Description

Veterinary Technician/Assistant

Powell Animal Hospital

Powell, Tennessee

Full-time: 4 10-hour shifts, rotating weekends

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a hourly pay rate starting at $16 - $19/ hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

More than a word, care is present in everything you do. At Powell Animal Hospital, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, we take action to empower your best care for pets, their families, and yourself.

We are a community of 400 clinics forming an extraordinary network of unparalleled resources and people. Through outstanding learning and career options, comprehensive benefits, and abundant support, you’ll be nurtured and appreciated for who you are and what you bring to the table. We come together in both the joys and heartaches of our profession to lift each other up through laughter and empathy.

And, we have plenty of fun along the way!

Who we are

At Powell Animal Hospital, you’ll feel the warmth and openness of a small clinic, while having the opportunity and support of a united network.

Powell Animal Hospital is a full-service companion animal hospital, providing medicine, dentistry, dental radiographs, surgery, orthopedics, ultrasonography, and boarding to meet all your pet's needs. We offer high quality care and extended hours to meet the needs of our clients and their pets. We promote an emotionally intelligent work environment with a positive work/life balance. Powell Animal Hospital, we invest heavily in our employees' long-term health and happiness!

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

Powell Animal Hospital is looking for an experienced veterinary technician/assistant to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

As a veterinary technician/assistant, you’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

Role Responsibilities:

• Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
• With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Safely restrain patients and assist with exams and procedures
• Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
• Administer medications and treatments as directed
• Assist with hospitalized patient care, including monitoring and comfort measures
• Assist in surgical and dental procedures, including dental radiographs
• Maintain accurate and thorough medical records
• Perform venipuncture and collect samples (blood, urine, fecal)
• Perform intubation and IV catheter placement
• Run in-house lab testing and prepare samples for reference labs
• Take and assist with diagnostic radiographs (including positioning and safety)
• Assist with surgical prep, sterile set-up, and patient recovery
• Monitor anesthesia and maintain patient safety
• Support post-operative care, including pain management, monitoring, and discharge education
• Communicate clearly with clients regarding treatment plans, estimates, and next steps
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and restocking of exam rooms and treatment areas
• Follow infection control and safety protocols

Experience & Skills Requirements:

• 1-2 years of clinical experience
• Strong technical skills including venipuncture, catheter placement, anesthesia monitoring, radiographs, and lab work

You’ll Grow With Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
• Earn your AVMA-CVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinary technicians

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits - our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay

• 401(k) with employer match

• Mental health resources, including easy access to therapy through Lyra Health

• Paid parental leave

• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet

• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care

• Expert advice, support and network discounts for fertility and family planning

• FREE CE courses

• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts

• Student loan support tools and assistance

Some benefits shown are only for full-time team members who work 30 hours or more per week. Certain Benefits may be subject to waiting periods or length of service requirements.

Who We Are

Thrive Pet Healthcare is united by our mission to create the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. We exist to nurture both pets and people through meaningful relationships and exceptional veterinary care.

Our Support Office teams' power that mission by supporting our hospitals through operational excellence, innovative programs, people-centered culture, and forward-thinking business solutions - all while having plenty of fun along the way.

We nurture pets & people through meaningful relationships and exceptional pet care-and we are united by a shared set of values.

• Service - delivering exceptional service

• Empathy - leading with care

• Accountability - achieve meaningful outcomes

• Joy - be a source of light

• Exploration - learn to fuel growth

• Team - connect for success

Read more about us here.