Veterinary Technician (license preferred)

Veterinary Practice Partners; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterinary Practice Partners is looking for a passionate Veterinary Technician to join their team in Brooklyn, NY. The ideal candidate will provide skilled care to animals while delivering exceptional service to clients. Responsibilities include client communication, animal care, and ensuring the facility's operations run smoothly. Benefits include medical, dental, and paid time off, among others.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off

Employee pet discount

Continuing education

Qualifications

• LVT preferred, but new grads accepted.
• Able to handle animals safely.
• Knowledge of common disease states.

Responsibilities

• Provide status updates for hospitalized patients.
• Educate clients on preventative medicine.
• Assist veterinarians in medical procedures.

Skills

Animal handling

Client communication

Veterinary procedures

Compassionate care

Technical skills

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT)

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Veterinary Technician

Northside Veterinary Clinic is hiring a full-time 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.

Veterinary Technician

Northside Veterinary Clinic is hiring a full-time 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 a Veterinary Technician with Northside Veterinary Clinic:

As you join our mission to enhance the human-animal bond by providing compassionate, state-of-the-art medical, surgical, and dental care to our patient, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:

• All the benefits you deserve—medical, dental, vision, retirement—plus an employee pet discount because we know your pets are family, too.
• Paid time off. Catch your breath with paid holidays and PTO.
• Continuing education for our licensed veterinary technicians.
  
  

Salary: $26-$40/hr. based on experience and skill set.

Schedule: 4 day work week 8:45am to 6:00pm, with rotating Saturdays 8:45am to 4:00pm

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.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Licensed as a Veterinary Technician (LVT). (preferred)
• Will also accept new grads from an accredited tech program!
• 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.
  
  

About Northside Veterinary Clinic

Northside Veterinary Clinic was established in 1997 and is in the vibrant neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Here at Northside, we have carefully cultivated an atmosphere that is comfortable, welcoming, and calming, ensuring that both pets and their owners feel at ease from the moment they step through our doors. Every patient is entitled to treatment rooted in care, respect, and understanding. We have built upon those core values to create a full-service, state-of-the-art animal hospital and trusted staple of our community. In addition to routine and emergency care, we also offer alternative therapies such as Chinese and Western herbal therapy, acupuncture, shockwave therapy, craniosacral therapy, and laser therapy, providing a holistic approach to pet care.

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• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Veterinary

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