What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at Friendtown Veterinary Clinic?
Friendtown Animal Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Assistant to join our team! Our Assistants play an integral role in keeping the hospital flowing and providing exceptional patient care.
In this role, you will also work closely with your team to manage the veterinarian’s orders, ensuring the highest standards of patient care while maintaining an efficient workflow to keep procedures on schedule. This role is ideal for detail-oriented Veterinary Assistants who excel in multi-tasking and want to utilize their skills fully.
This is a flexible position open to part-time or full-time, weekend and on-call shifts are required.
Compensation and full-time benefits:
- Competitive pay: $15 - $20/hr
- On-call bonus: $25-$75 per shift an additional 50 cents per hour
- Flexible scheduling available: Mon-Sat, rotating on-call shift Sunday. (Evenings and weekends are a requirement for this position)
- Bonus packages available: $500 for VAs with 3 consecutive years of experience
- Health insurance: medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans available (with HSA option)
- PTO: generous time off including holidays
- 401(k)
- Employee discounts
- Professional development assistance
- Career growth opportunities
- And more!
Required qualifications and skillset:
- 1-3 of veterinary experience in a clinical setting
- Proficiency in the following skills:
- Client communication and education
- Assisting in exam rooms and gathering patient histories
- Patient handling and restraint (cats, dogs, pocket pets)
- Pharmacy duties
- Outpatient procedures
- Assisting with phones and front desk duties
- Monitoring anesthesia and assisting with dentals
Friendtown Veterinary Clinic is located in the charming community of Tipp City, 12 miles north of Dayton and close to Columbus and Cincinnati. We are a small animal general practice with a fun-loving team and great longevity. Our support team is primarily cross-trained and our technician team is fully utilized (especially our RVTs!) Our clinic itself is located on 20 acres, about 5 miles from downtown and we welcome a diverse client base. Our primary services include reproduction, c-sections, soft tissue surgery, and general wellness, however, we also provide dentistry, cruciate repairs, breeding services, progesterone testing, and more. To learn more, we encourage you to visit our website.
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Salary : $15 - $20