Veterinary Technician

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Lakeland Veterinary Hospital is hiring a full‑time Certified Veterinary Technician, or Experienced Veterinary Assistant, to provide skilled care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Our ideal candidate has experience in animal care, client communication, and veterinary procedures, with a passion for improving the lives of pets and their owners.

• All the benefits you deserve
  —medical, dental, vision, retirement for full‑time employees
• Paid time off
  . Take the time you need to recharge.
• Employee pet discount because we know your pets are family, too.
• 401(k) with a generous company match to help you invest in your future while you care for pets today.
• Employee referral bonus
  . Earn $1,000 when you refer a new team member to one of our 180+ partner hospitals across the country.
• Continuing education opportunities for our licensed technicians to grow and thrive in their careers
• Uniform allowance and yearly shoe credit.
• Free adult YMCA membership!

Salary: $18.00 - $23.00 per hour, determined by the candidate's skills, experience, and qualifications.

Schedule:

Enjoy a 4‑day work week with shifts from 7:20 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. This position includes on‑call duty just once every 3–4 months on weekends.

• Client Communication: Provide status updates for hospitalized patients, home care instructions, pre‑ and post‑op instructions, and medication administration guidance. Address client medical questions with confidence and direct complex inquiries to veterinarians.
• Client Education & Support: Educate clients on preventative medicine, wellness care by age, vaccine requirements, laboratory procedures, and support hospital financial policies by preparing estimates and discussing financial commitments.
• Customer Service: Greet clients, escort them and their pets into exam rooms, ensure smooth transitions to the front desk, and promote the practice's products, programs, and services.
• Animal Handling & Care: Restrain animals safely and compassionately, assist veterinarians in medical, surgical, and dental procedures, prepare patients for surgery, administer anesthesia, monitor patients during surgery and recovery, and administer fluids.
• Facility & Equipment Maintenance: Properly care for all surgical materials, maintain hospital equipment and inventory, and ensure the surgery room, ICU area, exam rooms, and treatment areas are prepared and maintained.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and detailed patient records using a paperless medical record system, ensuring all procedures, vaccinations, and notes are documented for proper billing.
• Pharmacy Assistance: Assist with dispensing medications as directed by the veterinarian, prepare prescription labels, and appropriately package medication.
• Safety & Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Follow DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines; administer SQ, IM, and IV injections; perform laboratory tests, radiographs, and electrocardiograms; place IV catheters; perform emergency treatments such as bleeding control and external cardiac massage.

• Must be a Certified Veterinary Technician in Minnesota is preferred.
• Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.
• Knowledgeable about common disease states and able to alert veterinarians to changes in patient conditions.
• Familiarity with DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines.

Our well‑established, AAHA‑Accredited Hospital is proud to have Dr. Deb Piepgras, DVM, as our Medical Director. Lakeland Veterinary Hospital maintains a higher standard for veterinary service, and therefore opted to participate in the accreditation process, and adopt the standards of the AAHA to ensure we are offering the most technologically advanced and safe methods for veterinary medicine. Our practice has proudly been AAHA‑accredited since 1999.

We offer a comprehensive suite of services, including Preventive Care, Diagnostics, Dental Care, Surgery, Specialty Services, Puppy & Kitten Care, and Senior Pet Care. Our facility has five exam rooms, one euthanasia suite, and a doctor's office. We have been voted 'Best Veterinary Clinic' and 'Best Grooming' in the Brainerd Lakes Best Of Competition!

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Veterinary Services