RVT

Position: Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)

Hospital: Animal Hospital Sault Ste. Marie

Location: Sault Ste. Marie

Job Type: Part-time Employment or Full-Time Employment

Description: Are you looking to fully utilize your RVT skills and make an impact in the Sault Ste. Marie community? Are you searching for a welcoming team that is passionate about mentorship, collaboration, and client education? Search no further!

Animal Hospital Sault Ste. Marie is searching for a friendly and compassionate RVT to join our amazing team. Our growing, hardworking team takes great pride in working collaboratively to ensure our clients and patients get the type of care they deserve. The perfect fit would be a kind and flexible RVT who appreciates the benefits of client education and team-based medicine. This is a future vacancy for a full-time role, and we are also flexible to accommodate applicants that prefer part-time hours.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Communicate in a compassionate and professional manner with clients and fellow veterinary care team members using efficient oral and written communication skills.
• Administer and analyze diagnostic tests (hematology, clinical chemistry, cytology, urinalysis, etc.) utilizing appropriate equipment and techniques.
• Assist Veterinarian with surgical and therapeutic procedures. Utilize gold-standard patient care techniques, ensuring operating room environment complies with all aseptic standards and protocols.
• Administer and monitor anesthesia and analgesia in accordance with the veterinary scope of practice and provincial laws governing the RVT profession.
• Provide excellent veterinary nursing care in a professional and ethical manner through the synthesis of veterinary theory, principles and concepts (including Fear Free techniques) within the scope of regulations dictated by the provincial governing laws of the profession.
• Document and maintain accurate veterinary medical records, following regulated procedures and standards.
• Operate and maintain state-of-the-art veterinary medical equipment, following health and safety regulations in accordance with veterinary profession standards.
• Execute and evaluate quality diagnostic images utilizing knowledge of theory, principles and concepts.
• Perform dental procedures in compliance with professional veterinary industry standards, employing an in-depth knowledge of dental structures, conditions and lesions, causes and stages of diseases.
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain an appropriate inventory of all medical supplies as determined by veterinary office inventory control procedures.
• Maintain and support a collaborative work environment and assist other staff members as required.

Total Compensation – We recognize how critical RVTs are to providing the best possible medical, surgical, and preventative medicine. We prove this by supporting your personal, financial, and professional growth through:

• A Wage Rate Commensurate with Skillset & Experience: $20.00/hr – $35.00/hr
• A Comprehensive Health Benefits Package (100% of Medical, Dental, & Vision premiums paid by P3)
• Enhanced Mental Health Practitioner Coverage ($2000 of annual coverage per plan member for Psychologist, Mental Health Therapist, Counsellor, Social Worker, Psychotherapist)
• Professional Services Coverage (chiropractor, massage therapist, physiotherapist, acupuncturist and more)
• P3 Pawsitive Health & Lifestyle Spending Accounts
• $1000 Continuing Education (CE) allowance plus three days of paid leave to attend CE
• RRSP Matching
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Paid Licensing & Membership Dues
• Paid Vacation Time
• Paid Personal Emergency Days
• Generous Veterinary Discounts
• Uniform Allowance
• Additional Employee Perks
• Relocation Allowance to assist with moving expenses can be arranged for out-of-town candidates

If you are looking for a progressive environment where each individual is heard, and recognized for their unique contributions, we’d love to talk.