Full Time Veterinary Assistant/Technician

We are currently looking for an energetic, detail oriented person to join our team as a full time veterinary assistant/technician. This position does require some weekends and holiday kennel shifts.   

Our facility offers: routine small animal medicine for dogs, cats, rabbits and furry pocket pets, laser surgery, dentistry, digital radiography, boarding and much more. We have an outgoing, friendly, and highly trained staff and we are looking for a team player. We utilize our veterinary assistants to their fullest abilities. We practice high quality medicine and believe in providing excellent client education and patient care.  This is a "you do a little bit of everything" type position.  Everyone is crosstrained to do front desk to surgery to kennels. 

Main job description includes: answering phones, scheduling appointments, filing and chart management, educating clients on annual preventative care, recommending appropriate annual testing, having basic veterinary knowledge of common disease processes, and practicing proper animal restraint of dogs and cats. This position also includes drawing blood, performing laboratory procedures such as fecal flotation and urinalysis, cleaning of the hospital, and performing kennel duties. Candidates must have excellent communication skills both with clients and team members and must be able to multi-task while maintaining a positive attitude. We are looking for a hard worker, detail oriented, with a "what can I do to help" attitude. Must be proficient in MS Word, Windows, and able to type 20-30 wpm or better.

Qualified candidates must be available to work possible shifts of weekday morning and evening shifts. Some weekends and holidays are required and will be done on a rotating schedule. This position is physically demanding and requires the ability to lift at least 50 pounds, stand for long periods, have good manual dexterity, and the ability to observe both auditory and visual differences in animal appearance and behavior. Candidate must be willing and able to pass a pre-employment substance abuse screening .

Salary: Competitive and Negotiable -- dependent upon experience level. Medical, dental, vision and life insurance is available along with paid time off and pet care benefits.
Experience required.

We look forward to meeting our new team member. If you are interested in this position, please submit a cover letter with resume including any relevant educational information and references to alena.etheridge@cvpco.com