Lake Country Veterinary Care is hiring a full-time Surgical Licensed Veterinary Technician to provide skilled care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Our ideal candidate brings a well-rounded background in animal care, client communication, and veterinary procedures, with a strong surgical skill set and a passion for enhancing the lives of pets and their families.
What to Expect
As you join our mission, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:
- A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and a 401(k) plan for full-time employees
- Guardian voluntary benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee pet discounts! Because we know your pets are family, too.
- No weekend hours!
Salary: $21.00 - $23.00 per hour, determined by the candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications.
Schedule: Monday through Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM (7:30 AM start on surgery days for patient admissions). Four 10-hour shifts per week with a regular day off. No weekend hours!
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:
- Must hold a current Veterinary Technician license (LVT) in the state of New York.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a veterinary setting.
- Surgical experience is required.
- 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 Lake Country Veterinary Care
Lake Country Veterinary Care is a multi-doctor small animal general practice located in the beautiful Fingerlakes of Central New York. Our primary focus is preventive and wellness care for the companion animals in our community but we also have advanced technologies and capabilities including; imaging (radiographs, ultrasound), soft tissue surgery, dental procedures, pain management, and integrative medicine options. Lake Country prides itself in having served its community for over 35 years thanks to the quality medicine and the exceptional staff that provides it.