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Veterinary Technician in Chattanooga, TN, United States

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Veterinary Technician

Dentistry and Oral Surgery for Animals Chattanooga

Location: Chattanooga, TN, 37408

Time Type: Full-Time

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Licensed Veterinary Technician

Dentistry and Oral Surgery for Animals

Chattanooga, TN

Shift/Schedule: Full-Time

$2,500 Sign-On Bonus

About You

You'll play an important role in pets' lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

The success of your patients' care matters to you, and your success matters to us.

Your Experience & Skills

• 2 years of continuous veterinary technician (direct animal/patient care required)
• Required: An active, current state license (CVT/LVT/RVT)
• Desire to practice empathetic, gold standard medicine benefiting our patients
• Team oriented with an ability to collaborate and support each other
• Are paw-sitive, kind and provide trustworthy communication to the patients, team members and clients.
• Have the desire to constantly grow and advance as a veterinary technician!

Dentistry and Oral Surgery for Animals is looking for a Licensed Veterinary Technician to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

At Dentistry and Oral Surgery for Animals, you'll feel the warmth and culture of a small hospital. As a hospital deeply rooted in the local community, you will experience the best of both worlds: a genuine local culture with the benefits of Thrive''s national resources.

About The Hospital

At Dentistry and Oral Surgery for Animals, we provide a range of specialty veterinary dental care services to dogs and cats in the Chattanooga area. Surgery, periodontics, and orthodontics are just a few of our special services offered by our veterinary dental specialists to maintain your pet''s healthy smile.

We are equipped to treat all aspects of oral health for your pet, including oral surgery, root canal therapy, periodontal surgery and metal crown restorations. We use materials and techniques that are current with the latest research and published data in the field of veterinary and human dentistry.

All of our veterinary dental offices use state of the art anesthetic monitoring systems to provide us with continuous readings of the dog or cat''s vital organ systems. These monitor the EKG, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, oxygen saturation and amount of carbon dioxide exhaled. With these values, we are able to treat abnormalities before they can compromise the patient's safety. Our clinics are also equipped with in-house blood machines that help evaluate a pet''s vital organs prior to anesthesia.

You're Willing And Able To

• Help strengthen relationships with our clients by greeting them and their pet! Help new client's complete registration and notify them of expected wait times.
• Educate clients and answer non-medical inquiries
• Maintain client relationships and service standards by responding to phone calls, taking messages, and transferring calls as needed. Regular monitoring of email and faxes.
• Schedule appointments, including in-office diagnostics and communicate with referring hospital staff to access patient records. Create appointment reminders, reschedule missed appointments.
• Maintains computer records with up-to-date client and patient data, verifies each patient entering the hospital.
• Maintains front desk, reception area, waiting areas and exam rooms in a neat and clean manner.
• Ensures financial responsibilities are met. Reviewing charges for services upon completion or discharge, ensuring accurate reconciliation of cash drawer with computer-generated reporting.
• Be willing to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.

You'll Grow with Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits - our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members' emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources, including easy access to therapy through Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care
• Expert advice, support and network discounts for fertility and family planning
• FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
• Student loan support tools and assistance
• Some benefits shown are only for full-time team members who work 30 hours or more per week. Certain Benefits may be subject to waiting periods or length of service requirements.

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a hourly pay rate starting at $27 - $35/ hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

About Thrive

Thrive Pet Healthcare creates the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. Today, its network of 360+ primary, emergency, and specialty hospitals across the U.S. cares for pets of all ages and health needs, while portfolio companies provide tools and technology that help veterinary teams work smarter and deliver better care. Thrive invests in its people-through mentorship, leadership programs, continuing education, and well-being initiatives-so teams can grow and feel supported. For pet owners, convenient solutions such as a mobile app, Thrive Plus membership, HereFurYou Helpline, online booking, and flexible financial options make accessing quality care simpler- giving families the peace of mind their pets deserve. Learn more at thrivepetcare.com.

We welcome you to join our story and join where #WeThriveTogether.

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