Description:
Lebanon Veterinary Hospital is excited to welcome a passionate and skilled Veterinary Technician to our growing Primary Care team in beautiful Lebanon, CT. As a key member of our dynamic and supportive team, you will provide hands-on, comprehensive care to pets at every stage of life. Your expertise and compassion will help create meaningful outcomes for both animals and their families.
Our vision is simple: to make the community and the animals and people in it happier and healthier. If those values resonate with you, we invite you to explore a career with us.
What to Expect:
- Environment of Collaboration: Our satellite locations work closely together with each other as well as the Specialty/ER location in Middletown to provide the best possible care for the pets we see.
- Commitment to Continuing Education: We want to retain and develop our talent to the best of our ability. You can expect numerous in-house CE opportunities, and any mentoring available to support and achieve your goals.
- Career Advancement: We pride ourselves on recognizing top talent and strong work ethic and if you demonstrate those things, you can expect to be promoted from within.
About you:
We believe veterinary medicine is truly a team sport and are seeking a candidate who shares that mindset.
The ideal candidate is confident in their technical skills across all aspects of general practice, including anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring, venipuncture, IV catheter placement, dentistry, surgery, drug calculations and protocols, and client education. Equally important are strong interpersonal skills someone who is a positive team player and sets a constructive example for colleagues.
Above all, we are looking for the right fit for our team. Our positive, collaborative culture is something we highly value. We support our CSRs, our CSRs support our patients and technicians, and our technicians empower our entire team to provide the best possible support to our doctors. Every role plays an important part in delivering exceptional patient care. We work together, support one another, and share a common goal: providing care and results we can all be proud of. It truly takes all of us to make a difference!
Anticipated Schedule:
This is a Full-Time Position:
5 days a week (Monday-Friday) - 8-hour shifts.
Rotating Saturday is required - 8am-1pm
Compensation:
$23.00-$22.50 an hour depending on experience and skillset.
What's in it for you?
- Supportive culture with social events & team building
- Competitive paid time off & holidays
- Career Growth & Training Opportunities
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Mental Health Focused Services
- 401(k) plan with strong employer match
- Annual uniform allowance
- Team building
We know it's not always easy to make a move. We treat all interviews as confidential and if a casual chat is more your style, we can do that too! We genuinely love what we do and the people we work with!
About Us: Lebanon Veterinary Hospital has been locally owned and operated by family after family for generations. In 2023, we partnered with another local family, Pieper Veterinary, allowing us to expand our services and provide greater access to veterinary care beyond Lebanon.
Pieper Veterinary offers emergency and specialty services throughout Connecticut, while Lebanon Veterinary Hospital remains rooted in the community that has supported us for generations. We believe in neighbors caring for neighbors and working together to help keep pets happy, healthy, and with their families for as long as possible.
Requirements:
- Minimum of 3 years of veterinary technician experience; more than 3 years preferred.
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with anesthesia, anesthetic monitoring, medical math, IV catheter placement, phlebotomy, and surgical procedures.
- Knowledge of veterinary instruments, equipment, and materials, including proper use, care, storage, and sterilization techniques.
- Familiarity with patient scheduling, receiving, and treating patients, ordering medical supplies, and requesting laboratory testing.
- Comfortable providing tableside assistance and supporting a wide variety of veterinary treatments and procedures.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to work independently while also taking direction and contributing effectively as part of a team.
- Excellent client service and communication skills, with a friendly, polite, and compassionate approach to both clients and their pets.
- Team-oriented and customer-focused, with a commitment to providing high-quality patient care and creating a positive client experience.
- Must be 18 years of age or older to apply.
EEO Statement:
Pieper Veterinary/Cove Animal Health is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
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