Perform variety of animal health care duties to assist our primary care veterinarians.
Some of the outpatient technician’s responsibilities include:

• Greet Clients and set up doctor appointments.
• Take patient history and triage
• Administer injections
• Perform venipuncture
• Apply wound dressings
• Hold or restrain patients during examination, treatment, or inoculation
• Prepare patient, medications, and equipment
• Perform diagnostic laboratory tests
• Review vaccine history, heartworm and flea preventative

Perform variety of animal health care duties to assist our ICU/emergency veterinarians.
Some of the ICU/ER technician’s responsibilities include:

• Provide emergency/critical care procedure with the emergency doctor
• Provide nursing care for hospitalized patients
• Run laboratory and diagnostic tests
• Monitor equipment used for hospitalized patients
• Assist with physical examinations
• Contact clients for follow up on treated patients
• Update clients on patient’ conditions

Perform variety of animal health care duties to assist our surgeons
Some of the surgical technician’s responsibilities include:

• Assist in preparations for surgical procedures (soft tissue, orthopedic, emergency and elective)
• Monitor patients under anesthesia
• Run laboratory and diagnostic tests
• Postoperative care of patients
• Equipment care for surgery
• Discharge patients
• Dental Care

Hickory Veterinary Hospital has a fully functioning in-house pharmacy, staffed 7 days a week from 7am to 9pm.
Some of the pharmacy technician assistant’s responsibilities include:

• Keeping track of inventory throughout the hospital
• Assist staff with day to day flow by filling medications
• Client communication and proper medical record keeping

We are looking for someone who is friendly, hardworking and willing to learn. Veterinary medication knowledge is a plus. Experience and comfort with client communication is preferred.

We are seeking like-minded specialty, emergency and general practice doctors to help us grow our family-owned practice! Please contact us directly at [email protected] to learn more about our veterinarian career opportunities.

Seeking an experienced certified pet groomer for dog and cat clients. We offer a dedicated client base and a friendly work environment.

Some of the groomer's responsibilities include:

• Must be motivated, able to work independently, knowledgeable of breed standard grooms, and a great communicator with pet owners.
• Our candidate should be able to manage their time well while producing a quality product.
• The ability to lift, squat, or stand for periods of time is a must.
• Must be knowledgeable of all animal temperaments and how to safely handle fractious patients.