Veterinary Technician � Primary Care

COVE Animal Health•New Haven, CT

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Elm City Vet – Primary Care in New Haven, CT is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Veterinary Technician to provide exceptional care for pets and their families. In this rewarding role, you will play a vital part in delivering comprehensive care to pets at every stage of their health journey in a dynamic, collaborative environment. If you are ready to bring your expertise, compassion, and energy to a growing practice and help shape the future of veterinary care in New Haven, we want to hear from you! Our vision is simple: to make the community – and the animals and people in it – happier and healthier. If that resonates with you, we invite you to explore a career with us. Elm City Vet is part of the respected Pieper Veterinary family, a network of emergency, specialty, urgent care, and primary care hospitals across CT, PA, MA, and ME – dedicated to high-quality medicine and exceptional client and patient care. Our hospital locations work closely together with each other as well as the Specialty/ER location in Middletown to provide the best possible care for the pets we see. We want to retain and develop our talent to the best of our ability. You can expect numerous in-house CE opportunities and mentoring available to support and achieve your goals. We pride ourselves on recognizing top talent and strong work ethic and if you demonstrate those things, you can expect to be promoted from within. We believe veterinary medicine is truly a team sport, and we’re looking for a candidate who shares that mindset. The ideal candidate is confident in all aspects of general practice, including anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring, drug calculations and protocols, dentistry, and surgery. Collaboration is highly valued on our team, and we encourage every staff member to speak up – your insight is not only welcomed but can make a meaningful difference in patient care and team success.

Requirements

1-3 years Veterinary Technician experience.
Knowledge of Anesthesia and monitoring.
Phlebotomy.
Knowledge of the procedures used for scheduling patients, receiving, treating, ordering medical supplies, and requesting laboratory tests.
Knowledge of the use, care, and storage of veterinary instruments, materials, and equipment.
Knowledge of sterilization techniques to sterilize various instruments and materials.
Knowledge of the instruments, materials, and standardized procedures used in the full variety of treatments to prepare and provide “tableside” assistance.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and personal services. This includes client needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of client satisfaction.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments.
Must be 18 years or older to apply.

Nice To Haves

Associates in Veterinary Technology is a plus.
CVT license is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive care to pets at every stage of their health journey.
Deliver anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring.
Perform drug calculations and follow protocols.
Assist with dentistry and surgery.
Schedule patients, receive patients, treat patients, order medical supplies, and request laboratory tests.
Provide "tableside" assistance during treatments.
Provide client and personal services, including client needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of client satisfaction.