Licensed Veterinary Technician

Troy, Michigan

Salary Details: $22.00 - 25.00 an hour

Gasow Veterinary Hospital
Gasow Veterinary Hospital
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Overview:

Gasow Veterinary Hospital has an opportunity for a full-time Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our team.

We are at our temporary home, awaiting the new building pictured above. We are open 7 days a week and offer routine veterinary care, as well as, Urgent Care on nights and weekends. This is an awesome opportunity for a full-time veterinary assistant who wants to offer high quality medical care to patients while advancing their own personal goals.

Location:1935 W. Maple Road,Troy, Michigan 48084

Shift Details: This is a full-time position (30+hours/week). This will include days, evenings, and rotating weekends. For urgent care shifts, there is a $5.00 shift differential.

Pay Range: $22.00 - $25.00/hour depending on experience with potential for annual bonus.

Our leadership team is responsible for creating a culture that embraces MVP's core values. Our team embraces continual improvement of patient care and provide the best support staff to our doctors.

At the core of our work is our values. These include Doing the right thing when no one is watching, Team Work (Together Everyone Achieves More), Accountability - Do what you say and say what you do, Continuous Improvement and Service - every interaction matters.

Our core values are also the basis of our growing culture. Living and embracing our values ensures that you will have excel at our hospital.

We are looking for someone with in anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring for general surgery and dentistry. We are also looking for someone with a growth mindset as we have exciting new modalities, like advanced imaging that we are adding to our hospital as we grow into our new location.

We need someone with charisma with our clients, patients and staff. We need someone that can greet clients and pets with a cheery attitude.

Mission Veterinary Partners strives to be the employer of choice. We understand that if we create an environment that veterinary professionals want to work in, where they feel valued, this will cross over into excellent patient care, client experience and overall satisfaction with your career.

You can expect a supportive learning environment where you have opportunity to build your skills. This presents in many forms, including peer coaching, on the job mentoring and a variety of learning opportunities in person and on our online learning platform.

Benefits:

PTO - 80

Full-time team members will be awarded additional PTO based on their years of service.

Holiday Pay 48 hours to apply towards 6 recognized holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day)

The holiday PTO hours can be used at the team member's discretion to cover the actual holiday as observed by the hospital or other absences with approval from their Manager.

Annual review with wage evaluation/potential for raises

Dream Fund - Potential annual bonus awarded.

Medical, Vision and Dental plans available

FSA and HSA options available

Maternity Leave

401K starting on day 1. The company offers up to a 4% match

Access to Healthy App - to promote mental health and reduce burnout and reduce stress

Health Advocate - Employee Assistance Program

Includes five face-to-face visits with a counselor per issue per rolling 12 months, without any cost to you
24 hour access
Get help with depression, anxiety, family issues, substance abuse and more
Learn strategies such as mindfulness to manage stress, anger and improve focus
Locate childcare, eldercare, summer camps, special needs services and relocation support Easy access to legal/financial experts and information
Work through relationship problems, divorce, grief and other life transitions
Build coping skills to manage life's challenges and gain control of your life
Explore webinars, courses and articles on a variety of well-being topics
Visit the Personalized Legal Center, Financial Fitness Center and Mindfulness page
ALL AT NO COST TO YOU

Optional Insurances Available

Life Insurance AD&D
Short Term Disability Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Accidental Insurance

Pet Benefits

Uniform Allowance - Full Time $150, Part Time $75

CE Benefits - Access to our online learning platform.

Scholarship Program for Veterinary Assistants that want to become credentialed

Internal Employee Rewards Program

Reward your co-workers with points that are redeemable for gift cards.

We do offer externships for Veterinary Technicians and Vet Students.

Responsibilities:

Major Duties:

Our Veterinary Technicians are responsible for in-patient medical care- administer medications, assist or perform treatments, diagnostics & monitoring, place IV catheters, draw blood, run lab tests, administer IV fluids, cleaning, feeding, and walking patients as needed.
Anesthesia/Surgery - Our Veterinary Technician's prep, induction, maintenance, monitoring, recovery of patients, cleans/maintains/sterilize anesthesia equipment and surgical instruments.
Dentistry- Our Veterinary Technician's provide patient dental care, ultrasonic cleaning and polishing, assist doctor with dental surgery.
Radiology - Our Veterinary Technician's position patients and assist with radiographs, sending radiographs via email.
Laboratory duties- Our Veterinary Technicians are responsible for collecting, preparing, & running or submitting samples for requested tests; reading and recording results when indicated (fecals, Urines, Ear cytology etc) when requested by doctor.
Preparing invoices, discharge instructions, and client informational tools
Client communication for hospitalized patients - give patient updates, discharge instructions, and provide follow up for certain hospital patients.
Client medical demonstrations / education - teach/educate clients on at home care procedures.
Veterinary Technician appointments- blood draws for therapeutic monitoring / screening tests, bandage changes, post-op checks, suture removals, AG, TNT.
Clinic technician- assisting doctor with outpatient appointments, preparing, restocking, cleaning exam room, check patients in and out, take history and vitals, input data into patient medical record, ensure a smooth and timely flow of outpatient appointments from check-in to discharge.
Assist with reception/front desk duties as needed- answering phones, booking appointments, admit/discharge patients.
Assist in training and mentoring new team members.
Assist with inventory control - informing inventory manager when products are getting low/out, unpacking, restocking drug & medical supplies.
Preparing prescriptions - dispensed medications & medication refills.

Qualifications:

Physical Requirements:

The veterinary technician must have the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds and over 50 pounds with a coworker.
The veterinary technician must be able to endure sitting, standing and walking on hard floor surfaces for extended periods of time.
The veterinary technician must possess sufficient ambulatory skills to perform duties while in hospital environment.
The veterinary technician must be able to work in noisy work conditions with sounds from animals and equipment that can be moderately high.
The veterinary technician will be routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled substances.
The veterinary technician must have good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.
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Date Posted: 24 May 2024
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