The Cat Practice is hiring a full-time Veterinary Technician 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.
What to Expect as a Veterinary Technician with The Cat Practice
As you join our team, expect to be supported in your work and home life with:
- All the benefits you deserve—medical, dental, vision, retirement—plus an employee pet discount because we know your pets are family, too.
- Paid time off.
Salary: $17.00 to $20.00 per hour (dependent on experience)
Schedule: Flexible Monday through Sunday. Weekdays 7:45 am to 4:00 pm, Saturday/Sunday 1-2 hours per day, 1-2 times per month.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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 CPR.
Qualifications:
- 1+ years of Veterinary Technician experience.
- Ability to handle animals safely and compassionately; knowledge of feline friendly cat handling preferred.
- Knowledgeable about common disease states and able to alert veterinarians to changes in patient conditions.
- Familiarity with DEA, OSHA, and hospital safety guidelines.
About The Cat Practice
The Cat Practice is New Orleans' exclusive feline hospital, located in the Lower Garden District. We are dedicated to providing gold standard medical care to all of our patients. We have an emphasis on preventative care as well as offer an extra level or expertise in diagnosing and managing difficult medical cases. The Cat Practice is able to offer a wide variety of medical and therapeutic modalities to it’s patients, including; digital radiography, ultrasound, digital dental radiography, laser therapy and radioactive iodine treatment. In addition to veterinary care, we also offer feline boarding in our Zen Kennel, which provides a relaxing atmosphere for cats in our care!
