Careers - Open Positions

Positions

Outpatient Technician

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
ICU/ER Technician

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
Surgical Technician

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
Pharmacy Technician Assistant

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.

Veterinarian

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.

Groomer

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.

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