Veterinary Assistant

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading veterinary organization seeks a compassionate Veterinary Assistant to join their team in Chattanooga. This role involves patient care, communication with clients, and supporting veterinary technicians and doctors in providing exceptional service in a fast-paced, rewarding environment. Competitive pay and benefits are offered, along with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with company match

Generous paid time off

Continuing education allowance

Pet care discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year experience in veterinary field.
• Ability to commit to evening and weekend shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assist DVM and technicians with patient restraint and medical treatments.
• Comfort clients with education regarding medications and treatment plans.
• Perform radiographs and in-house bloodwork.

Skills

Client Communication

Patient Restraint

Technical Skills

Attention to Detail

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Working in an urgent care environment is as exhilarating as running a million miles an hour with sand between your paws. PetMedic Urgent Care Vet Clinic is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistant to our team.

At PetMedic, you can help shape the exciting new world of veterinary urgent care. Our fast-paced environment means you'll do something different every day, but with more regularity and stability than an emergency setting. It's like hitting the sweet spot with a tail-thumping belly rub that never ends - and that's just the beginning. As part of our team, you'll work with the latest technology, stay ahead using educational training, and partner with experienced doctors to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.

Veterinary Assistant

PetMedic in Chattanooga, TN.

Up to $22.00 an hour

What You'll Do

• Assist DVM and technicians with patient restraint and medical treatments
• Communicate effectively with clinical team and clients
• Comfortable with client education (reviewing medications, relaying treatment plans and discharge instructions)
• Obtain radiographs and perform in house bloodwork
• Clean exam rooms and replenish inventory as needed
• Answers telephone calls quickly, efficiently and in a professional and friendly manner
• Warmly greets clients and provide exceptional service
• Entering new client information into the computer system
• Following opening and closing procedures
• Prepares client invoices for services performed
• Handles payment transactions
• Receives and relays telephone, fax, and email messages accurately and promptly
  
  

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 a company match of up to 4%- after 6 months of service
• Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect work-life balance
• Employee Ruff-erral Program
• Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Commuter Benefits
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Mental Health Resources
• Company-paid bonding leave
• Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development and uniform allowance
• Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)
• 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
• Pet Insurance: Discounts available with our preferred vendor
  
  

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of experience
• Urgent care or ER experience preferred but not required
• Able to commit to evening and weekend shifts
  
  

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 partner with our professionals to design a more efficient layout for our clinics. That's just one way we're hyper-focused on supporting our people, 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 rewarding as a double decker bacon biscuit with peanut butter on top.

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

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/

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