Veterinary Assistant Experienced
VCA Animal Hospitals
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Job overview
VCA Animal Hospitals is hiring a Veterinary Assistant Experienced. VCA Southwick Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time, like-minded veterinary assistant to join their medical team. The hospital is a full-service veterinary facility committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care, and health-related educational opportunities for clients. The role involves supporting technician and doctor teams to create a positive, low-stress atmosphere for clients and patients.
Key focus areas include Perform physical examinations and patient assessment, Monitor anesthesia, and Prepare for and assist in surgical procedures.
Preferred (not required): Physical Examinations, Patient Assessment, Anesthesia Monitoring, and Surgical Preparation.
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Full job description
Join the VCA Southwick Animal Hospital Team!
VCA Southwick Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary facility, located in Southwick, MA. We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care and health-related educational opportunities for our clients. We are seeking a like minded veterinary Assistant to join the medical team full time.
Why join VCA Southwick?
We are passionate about supporting veterinary technicians and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a veterinary technician career has to offer.
We are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We support a work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.
Compensation: $19.50 - $24.00 / hour is based on skill set, and experience.
Schedule : Full time, Saturday rotation required.
Below are some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team!
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Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community
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Leadership opportunities
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Career development programs
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Opportunities to give back through strong shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
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Continuing education allowance
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Tuition support and sponsorships
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Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
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Free mental health and wellness subscriptions (Head Space)
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Referral bonuses
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Competitive wage
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Medical, dental & vision insurance
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Generous pet care discounts
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Life, long and short-term disability insurance
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Paid parental leave
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Paid vacation (2 weeks to start) and sick time
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401(k)
Why We Want You!
As a member of the VCA, you will support technician and doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient.
The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to:
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Physical examinations and patient assessment
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Anesthesia monitoring
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Surgical preparation and assisting
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Dentistry
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Radiology
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Laboratory work
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Venipuncture
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Catheter placement
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Pharmacy
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Patient recovery
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Compassionate care of our hospitalized animals
Apply today!
We value your time, and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. Apply today on our mobile-friendly application. We look forward to speaking with you!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com (https://www.vcacareers.com/%22http:/vcacareers.com/%22)
If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
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