Veterinary Assistant
About The Position
VCA Blum Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time Veterinary Assistant for our support team. Come join our growing animal hospital with 8 veterinarians and over 40 support staff! Since 1952, we’ve been proud to provide Chicago pets with the highest level of veterinary care and customer service by offering a comprehensive range of veterinary services that meet the gold standard of pet care. Our hospital has been AAHA Accredited since 1972 and Fear Free Certified since 2018. Summary: Our Veterinary Assistants support our veterinarians and technicians in all aspects of animal care by restraining our patients during physical exams, treatments, and procedures, and providing treatments as directed by a veterinarian. They are an advocate of our patients to ensure they receive the proper care in a safe and comfortable manner.
Requirements
- Energetic, personable, and people-oriented
- Experience working with animals and confidence in the physical handling of dogs and cats
- Professional, task-oriented, and pays good attention to detail
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, must demonstrate reliable attendance
- Must be able to stand for extended periods of time; standing, kneeling, and lifting of 40 lbs
- General physical capability to work with animals over 50 pounds is required
Nice To Haves
- The ability to draw blood and collect urine is a plus!
Responsibilities
- Assist our veterinarians and technicians in carrying, handling, and restraining animals during physical exams, treatments, and procedures
- Adhere to strict instruction in regards to walking and feeding hospitalized patients
- Assist in the proper protocol for handling humane euthanasia patients
- Assist in accurately filling prescription medications and diets
- Extensive cleaning and maintenance of the hospital, including treatment areas, exam rooms, surgical suite, and reception area
- Lab sample collection and processing
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- PTO
- sick time
- paid holidays
- 401k
- uniform allowance
- a generous employee discount for veterinary services to use for personal pets
- paid vacation/sick days
- generous employee pet discounts and more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
