This individual must provide excellent customer service as well as perform the duties necessary to support the clinic and assist our veterinarians. The successful candidate must be detail-oriented, reliable, self-starting, and genuinely care and be concerned for our patients' well-being. Previous work experience or graduation from an accredited RVT program is preferred. Some Saturdays are required each month.
This position can be full or part-time and provides flexibility for school schedules.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Working directly with veterinarians and technicians to provide excellent patient care
- Work independently after training
- Multi-task in a busy environment
- Follow written and verbal instructions
- Acquire patient history/vitals signs during appointments
- Blood draws
- Properly preparing laboratory samples
- Taking radiographs
- Check-in in patients and discharging patients from surgery or hospitalization
- Maintaining patient records using computerized medical records
- Administering medications as directed by veterinarian
- Creating invoices/estimates for services provided
- Filling medications
- Proper animal restraint
- Professional interaction/communication with clients
- Genuine joy, patience, and compassion for our patients
Preferred:
- Previous work experience or graduation from an accredited RVT program is preferred.
- Generous discount for your own pets
- Flexible schedule
- Assistance with continued education requirements for RVTs
- Full-time employees are eligible for paid time off, health insurance, and a retirement plan
Main St. Veterinary Hospital was established in 1997 by Dr. Kerry Shafer-Ray. Our facility was recently built in 2021. It was designed specifically to aid us in providing compassionate care to our patients and clients. We are an AAHA-accredited hospital providing services to dogs, cats, and exotics. We currently have five doctors on staff and are looking to add another RVT or veterinary assistant to our growing hospital team.
We are open Monday-Friday from 7:30 am - 6:00 pm and on Saturdays from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
