Licensed Veterinary Technician
Licensed Veterinary Technician
Superior Veterinary Care - Lincoln, Nebraska
We are currently offering a signing bonus for this role!
We are seeking a Licensed Veterinary Technician with an interest in anesthesia and surgery, including but not limited to routine surgeries such as spays or neuters and dentistry. This is a flexible schedule role and we are open to discussion for either full-time or part-time, depending on the candidate's needs. Our primary need is a Licensed Veterinary Technician to provide excellent patient care during surgery, but in addition we could utilize a technician to help in exam rooms for additional hours.
Superior Veterinary Care is a two-doctor companion animal practice with digital radiology, digital dental radiographs, an in-house IDEXX lab, a fear-free certified team, and a structured training program. Our Practice Manager, Madyson, and Medical Director, Dr. Garner, are both dedicated to the whole-person approach with the hospital team when it comes to providing training, support, guidance, work-life balance, continued learning, and career advancement. We always strive for quality patient and client care, and know that goes hand-in-hand with having good leadership to support the team.
Hospital Hours:
Monday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Friday: 8 AM - 5 PM
Every Other Saturday Open 8 AM - 2 PM
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Admits and discharges patients.
- Takes medical histories and vital signs of patients.
- Checks patient medical records for past histories, enters treatments and charges in computer.
- Restrains animals for Veterinarian as required.
- Applies knowledge of drawing blood, accessing veins quickly and minimizing patient discomfort to perform testing procedures.
- Performs specimen testing procedures accurately on blood, urine or other samples according to medical orders using all related equipment and computers.
- Assists Veterinarian with in-patient care in daily treatments.
- Performs anesthesia induction and monitoring.
- Performs digital dental radiographs and dental prophy.
- Dispenses medication and feeds patients as directed.
- Utilizes computer system (Pulse) to enter and reference patient information as needed.
- Performs necessary lab work such as x-rays, blood profiles, urinalysis, heartworm tests, FELV/FIV tests, fecal tests, cultures and sensitivities and fungus cultures.
- Performs departmental housekeeping duties.
- Takes, processes and logs prescription refills in-house, call out pharmacy and online pharmacy.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The technician must be able to multi-task. They must be able to think quickly on their feet. They must be able to develop positive working relationships with clients and co-workers.
Skills:
The technician must have skills/knowledge on how to perform dental cleanings, charting teeth abnormalities, anesthesia induction and monitoring, surgical preparation, intravenous catheter placement, vaccination administration, venipuncture, in-house lab work, and filling prescriptions. Our new Team Member must work well with others as well as independently, take initiative and thrive in a busy work environment.
Education/Experience:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Licensed Veterinary Technician in the state of Nebraska is required.
Additional Benefits:
- $1,000 Signing Bonus
- Competitive base pay
- Revenue share bonus program
- 2.5 weeks paid time off per year*
- Pet care discount
- Annual scrub allowance
- Paid holidays*
- Best-in-class medical, vision, and dental insurance*
- Company paid short-term disability (includes maternity leave coverage)
- Long-term disability offered*
- Life insurance offered*
- 401k with match offered
- Free continuing education platform access (RACE approved)
- Free mental health support through the Employee Assistance Program
- And more!
*Full-time status only