Registered Veterinary Technician

  • Full Time
  • Part Time
  • Sidney, BC
  • $34-$40 CAD / Hour

Website Peninsula Veterinary Hospital

Are you an RVT ready to join a dynamic team that focuses on top-notch medicine, a fabulous work environment, a great salary, and the perfect work-life balance?

Peninsula Veterinary Hospital is the place for you! https://www.hospital.penvet.ca

Peninsula Veterinary Hospital (PVH) located in the heart of Sidney, BC, and is Saanich Peninsula’s newest, independently owned full-service veterinary hospital for cats and dogs! Our beautiful hospital is walkable to Sidney’s shops, cafes, and the ocean, with plentiful staff parking  right across the street. Our mission is to provide consistent and personalized veterinary health care that nurtures the human-animal bond during all life stages.

The owners of PVH, Dr. Mary McDowell and Dr. Ashlee Albright, are progressive veterinarians with a longstanding reputation in the Greater Victoria area for practicing the highest standard of medicine, surgery, and dentistry. We love what we do and are widely regarded as great people to work with – ask us for our references!

Peninsula Veterinary Hospital requires an experienced full-time or part-time Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT). your responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

  • Surgery intake, prep, sedation, induction, and maintenance of anesthesia
    Efficiently perform full-mouth dental radiographs and scale/polish teeth
  • Be competent in routine technical procedures such as IV catheterization, blood and urine collection, injections, bandage care and safely obtaining full body radiographs
  • Maintaining hospital equipment

Specific Qualifications and Experience:

  • Licensed or eligible for licensure as an RVT in BC with a minimum of 1 year of clinical experience
  • Comfort working autonomously as well as part of a cohesive team
  • Great organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Interest in learning and training
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize the urgency of tasks
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

What we Offer:

  • $34.00-$40.00 per hour commensurate with experience and competency, with significant room to grow
  • Full-time or part-time
  • Graduated vacation scale
  • Generous staff discount on products and services
  • Great uniforms
  • A workplace that values technical excellence and lifelong learning and will assist motivated technicians in meeting their professional and financial goals with a healthy CE package of your design

Schedule:

  • Weekdays, no evening or holiday hours

If you are interested in this unique opportunity and think we might be a match, please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration to: manager@penvet.ca.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Tagged as: RVT

To apply for this job please visit www.hospital.penvet.ca.

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