Veterinary Assistant - Internal Medicine

BluePearl Vet, LLC•Virginia Beach, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring a detail-oriented, multitasking, team-focused Veterinary Assistant for our busy Internal Medicine department. The Internal Medical Service attends to a wide variety of cases and manages complex long-term disease processes. Assistants in this service will assist their team in all medical and endoscopic procedures associated with maintaining and stabilizing their patients.

Requirements

Possess unrestricted, current authorization to work in the U.S. and not require future sponsorship for an employment-based green card.

Responsibilities

Calmly and gently approach and handle our patients according to safety protocols and our core values
Identify abnormal pathology
Understand our hospital estimates and can clearly present and explain them to our clients
Have patience and empathy to address client concerns
Educate clients in the areas of Internal Medicine and can provide exceptional care for our patients
Prepare medications and our patients/clients for discharge with concise directions for our clients
Support your Internal Medicine team in all aspects of care for your patients

Benefits

Trupanion pet insurance
Discounts for pet treatments, procedures, and food
Annual continuing education allowance
Free continuing education sessions
BluePearl University for training
Access to over 2,000 medical journals for clinicians
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
Parental leave benefits
Flexible work schedules
401k and retirement planning
Paid time off
Floating holiday plans
A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment