Veterinary Registered Technician/Assistant Fern Creek

Jefferson Animal Hospitals; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 22,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Continued Education benefits

Promotional opportunities

Job summary

Jefferson Animal Hospital Fern Creek is a full-service, AAHA-accredited animal hospital focused on low-stress handling to ensure a positive client and patient experience. You would join a team performing preventative care, dental services, and medical case management while prioritizing the human/animal bond.

As part-time support staff, you’ll draw blood, assist doctors, and educate clients. The role emphasizes learning and growth, with opportunities to contribute ideas to improve patient care

Qualifications

• Assist with blood draws, run labwork and prepare medications.
• Provide reassurance and client education to support the human/animal bond.
• Be flexible with hours including Saturdays and cross-training opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Draw blood and run labwork to support veterinary care.
• Prepare and hand medications for procedures and exams.
• Assist veterinarians with examinations and client communications.
• Educate clients about care plans and pet well-being.
• Support team with cross-training and continuous learning.

Skills

Blood draw

Lab work

Medication preparation

Assisting doctors

Client education

Low stress handling

Teamwork

Job description

Jefferson Animal Hospital Fern Creek is a full service AAHA accredited Animal Hospital. We are dedicated to the practice of Low Stress Handling allowing us to make sure that every client and patient has a great experience.

Who we are

We perform preventative care, routine and dental surgery, and long term medical case management. We are dedicated to promoting the human/animal bond and are passionate about preventative care. Cross training is available and encouraged. We work closely with our sister hospital - Jefferson Animal Hospital and Regional Emergency Center and Fern Creek employees are encouraged to cross train there as well as work some holidays at that location.

What you will do:

You will be part of a team that helps every owner to understand what excellent care looks like for their individual pet. You will be providing reassurance, delivering education and doing many other things to support the human/animal bond.

You will have an active role in helping us deliver the best care and service to the animals in our community. You will perform assistant duties such as drawing blood, running labwork, preparing medications and assisting the Doctors with procedures and educating clients. You will have opportunities to contribute suggestions and ideas to help us improve. And most importantly, you will have opportunities to learn and grow in your skills and knowledge. You will help us grow as a team of caring veterinary professionals whose goals include providing service and care that exceeds our clients expectations, delivering high quality veterinary care and supporting clients caring for their pets who might need special handling or are managing their pet's long term illnesses.

Schedule

We are currently open 9am to 6pm Monday through Friday. We plan to extend those hours to Saturdays in the spring and summer. Any candidate may expect to work rotating Saturdays during our spring and summer hours. Evening and weekend hours are available at our Emergency hospital if there is interest. Limited holidays are expected at our ER facility. Additional information available upon interview.

Our team is always looking for ways to feel, at the end of the day, that we did excellent work, improved the lives of the animals that we serve, supported each other and had some fun in the process!

We provide the following benefits and opportunities:

• Competitive benefits package for full and part time
• Flexible scheduling
• Continued Education benefits
• Complete training in all areas including all technical skills, client education and low stress handling
• Promotional opportunities available
• Full and Part time positions available - flexible scheduling

$16-$19/hr starting pay based on experience

Job Types: Part-time