Veterinary Technician - Equine
Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center
Job Description
Equine Veterinary Technician
Job Description
Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center is looking for an experienced equine technician to join our growing equine practice. This is a full time position 4 day work week and after hour surgical call every other week/weekend of the month. We are a 24 hour referral center for equine, so night weekday and weekend treaments are also included while on surgical duty. After a 90 day probation period benefits that are available include, IRA, health insurance allowance, discount on personal pets, sick, vacation, holiday and CE pay.
We are a 24 hour referral center for equine, so night weekday and weekend treaments are also included while on surgical duty. Typical on-call schedule is at least one night a week and one weekend a month. Applicants must be able to reach the clinic within 30 minutes during on-call shifts.
We are looking for someone with one year of equine technician experience or 3 years of equine handeling experiance. Highly motivated applicants with comparable equine or other medical experience may be considered for a training position.
Must have valid driver's license and clean driving record.
Must be able to pass background check and drug screening.
Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center is a predominantly equine referral center with ambulatory and small animal services offered throughout the greater Phoenix and Scottsdale area. We offer referral, specialty services for horses on a routine and emergency basis in surgery and internal medicine and we collaborate with other specialists including ophthalmologists, cardiologists and dermatologists on an as needed basis. The hospital is located in the foothills of Cave Creek, and is fully equipped with a cooled, 12 stall nursing and intensive care unit, an isolation facility,nuclear scintigraphy and full-service radiology suite (digital radiography,ultrasound, endoscopy), on-site laboratory and 2 surgery suites with a padded induction and recovery area allowing for assisted recovery from anesthesia. Please visit cvmcequine.com for more information.
"We have a commitment as a team to improve ourselves both personally and professionally so that we may better serve our patients by providing quality veterinary care." - Mission Statement