Overnight Emergency Technician Assistant

Joining a clinic with its own unique identity is like a cross-country car ride with your ears flapping in the breeze.  Maine Veterinary Medical Center is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Technician Assistant to our team. This role will be responsible for working on the ER/ICU floor. Available schedules are Sunday through Tuesday from 6p-6a OR Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 6p-6a; availability for one of these schedules is required. 

At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community. Our innovative environment means you’ll get to work with specialists of all stripes and practice cutting edge care! It’s the kind of freedom that feels like running at the speed of light into a 5-story pile of leaves – and that’s just the beginning. As part of our team, you’ll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.    

Maine Veterinary Medical Center (MVMC) is a VECCS level two certified Rarebreed practice that has full in-house laboratory capabilities, a fluoroscopy suite for interventional procedures, a helical 16-slice CT, MRI, respiratory ventilator, in-house telemetric monitoring, ultrasound and endoscopy. MVMC has well-staffed departments in Neurology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Rehab and Acupuncture and great team of emergency clinicians and criticalists to offer advanced services to a well-educated client base. https://mvmc.vet/ 

Overnight Technician Assistant   

Maine Veterinary Medical Center in Scarborough, ME   

$18.00-$22.00 per hour based on experience, plus an extra 25% differential on pay!

WHAT YOU’LL DO    

• Demonstrate appropriate and efficient methods of restraint 
• Assist in daily hospital maintenance, including but not limited to laundry, stocking, cleaning, walking patients, cleaning litter boxes, and daily treatment tasks 
• Efficiently and safely multitask with exams, in house lab work, radiology, and other-directed tasks
• Clean cages and runs to acceptable hospital standards 
• Provide compassionate care for all clients and patients in varying emotional states 
• Fill medications for outpatients and hospitalized patients, as instructed  
• Maintain positive and professional working relationships with all team members 
• Be able to take constructive criticism from leadership 
• Follow directions and orders from veterinarians or veterinary technicians 
• Identify when assistance is needed in different areas of the hospital  
• Participate in continued education provided by MVMC
• Ability to stay focused in turbulent environments. 
• Assist in emergency situations, such as controlling bleeding, administering medications or fluids, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). 
• Assist in the aftercare process in a respectful manner. 

BENEFITS 

We’re passionate about helping you reach your greatest pet-ential – both at work and at home. As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the world’s longest belly rub and ear massage combined:  

• Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage 
• 401K with a company match of up to 4%- after 6 months of service
• Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect work-life balance 
• Employee Ruff-erral Program  
• Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Commuter Benefits 
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance  
• Mental Health Resources
• Company-paid bonding leave
• Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development and uniform allowance
• Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)  
• Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety, led by the medical director  
• Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt, budgeting, improving credit scores, mortgages, and refinancing 

Plus, special benefit