Certified Veterinary Technician - Ozaukee Campus
Description
This position offers a competitive starting hourly wage range of $20.00 - $22.00 and offers a flexible weekday schedule. As a shelter CVT at WHS, you will work alongside a team of shelter medicine veterinarians and veterinary support staff to provide care for animals. If you are a CVT looking for the perfect opportunity to hone your skills and change lives while working with a committed, passionate, and fun team apply today - you’ll be happy you did!
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Providing caring, compassionate, and detail-oriented care for shelter patients
- Correctly and efficiently executing treatments, diagnostics, and medication under the direction of a veterinarian.
- Maintaining detailed and accurate medical records in our animal management software
- Anesthesia induction and monitoring
- Surgery prep and post-operative care
- Calculating drug dosages
- Performing dental prophylaxis
- Performing diagnostic procedures such as venipuncture, radiographs, fecal floats, and urinalysis
- Vaccinating and restraining animals in accordance with organizational protocols.
- Maintaining and cleaning surgical equipment
- Maintain high standards of cleanliness of all animal areas.
- Assisting with low-cost, high-volume public vaccination and microchip clinics
Qualifications
- Commitment to WHS organizational values of compassion, respect, and kindness; positive approach; innovation; professionalism; and equity.
- Current state licensure as a certified/registered/licensed veterinary technician
- Must be able to routinely carry 25lbs and up to 50lbs
- This position requires standing, stooping, bending, and lifting for several hours at a time
- Must be committed to WHS’s organizational values of compassion, respect, and kindness, innovation, professionalism, equity, and positive approach
- Prior experience working in a shelter setting a plus
- Bilingual candidates strongly encouraged to apply
Benefits/Compensation
Signing Bonus
WHS is currently offering a signing bonus of up to $1,500. Eligible hires can earn $750 after 90 days of employment and additional $750 after 6 months for a total of $1,500!
Benefits:
Full-time Benefits Include:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Group term life insurance and voluntary life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Flexible spending plans
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Aflac supplemental benefit
- 403(b) retirement plan with company match
- Paid family Leave
Time off including:
- Vacation
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Holiday
Full-time and part-time staff are eligible for the following benefits:
- 403(b) retirement plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 30% off adoption fees
- 30% off manners classes and behavior consultations
- 20% off youth programs
- Event discounts
- Animal Antics retail discounts
- Limited wellness/veterinary care services for companion animals
How to Apply
Apply for this position on our website: wihumane.org/employment. Only applications submitted through our online application system may be considered. Please know that it is our policy to reply to each and every application received once we have a status update.