Veterinary Technician/Receptionist

Alliance Animal Health; Hernando (MS); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Paid Bereavement Program

Paid Parental Leave Program

Competitive Compensation

Continuing Education Allowance

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Referral Bonus Program

Personal Pet Discounts

Holiday Pay

Uniform Allowance

Bonuses

Job summary

Animal Medical Center in Hernando, MS, is seeking a Veterinarian Technician/Receptionist to join a fast-paced, collaborative team. You will support patients during visits and ensure clients are informed, welcomed, and cared for.

You will assist with restraint, triage, lab work, imaging, anesthesia, and surgeries, while also handling client check-in/out and payments to maintain smooth hospital flow.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years as a veterinary technician and 1 year as a veterinary receptionist
• CVT/RVT/LVT credentials are a plus
• Knowledge of preventative care, surgery, anesthesia, and hospital workflow
• Strong communication, customer service, and organizational skills
• Comfort with veterinary software and hospital systems
• Willingness to receive feedback and grow veterinary knowledge
• Weekend availability is required

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, low-stress patient handling, restraint, triage, and nursing care
• Collect and process blood, urine, fecal, and skin samples
• Assist with laboratory testing, digital radiology, dental radiographs, anesthesia, and surgery
• Administer medications and assist with monitoring hospitalized patients
• Greet clients and pets; provide exceptional customer service
• Schedule appointments, answer phones, assist with payments, and support hospital flow
• Communicate treatment plans and instructions clearly to clients
• Maintain accurate medical records and client histories
• Collaborate with doctors, technicians, and veterinary team members

Skills

Veterinary technician experience

Receptionist experience

Strong communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Weekend availability

Willingness to learn

Education

CVT/RVT/LVT credentials

Tools

Veterinary software

Job description

Are you someone who enjoys both hands-on patient care and building great relationships with clients? Animal Medical Center is looking for a Veterinarian Technician/Receptionist to join our fast-paced, collaborative team in Hernando, Mississippi.

We are a well-established, progressive, three-doctor companion animal practice with an additional location in nearby Senatobia. Our veterinary team provides comprehensive care, including preventative medicine, surgery, dentistry, reproductive procedures, in-house diagnostics, digital radiology, and ultrasonography. Our clean, newly remodeled hospital gives our team the tools and environment needed to provide excellent veterinary care.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who enjoys both the medical and client-service sides of veterinary medicine. As a Veterinarian Technician/Receptionist, you’ll help support patients throughout their visit while also making sure clients feel informed, welcomed, and cared for.

On the technician side, you’ll assist with patient restraint, triage, laboratory sample collection and processing, diagnostic imaging, anesthesia, surgery, medications, and nursing care for hospitalized patients. You’ll also communicate treatment plans and instructions to clients and work closely with the veterinary team to provide a smooth patient experience.

On the reception side, you’ll greet clients, answer phones, schedule appointments, assist with check-in and check-out, process payments, and help address client questions. You’ll serve as an important connection between our clients and veterinary team, helping ensure communication is clear, compassionate, and professional.

What You’ll Do

• Provide safe, low-stress patient handling, restraint, triage, and nursing care.
• Collect and process blood, urine, fecal, and skin samples.
• Assist with laboratory testing, digital radiology, dental radiographs, anesthesia, and surgical procedures.
• Administer medications and assist with monitoring hospitalized patients.
• Greet clients and their pets and provide exceptional veterinary customer service.
• Schedule appointments, answer phones, assist with payments, and support efficient hospital flow.
• Communicate veterinary treatment plans, instructions, and services clearly.
• Maintain accurate medical records and client histories.
• Work collaboratively with doctors, technicians, and other veterinary team members.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a dependable, positive team player who is comfortable in a busy veterinary environment and genuinely enjoys helping both people and pets.

• At least 2years of veterinary technician experience and 1 yrveterinary receptionistexperience required
• CVT/RVT/LVT credentials are a plus.
• Knowledge of preventative care, surgery, anesthesia, andveterinary hospital workflow.
• Strong communication, customer service, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable learning veterinary software, technology, and hospital systems.
• Ability to accept feedback and continue developing yourveterinary knowledge and skills.
• Weekend availability required.

You’ll have opportunities to grow through hands-on, interactive training and ongoing development. Whether you want to strengthen your skills as a veterinarian technician, develop your veterinary receptionist expertise, or grow your career inveterinary medicine, we’ll support your goals.

This role requires the ability to work around unpleasant odors and noises and may involve exposure to bites, scratches, animal waste, and potentially contagious diseases.

If you’re ready to bring your clinical skills, customer-service mindset, and passion for veterinary care to a team that values collaboration and growth, we’d love to meet you!

Additional Information

We offer our staff:

Pay: $16.00-18.00 depending on experience

• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)
• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory pre-employment screening.

*Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.