Positions
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.