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Veterinary Technician - Surgical

Joining a clinic with its own unique identity is like a cross-country car ride with your ears flapping in the breeze.  The Veterinary Emergency Center of Canton is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Technician to join our surgery team.

At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community. Our technical environment means you’ll learn from the best and practice exceptional medicine. It’s the kind of freedom that feels like running at the speed of light into a 5-story pile of leaves – and that’s just the beginning. As part of our team, you’ll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love. 

Veterinary Technician - Surgery

Veterinary Emergency Center of Canton in Canton, CT

$25.00 - 30.00 per hour

WHAT YOU’LL DO (including but not limited to):

Venipuncture
IV catheter placement
Radiology
Anesthesia – set up, administration, monitoring, recovery
Patient prep – shave, scrub, position
Test samples – correct sample collection, packaging and submission, running tests
Client communication – helping with a variety of exams, hospital admissions, variety of phone calls, recheck examinations, hospital discharge
E-mail – help with responding to client questions and concerns, also to email estimates to owners
Bandaging
Prepare treatment sheets, help with treatments when needed
Clean OR after use, cleaning and sterilizing surgical equipment
Preparing and reviewing invoices
Must work well in team environment, positive attitude and communication

BENEFITS

We’re passionate about helping you reach your greatest pet-ential – both at work and at home. As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the world’s longest belly rub and ear massage combined:

Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
401K with 100% company match of up to 3%, and a 50% match for the 4^thand 5^th%
Genero us paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect balance
Employee Ruff-erral Program
Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability (long-term disability available)
Accident and critical illness insurance
Bonding leave enhanced maternity benefit
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Saving Account (HSA)
Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development
Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)
Commuter benefits, uniform allowance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety, led by the medical director
Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt, budgeting, improving credit scores, mortgages, and refinancing

Plus, special benefits to utilize for your own pet:

Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods

REQUIREMENTS

High school diploma or equivalent
Must have a positive attitude and be a team player

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our animal companions.

Joining our fun and team-first atmosphere comes with a level of support that’s hard to find anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose – down to the way we invest in our people and create long-overdue change in the industry. We’re hyper-focused on supporting our professionals, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families. When it all comes together with the joy of working with pets, our career opportunities are as exhilarating as climbing a toy mountain of a gazillion new squeaky balls.      

Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.

Learn more about our career opportunities at: https://rarebreedvet.com/careers/

Where uncommon support partners with joy.