide status updates for hospitalized patients, home care instructions, pre- and post-op instructions, and medication administration guidance. Address client medical questions with confidence and direct complex inquiries to veterinarians.
- Client Education & Support: Educate clients on preventative medicine, wellness care by age, vaccine requirements, laboratory procedures, and support hospital financial policies by preparing estimates and discussing financial commitments.
- Customer Service: Greet clients, escort them and their pets into exam rooms, ensure smooth transitions to the front desk, and promote the practice’s products, programs, and services.
- Animal Handling & Care: Restrain animals safely and compassionately, assist veterinarians in medical, surgical, and dental procedures, prepare patients for surgery, administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery and recovery, and administer fluids.
- Facility & Equipment Maintenance: Properly care for all surgical materials, maintain hospital equipment and inventory, and ensure the surgery room, ICU area, exam rooms, and treatment areas are prepared and maintained.
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using a paperless medical record system, ensuring all procedures, vaccinations, and notes are documented for proper billing.
- Pharmacy Assistance: Assist with dispensing medications as directed by the veterinarian, prepare prescription labels, and appropriately package medication.
- Safety & Technical Skills: Follow DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines; administer SQ, IM, and IV injections; perform laboratory tests, radiographs, and electrocardiograms; place IV catheters; perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.
- Must hold a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT) certification in NY.
- Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.
- Knowledgeable about common disease states and able to alert veterinarians to changes in patient conditions.
- Familiarity with DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines.
Hudson Highlands Veterinary Medical Group is an AHHA-accredited practice enjoying an over 50-year legacy of service to our community and the surrounding areas. We continue to strive to honor a legacy of compassion, integrity, respect and selflessness towards each other, clients, patients, colleagues, and community. Our modern, 11,000 square foot main facility houses an ultrasound suite, dental suite, endoscopy, separate specialty and general practice surgery suites, multiple patient wards including a separate cat ward, ICU, doctor offices, radiology suite, spacious treatment room, and a large, welcoming reception area. We have a class IV laser unit and a digital thermal imaging unit.
Salary : $27 - $32