What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant - Columbus, NJ position at Columbus Central Veterinary Hospital?
Who we are:
Columbus Central Veterinary Hospital is a progressive small animal multi-doctor practice in Columbus, NJ. We are currently seeking a veterinary assistant to join our fantastic team. Our ideal candidate is a friendly, compassionate, self-starter with experience in the veterinary field who is looking for growth in our industry. If you're passionate about animal welfare and building great relationships with our clients, then you might just be the perfect fit for us!
We know a happy, healthy staff is essential to comprehensive patient care. We enjoy a positive clinic culture and a schedule that facilitates a proper work-life balance. Plus, we've put together some pretty sweet benefits to help keep life awesome, including:
Financial Benefits:
- A flexible approach to compensation that will reflect your skillset and future performance
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition Support Program
- Referral bonus program
Wellness Benefits:
- Health Insurance, including medical, dental, and vision
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Supplemental insurance, including accident, disability, critical illness, and life insurance
- Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
Workplace Benefits:
- Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
- Professional development opportunities
- State license reimbursement
- VTNE exam fee reimbursement
- Continuing education allowance
- Uniform allowance
- Ability to join our VetCor Techlife Facebook group of over 800 veterinary technicians company-wide
Lifestyle Benefits:
- Six paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- Parental leave
- Employee discount program (Apple, Verizon, Disney, auto insurance, flights, etc.)
Daily responsibilities include:
- Being knowledgeable in preventive care and vaccines
- Medication dispensing and administering
- Obtaining a complete patient history and maintaining treatment records
- Providing excellent nursing care to our hospitalized patients
- Ability to be flexible and assist other departments when necessary
- Managing and updating patient medical files
- Greeting clients
- Processing payments
- This is a full-time position with a flexible schedule; however, rotating evening shifts and Saturdays are required.
All of our team members should be ready to:
- Ask for help and offer help to others
- Be empathetic to our clients, coworkers, and yourself
- Possess the confidence to own tasks and responsibilities to deliver positive outcomes
- Tolerate puppy kisses and kitty headbutts!!
At Columbus, we believe in personal and professional development and are open to cross-training the right candidate looking to grow into a Veterinary Technician.
We can’t wait to welcome you to the team! Apply today!
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values of Columbus Central. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. Every team member enriches our diversity by exposing us to various ways to understand and engage with the world. That's why we're committed to a workplace culture where employees are comfortable being their authentic selves, feel a complete sense of belonging, and are empowered to reach their highest potential.