Job description

NOW HIRING – Full time Veterinary Technician required for busy 7 doctor AAHA Accredited practice in Pinellas Park, Florida.

Pinellas Animal Hospital is a growing company, with a positive work culture; our team is a solid group of dedicated professionals who strive to deliver the best veterinary and client care available to both our patients and clients. We have been serving our community for 50 years and have a long-standing client base.

We are looking for a highly motivated, energetic self-starter, proficient in all technical skills, at least 1 year of clinical experience is preferred, but we would be willing to train the right applicant. Must possess strong communication skills with the ability to work well within a team. Wages depend upon qualifications and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience preferred in performing the following tasks:

• In-house diagnostics including in-house fecal analysis, urinalysis, CBC, Chemistry, blood smears, ear and fungal analysis and radiography.
• Proficiency in phlebotomy, IM, SQ, IV injections and catheter placement
• Knowledgeable in veterinary medicine, commonly used medications, and protocols.
• Proficient anesthetic skills.
• Confident in restraint and patient handling. Must be able to lift 50lbs, stand for extended periods of time and can effectively manage fractious patients.
• Excellent communication skills to promote client education and answer client questions regarding preventative care and medical questions/concerns.

Benefits:

· Health, Dental and Vision insurance

· Simple IRA retirement benefit

· Uniforms are supplied yearly

· Paid Vacation

· Paid National holidays

· Sick pay per year.

· EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

· Employee discount

Why Pinellas Animal Hospital?

· Our passion is pets and enhancing the human animal bond by offering Trupanion pet insurance to our clients, Care Credit and Scratch pay payment options and have our own Wellness plans. Additionally, we offer discounts to our full-time employees for all their pet care needs.

· To keep up to date on the best quality medicine ongoing Continuing Education support is offered through paid attendance at the FVMA Conference every year, along with other CE opportunities as they arise.

· We provide a family like culture and represent that through our open communication and collaborative VISION and CORE values.

· Pinellas Animal Hospital Core Values: We will always have a passion for what we do while working toward medical excellence through teamwork and supportive actions or every pet, every client, every day.

· Pinellas Animal Hospital Vision: As a unified team we aspire to provide an environment of trust, while offering the best care and support available to both client and patients alike. We commit to doing this with passion while accepting each other’s differences through clear and honest communication, by demonstrating a sincere appreciation of what each individual contributes to a given situation and bringing our strengths together to make this vision a reality.

· Communication is key to a smooth workflow and to keep everybody updated and informed when we are not all together, we communicate through various channels on the SLACK app.

· We understand that Veterinary Medicine is tough in many aspects and so our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available 24/7 for all members of staff and their immediate family members. This is a support program which gives unlimited access to many areas of counseling, including financial, credit counseling, debt management, budgeting, retirement, or college planning along with legal services, mental health, and work-life support etc.

· Work-life balance is important to all of us, and we demonstrate that with your schedule. You will work 4 days a week and be assigned one set day off during the week. Your schedule will also include working every other Saturday. When this occurs, you will then get an additional half day off during the week. We are closed on Sundays; however, Technicians are assigned one weekend out of every 8/10 weeks to provide treatments to hospitalized patients when necessary.

· As we all know, this field is unpredictable and as a team from time to time we take turns to work longer than scheduled.

· We provide hour long lunchbreaks.

Come and join our team and experience all that life has to offer along the gulf coast of sunny Florida! From the many restaurants and museums of St Petersburg’s Beach Drive to the laid-back ambience of downtown Dunedin. Follow this link http://www.visitstpeteclearwater.com/ if you would like to find out more about our beautiful beaches and surrounding area.

Visit our Welcome Page on our website: https://pinellasvet.com/our-hospital/

Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PinellasAnimalHospital/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinellasvet/?hl=en

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pinellasvet

Client reviews: 4.8 Stars out of 780 Google reviews

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $22.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

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