Veterinary Technician Asst. and Licensed Veterinary Technician

Our Hospital: On Point Veterinary Services is privately owned and based in Hamilton, MT focusing on canine-centric care. That’s right! Dogs ONLY! 

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR :) We are looking to expand our team by adding another Veterinary Technician Assistant (VTA) as well as a Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT).  We practice quality, compassionate, modern medicine in a low stress environment. We have no on-call hours, no weekend hours, are closed holidays and offer a 4 day work week. If you are looking to join a team, who values high-quality medicine while maintaining a healthy work balance, then we want to speak with you!

Some Of What You’ll Be Working On:

• Assisting veterinarians and visiting orthopedic surgeons with exams, vaccinations, treatments, surgery, dentistry, hospitalized patients and animal restraint
• Performing laser therapy on rehab patients and performing rehab exercises as directed by a veterinarian
• Venipuncture, and IV catheter placement
• Surgical sterile prep and endotracheal tube placement and administration of anesthetics or sedatives under the direction of a veterinarian and monitoring of anesthesia (LVTs)
• Dental cleaning and dental x-rays (LVTs)
• Capture clinically diagnostic x-ray images
• Pharmacy medication filling
• Obtaining and maintaining patient medical information
• Building and maintaining client relationships including guiding owners through hospital and surgical discharges
• Maintaining a high level of client communication and patient care - verbal and written
• Help research and develop protocols that allow us to gain AAHA certification.
• Cleaning and maintenance of medical equipment as well as the hospital
• Be on the cutting edge of medicine! Our hospital is participating in an FDA study looking at reducing the rate/severity of aging in dogs.

Qualifications:

• Certified/Licensed Veterinary Technician:
  • Actively licensed in Montana or has the immediate ability to become licensed. We strive to empower our technicians and assistants to work to the highest levels of their education.
  • Minimum of two years’ experience with direct patient care/surgical/anesthesia care experience
  • Strong comfort level with venipuncture, IV catheter placement, endotracheal tube placement and ability to monitor and adjust anesthesia with little oversight.
  • Strong knowledge of surgical equipment, care and aseptic technique.
  • Demonstrated passion for patient care and client service

• Veterinary Technician Assistant:
  • Highschool diploma or equivalent, but advanced degrees appreciated.
  • Background in animal care (yes caring for your own menagerie of pets counts!)
  • Ability to multi-task and take verbal instructions.
  • Attention to DETAIL
  • We'll provide training in regard to patient care and encourage our VTAs to pursue sitting for the licensed board exam once they're ready!

• Requirements of BOTH positions:
  • Ability to ask for help and deal with change. We are always striving to improve our practice. We like change!
  • This is a physcial job. Must be comfortable kneeling, bending and able to lift 40 lbs.
  • Punctual and Reliable.  We round at 8:30 am and our last appointment is at 4:30 pm. 
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Strong comfort level with electronic media/typing.  We use electronic medical note keeping systems and strive to be paper light. 
  • Team player with the ability to work together and independently to meet goals and objectives
  • Strong commitment to ethics and integrity
  • Must be willing to follow all AAHA, local, state and CDC guidelines in regards to personal protective gear and best practices.

Benefits and Perks

• Experienced certified technicians start at $24-26/hr (DOE). Veterinary Technician Assistants $16-$18.50/hr (DOE)
• 10 days paid time off after 3 months of employment and 4 paid sick/mental health days available immediately.
• CE and licensing fee reimbursement for LVTs 
• Annual Uniform allowance
• Simple IRA with 3% match after 3 months of employment and based on when open enrollment is scheduled.
• Purina Pro Plan discounted feeding program
• Team member pet care discounts for up to 3 pets
• Numerous fun team member events
• Breakroom is stocked with various snacks
• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. You just need to love animals.

Interested? Please email an application to [email protected] and visit us on Facebook and Instagram #onpointvet