Marietta, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site) · Posted 5 days ago
$18–$22 / hr
Employment sector Clinical practice
Position Veterinary technician / Nurse / Assistant
Type Full-time
Job Duration Indefinite
Min Education Associates Degree
Min Experience None
Required Travel None
Salary $18.00 - $22.00
Salary - Type Hourly Wage

About this role

Highlights:

  • 90% Ambulatory, 10% Clinic general equine practice
  • Full and part-time positions available
  • Team-centric practice that encourages ongoing career development and education
  • Work directly with doctors who practice gold-standard medicine
  • Tech Appointments:  Use your credentials!  Perform routine preventive healthcare appointments, medication administration, bandage changes, radiography, and SMART-RLT laser therapy appointments in the field and at our clinic.
  • Comprehensive employment package

At KVA, you will:

  • Develop confidence in technical and inter-personal skills, while gaining a broad exposure to general equine veterinary medicine.
  • Experience professional fulfillment through utilization of your credentials and abilities.
  • Find a comfortable and safe environment amongst colleagues for sharing thoughts and ideas.
  • Be an essential member of our team.

Structure:

  • Monday-Friday, 8am - 4pm.  One half-day per week, assigned, for full-time employees only.
  • Provide daily support to our veterinarians (1:1, doctor:technician/assistant ratio), predominantly ambulatory.
  • Participate in hospital patient care, as directed by the attending veterinarian.
  • Technician appointments scheduled 1-2 days per week
  • Support daily practice functions:  preparation, restocking, laboratory, pharmacy, client communications
  • Monthly support staff meetings, biannual employee reviews

Benefits:

  • Hourly wage, experience and credential-based
  • AAEVT dues and annual continuing education stipend
  • Health insurance, Workman's Compensation, short- and long-term disability (full-time only)
  • Paid Vacation and Sick days (full-time only)
  • Quarterly clothing stipend

Our 4-doctor practice strives to provide our clients with dependable, high-quality medicine and patient care every single day.  We are privately-owned, and are blessed with a dynamic, motivated, and cohesive team that truly cares about our profession and one another.  We are all-in for giving each day our best.  We are a team of life-long learners.  Our patients range from backyard pets to FEI-level athletes.  We utilize cutting-edge equipment and technology to maximize our positive impact for our clients and patients and have excellent rapport with local referral hospitals when the patient's needs exceed our capabilities. 

The practice is located in picturesque Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on 23 acres of idyllic farmland.  Our clinic is complete with a pharmacy, examination and standing surgical suite, 8-stall stable with remote A/V capabilities in each stall, ICU suite, and in-house laboratory.  An outdoor jog strip, round pen, and options for small paddock turnout round out our facilities. 

We are 20 minutes from the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex, 20 minutes from the Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), 20 minutes from Hershey Park, and 20 minutes from downtown Lancaster.  The area offers incredible hiking, biking, and riding trails and is a short distance from the mighty Susquehanna River.  You can catch a Hershey Bears ice hockey game, or relax under the lights at a Lancaster Barnstormers baseball game.  Vineyards, microbreweries, and foodie destinations abound.  The area truly has something for everyone.

We are accepting applications and interviewing actively.  Hiring is rolling.  If we are a good fit for you, do not hesitate, apply today!

Key Requirements

  • Horse-handling experience strongly preferred
  • Self-motivated, with strong work ethic and aptitude for learning
  • Only currently licensed veterinary technicians (CVT or LVT) may apply for the Veterinary Technician position. Unlicensed applicants may apply for the Veterinary Assistant position.
Job ID: 86650924

About the company

Kopec Veterinary Associates, P.C.
We are a 4-veterinarian equine-exclusive veterinary practice situated in rural Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. We work predominantly in an ambulatory setting but also offer medical hospitalization, select surgeries, seasonal broodmare management, foaling, and outpatient appointments through our clinic. We serve approximately a 30-mile radius, encompassing portions of Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin, York and Cumberland counties.
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