Registered Veterinary Technician

Location Apex, North Carolina, United States of America Category Veterinary Technician / Assistant Job Id R-247762 Job Type Full time

VCA Apex Animal Hospital is hiring a full time Registered Veterinary Technician (or RVT eligible) to join the team at our AAHA-accredited practice!

About Us

We are an AAHA-accredited canine and feline practice with a caring and supportive team. We offer Primary Care, Surgery, Dentistry and more. Our hours are Mon - Fri 7:30am - 5pm, Saturday 8am - 2pm, closed Sunday.

Our great location close to US 1 and Hwy 540 is convenient to downtown Apex, Holly Springs, Cary, Raleigh, and Fuquay Varina. We have a large property and share our building with a large animal hospital. We operate separately, but the horses and goats they see can certainly make our day more interesting!

Check out our website here: https://vcahospitals.com/apex

Why Join the VCA Family?

We are passionate about supporting everyone on our team and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a veterinary career has to offer.

What You’ll Do

The Veterinary Technician role will allow you to take the skills you've learned as a new graduate or experience you’ve gained over the years in this profession and put them to great use in our hospital. One year of experience in veterinary medicine and proficiency in the skills listed below are ideal, but happy to train the right candidate and Veterinary Technology Students encouraged to apply.

Technical skills that you will be utilizing include:

• Physical examinations and patient assessment
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Surgical preparation and assisting
• Dentistry
• Radiology
• Laboratory work
• Venipuncture
• Catheter placement
• Pharmacy
• Patient recovery
• Compassionate care of our hospitalized animals

VCA Animal Hospitals offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, pet care discounts, paid vacation, holidays and sick days, health and well-being programs that provide resources and training.

Compensation: $21.00 - $22.00 / hr based on skill set, experience, and licensure status.

Schedule: Full time, weekend rotation required.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.

Ready to grow with a collaborative and supportive team? Apply now!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com