Veterinary Technician

About the Hospital:

McCallum Centre Animal Hospital in Abbotsford, BC provides comprehensive high-quality veterinary care to animals. We believe in treating your furry friends as our family keeping their health and comfort our priority. The hospital offers excellent facilities and a full range of veterinary services delivered by a team of kind and expert professionals. Our services include diagnostics and treatment, surgical procedures, dentistry, radiology and many more.

Currently, we are seeking a dedicated Veterinary Technician to join our growing company. This will be a full-time and permanent position based in Abbotsford, BC. The candidate must be a team player who is friendly, patient, and enthusiastic with clients and their pets and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment. It is essential that they possess exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, have great attention to detail, and can multitask.

Position Details:

Company Business Name: K&K Veterinary Group Ltd Inc. DBA McCallum Centre Animal Hospital

Position: Veterinary Technician

Number of Positions: 1

Terms of Employment: Full-Time, Permanent

Employment conditions: Day, Early morning, Morning, Evening, Night, Weekend shift, On-call

Wages: $ 28.85 to 32.00 hourly (to be negotiated) / 30-40 hours per Week

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Business & Work Location: 33498 Bevan Ave, Unit 1, Abbotsford, BC V2S 5G6

Job Responsibilities:

• Handle, restrain and care for animals undergoing treatment and surgery

• Assist veterinarian before, during and after surgery

• Prepare and administer medications and vaccines under direction of veterinarian

• Administer treatments as prescribed by veterinarian

• Counsel clients on animal health care

• Conduct and assist in laboratory research

• Produce diagnostic radiographs, collect samples and perform other laboratory tests

• Veterinary office management

• Provide nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for animals

• Provide wound and bandage care

Job Requirements:

• Completion of an accredited college degree/diploma in animal health/veterinary program

• Experience as a Veterinary Technician will be an asset but not mandatory

• Must have excellent English (verbal, written) communication skills.

How to apply?

We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. To reduce our environmental footprint and enhance the effectiveness of our applicant tracking process, we ask that you submit your resume through email at Interested and qualified candidates are welcome to apply including aboriginals, newcomers, and youth. We thank all of you for applying!