Veterinary Assistant

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners; Village of New Hyde Park (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is seeking a compassionate Veterinary Assistant for the New Hyde Park Animal Hospital. This entry-level position offers an opportunity to work in a supportive environment, executing treatment orders and caring for animal patients. Enjoy competitive pay and a strong benefits package as part of a dedicated team focused on exceptional veterinary care.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with company match

Generous paid time off

Continuing education allowance

Discounts on veterinary services for employees' pets

Qualifications

• Must have at least 1 year of veterinary experience.
• Team-oriented with ability to multi-task.
• Ability to lift at least 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Executing treatment orders including performing blood draws.
• Collecting urine samples and administering medications.
• Keeping cages clean and communicating with clients.

Skills

Team-oriented

Ability to multi-task

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Education

1 plus year veterinary experience or education

Job description

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Joining a clinic with its own unique identity is like a cross-country car ride with your ears flapping in the breeze. New Hyde Park Animal Hospital is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistant to our team.

At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community. Our tight-knit environment means you'll have a great team to bounce ideas off, treat every patient as if they were your own fur baby, and finally have work/life balance. It's the kind of freedom that feels like running at the speed of light into a 5-story pile of leaves - and that's just the beginning. As part of our team, you'll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.

New Hyde Park Animal Hospital is a progressive, well-equipped hospital. We are a proud part of a family of four practices that are a tight-knit group of amazing people (Mineola, Garden City Park Animal Hospital, The Cat Doctor, and New Hyde Park Animal Hospital). Our daily mission is to treat every patient with the same love, attention, and care that we give our own pets. We have a fantastic team - we are a group of highly trained and experienced animal lovers dedicated to giving the best care possible. This would be a great opportunity for an established veterinarian as well as new grads alike! Our supportive team and practice environment would make this the best workplace for anyone. https://301vets.com/

Veterinary Assistant

New Hyde Park Animal Hospital in New Hyde Park, NY

$16.50 an hour (based on experience)

What You'll Do

Executing treatment orders

Performing blood draws

Collecting urine samples - void, express, cystocentesis

Administering medications - PO, IM, SQ, SL, IV

Keeping cages clean and sanitized

Walking, feeding, and picking up after the animals

Various housekeeping duties (laundry, dishes, taking out garbage etc.)

Calculating medications mg/kg

Creating a dosing schedule from the DVM orders

Communicating with clients via phone and in-person

Taking Radiographs, CBC, Chem, LYTES, Perform and read urinalysis

Restraining animals

Outpatient procedures

Filling prescribed medications

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

1 plus year veterinary experience or education

Team-oriented

Ability to multi-task

Ability to lift 50 pounds

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 invest in our people and create long-overdue change in the industry. We're hyper-focused on supporting our professionals, 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 exhilarating as climbing a toy mountain of a gazillion new squeaky balls.

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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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

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• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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