General Practice Veterinary Technician

Overview

Join The VCA Veterinary Specialist of CT Team! VCA Veterinary Specialist of CT is seeking full time General Practice Veterinary Technicians to join the team at our 24-7 general, emergency and specialty hospital in West Hartford, CT. We have a unique culture in our hospital that values each person’s individual skill and personality. We truly are a family and our team has a shared devotion to providing progressive medicine with compassion as a driving force.

We are eager to welcome like-minded individuals!

Base pay range: $19.00/hr - $27.00/hr

• Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community
• Leadership opportunities
• Career development programs
• Opportunities to give back through strong Shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
• Continuing education allowance
• Tuition support and sponsor ships
• Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
• Free mental health and wellness subscriptions (Head Space)
• Referral bonuses
• Competitive wage
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Generous petcare discounts
• Life, long and short term disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation and sick time
• 401(k)

As a member of the VCA team, you will help create and maintain a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient. The skills that will be utilized include, but are not limited to:

• Collecting patient histories & physical exams
• Building lasting relationships with our clients and patients
• Venipuncture / IVC placement
• Hands Free Radiology (Associate safety as a top priority)
• Dentistry
• Pharmacy
• Laboratory
• Anesthesia Monitoring
• Working collaboratively with team members of all hospital services
• Providing compassionate care for all patients
• Client Education
• General Practice experience preferred
• Full Technician Skill Utilization

Full Time

Day, and evening available. Weekend and holiday rotation required.

• Collecting patient histories & physical exams
• Building lasting relationships with our clients and patients
• Venipuncture / IVC placement
• Hands Free Radiology
• Dentistry
• Pharmacy
• Laboratory
• Anesthesia Monitoring
• Working collaboratively with team members of all hospital services
• Providing compassionate care for all patients
• Client Education

• General Practice experience preferred

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at