Veterinary Assistant

At VCA, we know that we couldn’t have grown into the company we are today without all of our hardworking, talented employees! We value all our employees and we want you to stick around! Career growth and professional development is important, so we want to provide you with opportunities to take on new and exciting roles within VCA!

Take a look at the new openings and apply to those that you feel suit you best! Thanks for interest in continuing your career with VCA!

Welcome to our sunny little mountain town of Colorado Springs! VCA North Academy Animal Hospital has been serving this community and its pets for over 40 years and we are seeking an experienced Vet Assistant to join our team.

At VCA Animal Hospitals, we take our mission statement – your pet’s health is our top priority and excellent service is our goal – very seriously. With every opportunity, we aim to exceed each pet owner’s expectations.
We’re looking for a personable yet highly professional “service extraordinaire” to join us in delivering our mission to our clients and their pets.

This is a very unique position that is critical to facilitating the flow of our pets and clients safely in and out of our hospital. We are looking for an individual who performs well under stress, gets along and can work with all types of personalities, organized, confident, cannot have any major fear of animals, self starter, and extremely punctual.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Previous experience or training/education working in a veterinary facility preferred but not required.
• Must be friendly, outgoing, "people oriented".
• Excellent communication skills.
• Telephone and computer skills are necessary.
• Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept challenge.

Primary job responsibilities:

• Maintaining medical records.
• Obtain and record patient histories
• Review previous records and enter proper vaccine/treatment history
• Dispense collect specimens and set up for laboratory pick up
• Prepare ear cytology for Veterinarian or Technician to view under microscope go over medications with clients – advise clients of what vaccines and treatments pets are due for
• Safely moving contagious/stressed/aggressive pets in and out of the examination rooms without incident
• Discuss euthanasia paperwork with clients
• Safely obtain weight and temperature readings for each patient
• Clean and maintain all areas in the room department throughout the day
• Stock inventory and keep shelves organized
• Communicate with clients in regards to the pets needs and facilitating the room flow for all pets coming into and out of the hospital

Physical Requirements:

• Dependable attendance is required.
• Must be able to lift 40 pounds.
• Must be willing to work long or irregular hours under pressure conditions.
• This position requires the ability to walk, bend, stand and reach constantly during 8-hour day.
• Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment such as electric clippers, syringes, radiology equipment, laboratory equipment, and computers.

Benefits
We offer competitive compensation and great benefits, including, medical/dental/vision and paid vacation (for F/T employees only), 401(k), generous personal pet care discounts, and more!

At VCA we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and want to be a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and do their best work.

This position pay ranges between $16-$18 and is dependent on experience, education, and certification.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Commute:

• Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Colorado Springs, CO 80918: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $16 - $18