Veterinary Technician

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative health and wellness company dedicated to improving the lives of pets and their owners. As a Veterinary Technician, you will play a crucial role in providing excellent veterinary care and outstanding customer service in a supportive environment. This position is perfect for those who are passionate about animal health and want to make a real difference in the lives of pets and their families. You will work alongside a dedicated team, ensuring that the needs of patients come first while fostering a culture of teamwork and shared goals. Embrace the opportunity to grow your career in a company that values your contributions and supports your well-being.

Qualifications

• Must perform veterinary care duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Assist in surgery and emergency appointments under veterinarian supervision.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and patients, record vital signs, and document patient history.
• Assist the veterinarian with appointments, surgeries, and dental procedures.

Skills

Veterinary Care

Customer Service

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Veterinary Technician Certification

Associate Degree in Veterinary Technology

Tools

Electronic Medical Record System

Job description

Create a healthier, brighter future for pets, pet parents and people!

If you want to make a real difference, create an exciting career path, feel welcome to be your whole self and nurture your wellbeing, Petco is the place for you.

Our core values capture that spirit as we work to improve lives by doing what’s right for pets, people and our planet.

• We love all pets like our own
• We’re the future of the pet industry
• We’re here to improve lives
• We drive outstanding results together
• We’re welcome as we are

Petco is a category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet parents and Petco partners. We are 29,000 strong and operate 1,500+ pet care centers in the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including 250+ Vetco Total Care hospitals, hundreds of preventive care clinics and eight distribution centers. We’re focused on purpose-driven work, and strongly believe what’s good for pets, people and our planet is good for Petco.

Position Purpose:

The purpose of this Veterinarian Technician position inherently involves providing excellent veterinary care to our Vetco Total Care full-service hospital patients and phenomenal customer care to their owners. The Veterinary Technician represents the mission and values to all clients and partners. Our Veterinary Technicians set the tone for the technical and customer support team in the hospital, and are responsible, like all team members, for fostering cohesion and motivation within the hospital partners.

All hospital partners are responsible for performing duties in a way that creates an environment in which:

• The patient’s needs always come first.
• Every team member understands that they have the power to do what it takes to create an exceptional customer and patient experience.
• Contentious issues are dealt with and resolved as they occur when possible, or as soon as is possible.
• Exceptional teamwork and commitment to shared goals benefits the entire organization.

Essential Job Functions:

The incumbent must be able to perform all the following duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation:

1. Greet clients and patients arriving for appointments or walk-ins and escort into an exam room, obtain weight and vital signs (temperature, pulse, respirations, pain score, body condition score), record all in the electronic medical record, and begin documentation of the patient visit in the electronic medical record by obtaining and recording a thorough patient history.
2. Assist veterinarian with appointments (routine and emergency), surgery, dentistry, and euthanasia's, taking direct supervision from the veterinarian(s) and the Hospital Office Manager