Veterinary Assistant

Apple Country Animal Hospital is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistant to our team. At Apple Country Animal Hospital, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community.  As part of our team, you’ll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.    

Apple Country Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary hospital providing medical, surgical, and dental care for small animal companions. Practicing compassionate care for your pets for over 25 years. Our family-oriented environment means you’ll provide the highest quality veterinary care with personalized treatment plans for each owner and their pets. We are a purpose-driven team placing talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering staff members to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experience for all our employees. We focus on providing the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most, caring for our animals.      

Veterinary Assistant       

$18.00-$21.00 an hour       

Key Responsibilities:   

• Collecting urine samples 
• Administering medications 
• Keeping cages clean and sanitized 
• Walking, feeding, and picking up after the animals 
• Various housekeeping duties (laundry, dishes, taking out garbage etc.) 
• Creating a dosing schedule from the DVM orders 
• Taking Radiographs 
• Restraining animals 
• Outpatient procedures 
• Filling prescribed medications 
• Executing treatment orders 
• Keeping cages clean and sanitized 
• Communicating with clients via phone and in-person 

Requirements:   

• Must be a team player and have compassion for pets and their people 
• Ability to multi-task 
• Ability to lift 50 pounds 
• Must be willing to work evenings 
• High school diploma or equivalent 
• Previous experience working as a Veterinary Assistant is preferred but not required  

Benefits: 

We’re passionate about helping you reach your greatest pet-ential – both at work and at home. As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the world’s longest belly rub and ear massage combined:   

• Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage 
• 401K with 100% company match of up to 3%, and a 50% match for the 4thand 5th% 
• Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect balance 
• Employee Ruff-erral Program  
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability (long-term disability available) 
• Accident and critical illness insurance  
• Bonding leave enhanced maternity benefit  
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Saving Account (HSA) 
• Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development  
• Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)  
• Commuter benefits, uniform allowance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 
• Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety, led by the medical director  
• Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt, budgeting, improving credit scores, mortgages, and refinancing 

Plus, special benefits to utilize for your own pet: 

• Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products 
• Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing 
• Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods 

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our animal companions.  

Joining our fun and team-first atmosphere comes with a level of support that’s hard to find anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose – down to the way we invest in our people and create long-overdue change in the industry. We’re hyper-focused on supporting our professionals, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families. When it all comes together with the joy of working with pets, our career opportunities are as exhilarating as climbing a toy mountain of a gazillion new squeaky balls.        

Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.  

FOR MASSACHUSETTS APPLICANTS:   IT IS UNLAWFUL IN MASSACHUSETTS TO REQUIRE OR ADMINISTER A LIE DETECTOR TEST AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.  AN EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS LAW SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND CIVIL LIABILITY. RAREBREED VETERINARY PARTNERS AND ANY OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES DOES NOT USE LIE DETECTOR TESTS AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS.  

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.  

Learn more about our career opportunities at: https://rarebreedvet.com/careers/  

Where uncommon support partners with joy.