Veterinary Technician

We are growing our team and we are looking for you!

At Fraser Heights Animal Hospital, we are a fun team of happy, caring individuals! Our company was founded in 1987, and has been providing superior animal care to our community of Surrey and the surrounding areas ever since. Our devoted team of 7 Veterinarians and 29 Staff are dedicated to practicing high quality medicine and providing excellent customer service.

Our Technicians hold an integral role in our company. The objective of this role is to keep our treatment area organized, running smoothly and efficiently, all while maintaining great patient care and client service. The person we are looking for will be a registered technician or attending a Veterinary Technician program currently, with a positive, team player attitude; someone who wants to learn and grow with the company.

The job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals
• Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery
• Take/produce radiographs, collect samples and perform other laboratory tests to assist in diagnosis of animal health problems
• Take blood and place IV catheters
• Assist the veterinarian with animals before, during and following surgery
• Prepare surgical equipment, give and monitor anesthetics, and clean up after surgery
• Prepare and give medications under direction of veterinarian
• Maintain drug and anesthetic logs and other necessary paperwork
• Give treatments as prescribed by a veterinarian
• Provide wound and bandage care
• Prepare and speak to clients about discharges and home care, animal healthcare including, oral health, nutrition, diabetes and parasite control
• Do routine animal dental procedures, and assist veterinarians with animal dentistry

At FHAH we go above and beyond; our practice offers routine services such as annual health checks, vaccines, elective surgeries and x-ray. We also offer in house IDEXX lab testing, Ultrasound, Orthopedic surgery, Holter Monitoring and more.

For our staff we offer competitive wages, we have a great benefits plan including and Employee Assistance Plan, birthday month lunches, fun team competitions, and we are a wonderful group to work with!

Both experienced technicians and soon-to-be technicians are welcome to apply for this full-time position! If you are looking for part-time, we'd love to hear from you as well.

Come join us!!

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $23.00-$32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Experience:

• Veterinary Technician: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person