Urgent Care Veterinary Technician

Urgent Care Veterinary Technician at Bedford Pet Urgent Care within Bedford Veterinary Medical Center in Southern New Hampshire. In a fast-paced urgent care setting, you will play a critical role in patient care, client communication, and life-saving support. Key duties include safely restraining animals with low-stress handling, triaging and assessing incoming patients, collecting and analyzing laboratory samples (blood, urine, fecal, skin, etc.), performing diagnostic imaging and radiographs, administering medications and treatments, monitoring anesthesia and assisting with surgical prep, procedures, and recovery, providing high-quality nursing care to stable and critical patients, documenting patient histories and medical records, and clearly and compassionately communicating treatment plans to clients. Requirements include a minimum of 1 year of veterinary technician experience and flexibility to work rotating weekends, along with strong work ethic, punctuality, collaborative attitude, excellent communication and customer service skills, understanding of preventative care and hospital workflow, competence in sample collection, lab test processing, radiograph positioning, and anesthetic monitoring, and a self-starter mentality with commitment to ongoing professional development. We offer comprehensive benefits including health/dental/vision/liability, 401k with matching, life and other insurance, paid time off, parental leave, continuing education allowance, and career development opportunities. Additional benefits may include pet discounts and other perks. Hiring may be contingent on a satisfactory background check. For more details, please visit the provided link to learn more about the organization and role. Note: This summary focuses on role responsibilities, required skills, and the work environment as explicitly described in the posting.