Veterinary Technician

VCA Blum Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time Veterinary Technician for our support team. Come join our growing animal hospital with 7 veterinarians and more than 40 support staff! Since 1952, we’ve been proud to provide Chicago pets with the highest level of veterinary care and customer service by offering a comprehensive range of veterinary services that meet the gold standard of pet care. Our hospital has been AAHA Accredited since 1972 and Fear Free Certified since 2018. Summary: Our Veterinary Technicians support our veterinarians by providing a high level of patient care and technical skills to obtain lab samples, administer treatments, assist with surgical procedures, and more. They will also provide educational support for our clients and are a liaison between our patients and veterinarians to ensure patients are receiving top quality care. Job Responsibilities (including but not limited to): Perform laboratory work in cooperation with the veterinary team Effectively perform sample collections such as venipuncture, cystocentesis, fecal collection, ear cytology, etc. Place IV catheters, administer vaccines, administer medications via oral, subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous routes Prepare blood, urine, tissue, and other specimen samples for outside laboratory analysis Work in conjunction with all technical staff across the hospital to ensure hospitalized patients are receiving the best possible care and communicating frequently with the team Use and maintain laboratory equipment, including the Idexx ProCyte and Catalyst hematology machines, the SediVue urinalysis machine, and SNAP Pro Use digital radiography machine Properly annotate medical records Provide client education including post-surgical discharge instructions, answering client questions during technician appointments, and phone call consultations Triage emergency situations Surgical preparation and monitoring, including calculation and administration of anesthetic drugs Perform dental prophylaxis and dental radiographs under the supervision of a veterinarian Qualifications: Can successfully complete most, if not all of the above listed responsibilities Personable and energetic with a cooperative team mentality Experience working with animals and confidence working with dogs and cats Professional, task-oriented, and pays good attention to detail Ability to work a flexible schedule, including every other Saturday Ability to stand comfortably for extended periods of time Ability to perform "range of motion" tasks including reaching, stretching, bending, lifting, kneeling Professional demeanor and judgement Ability to multitask We are seeking a full-time employee. Shifts include weekdays 10:30am-7:30pm and every other Saturday 7:30am-2:30pm. We are proud to have a rewarding workplace environment that offers benefits. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as PTO, sick time, paid holidays, 401k, uniform allowance, and a generous employee discount for veterinary services to use for personal pets. Job Type: Full-time Salary: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find 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. A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 500 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.

Salary : $22 - $26