Veterinary Assistant

NVA General Practice; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k

Staff discounts

Family/friends discount

Scrub allowance after 90 days

Job summary

St. Joe Center Veterinary Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN is expanding with a full-time Veterinary Assistant position starting immediately. The role supports the DVM during appointments, assists technicians, handles charting, fills prescriptions, processes samples, communicates with clients, performs light cleaning, and answers phones.

We are a fast-paced clinic open five days a week with no weekend shifts. The ideal candidate is dependable, flexible, able to multitask, take direction, team oriented,

Qualifications

• Experience in the veterinary field is preferred but not required.
• Must be able to stand for long periods, bend and lift, and walk.

Responsibilities

• Assist the DVM during appointments.
• Assist technicians and charting.
• Fill prescriptions and process samples.
• Handle urine/fecal samples.
• Communicate with clients and answer phones.
• Light cleaning duties.

Skills

Dependable

Flexible

Multitasking

Team oriented

Initiative

Take direction

Independent work

Job description

St. Joe Center Veterinary Hospital is growing! We are adding a Full-Time Veterinary Assistant position to begin immediately. A few areas this position is responsible for is assisting the DVM in appointments, assisting technicians, charting, filling prescriptions, running urine/fecal samples, client communication, light cleaning, and answering phones. We are a very fast paced office! The best candidate for this position needs to be dependable, flexible, able to multi-task, have the ability to take direction, team oriented, but still be able to take initiative and work alone. We are open 5 days a week with no weekends. This is a permanent position and you must be able to work four 8-10 hour days a week, with requirements of standing for long periods of time, bending, lifting, walking. Experience in the veterinary field is preferred but not required. This position pays $16.50.

• health insurance
• 401k
• staff discounts
• family/friends discount
• scrub allowance after 90 days