Licensed Veterinary Technician

Minter Veterinary Hospital; Gig Harbor (WA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Wellness resources

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Dental insurance

Job summary

BoosterPet in Washington State is seeking licensed veterinary technicians who are passionate about elevating veterinary medicine through collaboration and compassionate care. You will join a medical team delivering quality care, triage, and client education while supporting DVMs and urgent care services.

Responsibilities include accurate medical records, phlebotomy, injections, anesthesia induction/monitoring, radiology, lab work, and front desk support.

Qualifications

• Washington veterinary technician licensure required.
• Ability to perform physical exams, triage and vitals for DVMs.
• Experience with phlebotomy and anesthesia monitoring preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality medical care as part of BoosterPet team.
• Complete physical exams, triage, and vitals for DVMs.
• Administer medications and vaccines per vet orders.
• Perform phlebotomy and administer IM/IV/SQ injections.
• Maintain accurate medical records in the PMS.
• Educate animal owners and coordinate with vets and techs.
• Maintain sterile environment and safety protocols.
• Assist at front desk and handle calls/appointments.
• Perform lab work and diagnostic imaging.
• Emergency first aid as needed.

Skills

Phlebotomy

IV/IM injections

Laboratory work

Client education

Medical record keeping

Emergency first aid

Education

Washington Veterinary Technician licensure

Tools

Radiography equipment

Medical records software

Anesthesia equipment

Job description

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Wellness resources
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts
• Dental insurance

BoosterPet is looking for passionate and experienced Licensed Veterinary Technicians to share our vision of providing healthy work spaces. With your help, we are creating an environment that cares and respects you financially and emotionally and supports your health and well being. Through this environment, each of us has the ability to perform at our best and can provide the best care and service for every pet.

We are looking for LVT's that are self-motivated, driven to succeed and are passionate about elevating veterinary medicine through collaboration, innovation, and providing excellent service.

Responsibilities

• Play an active role in the BoosterPet medical team to provide quality medical care, model BoosterPet’s core values
• Ability to complete physical exams, triage and complete vitals on behalf of our DVMs
• Be tech savvy
• Support BoosterPet urgent care services and telemed wellness as needed
• Complete detailed medical records with through medical history. Ensure medical records are accurate within the practice management system
• Educate animal owners
• Liaising with veterinarians and veterinary assistants to ensure continuity of patient care
• Follow all safety protocols to ensure safety of pets, clients, and team members
• Administering medications and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
• Obtains and verifies medications
• Performing phlebotomy duties, and providing intramuscular (IM), intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SQ) injections
• Restrain pets in a manner that allows necessary work to be performed, minimizes stress to pets, and ensures the safety of pets and people
• Assist at front desk/kiosk and greet clients/patients upon entry
• Answer phones and make appointments as needed
• Performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging
• Administering first aid for emergencies
• Knowledge with the RECOVER guidelines
• Induce/monitor and recover anesthetic patients
• Complete regional anesthesia when needed
• Maintains safe, secure, healthy, and humane environment by sterilizing and wrapping instruments, sanitizing operating areas, verifying shelf life of medications, maintaining equipment and complying with legal regulations

Requirements

• Veterinary Technician Certification or Licensure in Washington

You are willing to go with the flow to help a growing company succeed in both conventional and novel ways.

While the salary for a specific position will fall within this range, there are a number of factors also taken into consideration. Those factors include: education, experience, and an associate's tenure

BoosterPet Perks

• Competitive salary with vacation and sick time accruals
• Health Savings Account with annual practice-paid funding of $750 to supplement health care expenses
• Veterinary Pet Discount
• Licensure Renewal fee reimbursement
• CE budget
• 401k
• Career growth opportunities

We are excited to hear from you and look forward to celebrating your experience and elevating your career!

BoosterPet supports and values the uniqueness of all individuals and promotes a work environment where diversity is embraced. BoosterPet is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. BoosterPet follows all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every BoosterPet location.