Lead RVT

Position: Lead RVT

Hospital: Grande Prairie Animal Hospital

Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta

Job Type: Full-time Employment

Description: Leadership opportunity! Are you looking to advance your career and join a friendly, inclusive, and experienced team that will welcome you with open arms? Looking for a supportive, engaging, and collaborative environment where RVTs are utilized fully? Well look no further!

Grande Prairie Animal Hospital has a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic and compassionate Lead RVT. This is the perfect opportunity for an experienced RVT that would like to continue utilizing all their RVT skills and simultaneously assume leadership responsibilities. RVTs with previous leadership experience are preferred, but an experienced RVT with a disposition towards leadership and a positive attitude would also be considered.

You will be scheduled for 40 hours over 5 days per week, and will share in the on-call rotation. Each of our RVTs is currently responsible for approximately 3 – 4 on-call shifts per month. Our team takes pride in providing exceptional care to our clients and their beloved pets. We have worked hard to foster a supportive practice culture, and look forward to welcoming our next RVT team member.

Grande Prairie is a vibrant and growing northern community of over 70,000. Our city offers all the amenities, with the added bonus of a Great Canadian Outdoor playground on your doorstep. Grande Prairie is the hub of the Alberta and BC Peace Region, and provides quick access for outdoor enthusiasts to world-renowned hiking, fishing, kayaking, skiing, snowshoeing, and river boating. Snowmobilers enjoy the supreme winter-wonderland trails that become increasingly secluded as one travels west into the Rocky Mountains, and between the months of May and October these trails transform into superb ATV and mountain-biking paths. Explore Big Mountain Creek Provincial Park or Crystal Lake nearby, or escape for an adventurous weekend to the mountain town of Grande Cache, or Jasper National Park.

Grande Prairie boasts incredible value. Property and housing are readily available, and particularly affordable in comparison with the other 5 largest cities in Alberta. Grande Prairie is the type of place that allows you to live on an acreage and still be at work in 20 minutes! Residents of Grande Prairie can even claim 50% of the Northern living allowance on their taxes, and a healthy employment market makes the city attractive for family members too. A regional College, Hospital, Art Gallery, and the Eastlink Centre multi-sport facility are just a few amenities frequented by locals, with the Bear Creek Folk Festival and Grande Prairie Stampede drawing many from out-of-province.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Communicate in a compassionate and professional manner with clients and fellow veterinary care team members using efficient oral and written communication skills.
• Administer and analyze diagnostic tests (hematology, clinical chemistry, cytology, urinalysis, etc.) utilizing appropriate equipment and techniques.
• Assist Veterinarian with surgical and therapeutic procedures. Utilize gold-standard patient care techniques, ensuring operating room environment complies with all aseptic standards and protocols.
• Administer and monitor anesthesia and analgesia in accordance with the veterinary scope of practice and provincial laws governing the RVT profession.
• Provide excellent veterinary nursing care in a professional and ethical manner through the synthesis of veterinary theory, principles and concepts (including Fear Free techniques) within the scope of regulations dictated by the provincial governing laws of the profession.
• Document and maintain accurate veterinary medical records, following regulated procedures and standards.
• Operate and maintain state-of-the-art veterinary medical equipment, following health and safety regulations in accordance with veterinary profession standards.
• Execute and evaluate quality diagnostic images utilizing knowledge of theory, principles and concepts.
• Perform dental procedures in compliance with professional veterinary industry standards, employing an in-depth knowledge of dental structures, conditions and lesions, causes and stages of diseases.
• Manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain an appropriate inventory of all medical supplies as determined by veterinary office inventory control procedures.
• Maintain and support a collaborative work environment and assist other staff members as required.

Total Compensation – We recognize how critical RVTs are to providing the best possible medical, surgical, and preventative medicine. We prove this by supporting your personal, financial, and professional growth through:

• A Competitive Wage Rate
• A Comprehensive Health Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, & Vision premiums paid by clinic)
• Professional Services Coverage (chiropractor, massage therapist, physiotherapist, acupuncturist and more)
• Enhanced Mental Health Practitioner Coverage
• RRSP Matching
• P3 Pawsitive Health & Lifestyle Spending Account
• $1000 Continuing Education (CE) allowance for advanced professional development plus three days of paid leave to attend CE
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Licensing & Membership Dues
• Paid Vacation Time
• Paid Sick & Personal Emergency Days
• Generous Veterinary Discounts
• Clothing Allowance
• Relocation Allowance to assist with moving expenses can be arranged for out-of-town candidates

If you are looking for a progressive environment where each individual is heard, and recognized for their unique contributions, we’d love to talk.

Visit our website at: https://grandeprairieanimalhosp.com/

Contact Information: We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a respectful, inclusive, and diverse workplace. If accommodation is needed and/or you would like to submit your CV for consideration, please contact jobs@p3vetpartners.ca