Veterinary Technician jobs in Minnesota

Job Title: Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Assistant
Reporting to: Director of SHH Vet Center
Hours per week: Full Time Availability
Position Type: Paid

Secondhand Hounds (soon to be The Bond Between) is searching for a Veterinary Technician to join our team in the Veterinary Center!

Secondhand Hounds is a 501(c)3 non-profit, foster based organization. In 2019, we created our own veterinary center to focus on our own foster animals' needs. While we have put a big focus on our foster animals, as of 2021, we started seeing pets in our community. SHH is unique that we offer a "marriage" of both rescue animal and owned animal medicine & surgery which allows our veterinarians to see an array of cases!

All revenue generated from owned animals that are seen at our facility are put back into the SHH's general funds to help us continue to save lives and say "yes!" to helping animals in need!

We are looking for a self-starter who thrives in a fast paced and collaborative environment. Our technicians have rotating roles in appointments, float tech, and surgery. Our technicians work four 10 hour work days with one set day off per week. Saturdays are on an as needed basis.

At Secondhand Hounds, we promote a healthy work life balance and encourage our team to have fun at work while providing excellent medical care to our patients. Our clinic culture is based on our 5 core values that define who we are and we fully embrace them to build our culture. Our core values include Compassionate, Solution Orientated, Open Minded, Service Minded and Reliable.

Position Responsibilities:
The Veterinary Technician is responsible for ensuring support to our veterinarians, including support for appointments, procedures, diagnostics, surgeries and other vet center needs.

• Assist the veterinarians in appointments by thorough patient support including handling and exam notes
• Triage client and foster medical questions or concerns and discuss recommendations
• Collect and process lab samples for bloodwork, cystocentesis, ear cytologies, and skin cytologies
• Perform digital radiographs
• Administer vaccines and SQ, IM and IV injections
• Fill prescriptions for client and foster animals
• Surgery preparation and monitoring for a variety of surgeries
• Perform dental cleanings, including digital dental rads
• Light reception duties

Pay:

• Veterinary Assistant: $19-20/hour
• CVT: $21-27/hour (depending on experience)

Benefits:

• PTO
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Personal Pet discounts
• Certification Renewal Fees
• Vet Girl subscription for CVT
• Health Insurance
• Simple IRA with match up to 3%
• Short and long term disability
• Adoption fee discount

Qualifications:

• Veterinary Technician Certification or Licensure (CVT, RVT, LVT, or LVMT) preferred
• 1-2 years of technician experience at an animal clinic preferred
• Ability to read, understand and follow department and facility procedures and policies
• Experience handling dogs and cats during medical exams and procedures
• Experience communicating individually and in a team environment
• Experience working with computer applications
• Ability to lift 30-40 pounds daily

Secondhand Hounds 5959 Baker Road Minnetonka, MN 55345 www.secondhandhounds.org

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $27.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Veterinary: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person