Licensed Veterinary Technician Surgical

Overview:

Hartrick Veterinary Clinic has an opportunity for a full-time Surgical Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our TEAM!

$3000 Sign on bonus

Come work with like-mined individuals that focus on patient care while helping each other maintain a comfortable work-life balance!

Check us out at: https://hartrickveterinaryclinic.com/

Compensation: starting at $22 - 28/hr-commensurate with experience

Hartrick Veterinary Clinic is a well-established, thriving 4.5-doctor, AAHA accredited practice that currently provides exceptional care for dogs, cats, and pocket pets. We are thrilled to announce the addition of a new veterinarian to our team in June 2025, continuing our commitment to growth and excellence in veterinary care.

Our clinic offers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Orthopedic Surgeries
• Diagnostic Ultrasound
• Echocardiograms
• Feline Friendly Certified Care
• Fear Free Trained Staff
• Laparoscopic Surgery for quicker healing times (used for spays, gastropexy, foreign body removals, and more)

At Hartrick Veterinary Clinic, our surgical team plays a vital role in setting the pace of the day, ensuring every patient receives the highest standard of care. Our Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVTs) are integral to this process, fully utilizing their skills in all aspects of anesthesia and surgical care – from placing catheters to induction, monitoring, recovery, and discharge.

What You'll Do:

• Assist with intake and discharge procedures, providing excellent client communication and a seamless experience for pet owners.
• Work collaboratively with our doctors to ensure the safety and comfort of our patients by following up-to-date pain management and anesthesia protocols.
• Be actively involved in monitoring patients throughout the surgical process, from anesthesia induction to recovery, ensuring our high standards of care are met.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Collaborative Environment: Our doctors and LVTs work closely together to adapt and refine our protocols to ensure the safest, most effective care for our patients.
• State-of-the-Art Pain and Anesthesia Protocols: We continually update our protocols, utilizing the latest techniques and medications to prioritize patient comfort and safety throughout their procedures.
• Comprehensive Role: This position offers a blend of hands-on clinical skills and client interaction, making it both professionally fulfilling and personally rewarding.

Big things are happening at Hartrick Veterinary Clinic! We are in the process of renovating our surgical and dental areas. This position will include input form the technical team for organization, optimal flow and more. The remodel will include:

• A dedicated orthopedic surgical room
• Two soft tissue surgical rooms
• Dedicated Surgical prep room
• Expansion of our dental suite with the addition of 2-3 dental tables
• Handheld dental x-ray unit providing full mouth x-rays for all our patients
• Vet-tome - to assist with doctor's with extractions

At Hartrick Veterinary Clinic, we are continually improving our facilities, services, and technology to provide the highest quality care to our patients and their families. Stay tuned for more exciting developments!

This time-saving solution enables our veterinary team to focus more on patient care and less on charting, making it a win for everyone!

With Scribe Note, as our doctors discuss a pet’s history and examination with clients, the system captures key information and creates a highly accurate transcribed note. This note can then be easily edited and transferred into our practice management system.

We are also excited to offer Global FAST Ultrasound Training to the right candidate. This advanced training program utilizes innovative teaching techniques to enhance clinical ultrasound skills. Our standardized, repetitive approach ensures that veterinary professionals can quickly and accurately interpret imaging results, leading to more informed diagnostic and treatment decisions.

If you are looking to work in a dynamic and supportive environment with cutting-edge technology, opportunities for professional development, and a caring team, we’d love to meet you!

Benefits:

PTO - 80

Full-time team members will be awarded additional PTO based on their years of service.

• The holiday PTO hours can be used at the team member’s discretion to cover the actual holiday as observed by the hospital or other absences with approval from their Manager.

Annual review with wage evaluation/potential for raises

Dream Fund - Potential annual bonus awarded.

Medical, Vision and Dental plans available

FSA and HSA options available

Maternity Leave

401K starting on day 1. The company offers up to a 4% match

Access to Healthy Minds @Work App - to promote mental health and reduce burnout and reduce stress

• Includes five face-to-face visits with a counselor per issue per rolling 12 months, without any cost to you
• 24 hour access
• Get help with depression, anxiety, family issues, substance abuse and more
• Learn strategies such as mindfulness to manage stress, anger and improve focus
• Locate childcare, eldercare, summer camps, special needs services and relocation support Easy access to legal/financial experts and information
• Work through relationship problems, divorce, grief and other life transitions
• Build coping skills to manage life’s challenges and gain control of your life
• Explore webinars, courses and articles on a variety of well-being topics
• Visit the Personalized Legal Center, Financial Fitness Center and Mindfulness page
• ALL AT NO COST TO YOU!!!

• Life Insurance AD&D
• Short Term Disability Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Accidental Insurance

Pet Benefits

Uniform Allowance - Full Time $150, Part Time $75

CE Benefits - Credentialed Veterinary Technician $500 plus 24 paid CE hours per year, Access to our online learning platform with RACE approved CE at your fingertips.

Scholarship Program for Veterinary Assistants that want to become credentialed

• Reward your co-workers with points that are redeemable for gift cards.

We do offer externships for Veterinary Technicians and Vet Students.

Responsibilities:

Major Duties:

• Our Veterinary Technicians are responsible for in-patient medical care- administer medications, assist or perform treatments, diagnostics & monitoring, place IV catheters, draw blood, run lab tests, administer IV fluids, cleaning, feeding, and walking patients as needed.
• Anesthesia/Surgery – Our Veterinary Technician's prep, induction, maintenance, monitoring, recovery of patients, cleans/maintains/sterilize anesthesia equipment and surgical instruments.
• Dentistry- Our Veterinary Technician's provide patient dental care, ultrasonic cleaning and polishing, assist doctor with dental surgery.
• Radiology - Our Veterinary Technician's position patients and assist with radiographs, sending radiographs via email.
• Laboratory duties- Our Veterinary Technicians are responsible for collecting, preparing, & running or submitting samples for requested tests; reading and recording results when indicated (fecals, Urines, Ear cytology etc) when requested by doctor.
• Preparing invoices, discharge instructions, and client informational tools
• Client communication for hospitalized patients - give patient updates, discharge instructions, and provide follow up for certain hospital patients.
• Client medical demonstrations / education - teach/educate clients on at home care procedures.
• Veterinary Technician appointments- blood draws for therapeutic monitoring / screening tests, bandage changes, post-op checks, suture removals, AG, TNT.
• Clinic technician- assisting doctor with outpatient appointments, preparing, restocking, cleaning exam room, check patients in and out, take history and vitals, input data into patient medical record, ensure a smooth and timely flow of outpatient appointments from check-in to discharge.
• Assist with reception/front desk duties as needed- answering phones, booking appointments, admit/discharge patients.
• Assist in training and mentoring new team members.
• Assist with inventory control – informing inventory manager when products are getting low/out, unpacking, restocking drug & medical supplies.
• Preparing prescriptions - dispensed medications & medication refills.

Qualifications:

Physical Requirements:

• The veterinary technician must have the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds and over 50 pounds with a coworker.
• The veterinary technician must be able to endure sitting, standing and walking on hard floor surfaces for extended periods of time.
• The veterinary technician must possess sufficient ambulatory skills to perform duties while in hospital environment.
• The veterinary technician must be able to work in noisy work conditions with sounds from animals and equipment that can be moderately high.
• The veterinary technician will be routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled substances.
• The veterinary technician must have good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.