Location: 1325 Lexington Rd, Versailles, KY 40383

VCA Woodford Animal Hospital is hiring a Licensed Veterinary Technician to join our team.

About Us

We are an AAHA-accredited multi-doctor practice outside Lexington, Kentucky, offering preventive care, illness care, surgery, dentistry and more.

As one of the largest providers of companion animal healthcare in the Bluegrass, we continue to invest in our team. We recently moved into our new state of the art hospital which allows us to deliver best in class veterinary care.

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

About the Role

In this position you will work with our veterinary team to provide top notch medical care. Duties and required skills will include:

• Venipuncture

• Catheter placement

• Obtaining radiographs

• Monitoring anesthesia

• Completed physical exam and patient assessments

• Surgical preparation and assisting

• Dentistry and dental x-rays

• Abaxis lab equipment

• Pharmacy

• Animal handling skills and at least a basic understanding of animal behavior and low stress handling techniques

• Ability to remain calm and multi-task in a stressful environment

• Work positively as a team player

• Ability to learn, apply new skills and follow through with directions and task

• Effectively problem solve and make decisions as needed

• Knowledge of medications and veterinary terminology

• Obtain relevant information and maintain proper and complete medical records

• Provide compassionate patient care for such things as vital assessments, feeding, cleaning.

• Participate in continuing education and actively work to increase skills

• Can handle conflict with maturity and emotional intelligence

Additional Duties

• Assist in restocking the hospital supplies

• Apply appropriate disinfection protocol when cleaning various areas of the hospital

• Mentor team members as they are on their journey to become an LVT

Qualifications

• Kentucky Veterinary Technician License (LVT) or eligible

• Able to be on your feet for extended periods of time which often require bending, crouching, squatting, leaning over, twisting, reaching, upper body strength, hand strength, sitting on the floor, and other physical demands

• Strong enough to handle a large dog pulling on a leash

• Able to lift 40lbs unassisted

• Available to work a four or five day work week Monday through Saturday including evenings

Why VCA

VCA Animal Hospitals is a community of over 800 hospitals across the US, including primary care, emergency and specialty medicine. We offer world class medicine with hometown care. Together we are taking care of the future of veterinary medicine.

That means taking care of our people. We are passionate about supporting our technicians and assistants and are committed to your personal career development. At VCA, you will enjoy an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.

Some of the many benefits we offer:

• Access to the people and resources of a large veterinary community

• Advancement and leadership opportunities

• Medical, dental & vision insurance, a variety of additional coverage options

• Access to free mental health care (up to 12 sessions a year), life assistance program, resources like Headspace, etc.

• Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay

• Paid parental leave

• Continuing Education allowance for full time credentialed veterinary technicians

• CE and learning opportunities for all associates

• Tuition support and sponsorships including Veterinary Technology AAS, BAS completion and more

• Veterinary Technician license reimbursement

• Generous hospital discounts for your pets, a variety of other discounts

• 401(k) retirement plan

• Referral bonus opportunities

• Opportunities to give back through VCA Charities and community partnerships

Interested in joining our leadership team? Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you soon.

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