Veterinary Assistant Emergency

MARS Veterinary; Town of Bedford (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Career advancement opportunities

Growth & leadership opportunities

Medical, dental & vision

401(k)

Paid vacation and sick time

Paid parental leave

Headspace mental health resources

Job summary

VCA Katonah Bedford Veterinary Center in Westchester County is expanding its Emergency Department and seeks a Veterinary Assistant to support pets and people in the community. You will work with a team of professionals and grow your skills while delivering compassionate care.

This role offers part-time scheduling with two 10-hour shifts, competitive hourly pay, and opportunities for career advancement, training, and benefits such as medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, and

Qualifications

• Veterinary Technician with interest in emergency care.

Responsibilities

• Collecting patient histories & physical exams
• Medication refills, and pet parent communication
• Proficient in medical calculations
• Hands Free Radiology (Associate safety a top priority)
• Working collaboratively with team members of all hospital services
• Providing compassionate care for all patients

Job description

Veterinary Assistant

VCA Katonah Bedford Veterinary Center is excited to announce we are growing! To better support the pets and people in our community we are adding a Veterinary Assistant to our Emergency Department! This is a great opportunity for a Veterinary Technician who wants a challenge and the opportunity for growth. As a Veterinary Assistant, you will utilize your knowledge and cultivate new skills while collaborating with a team of like-minded professionals.

Salary & Schedule

Compensation: $18 - $23 /hr based on skill set, and experience. Potential Schedule: part time, (2) 10 hour shifts.

Responsibilities

• Collecting patient histories & physical exams
• Medication refills, and pet parent communication
• Proficient in medical calculations
• Hands Free Radiology (Associate safety a top priority)
• Working collaboratively with team members of all hospital services
• Providing compassionate care for all patients

Benefits

• Career advancement opportunities
• Growth & leadership opportunities
• Medical, dental & vision
• Generous hospital discounts and product discounts
• Employer-paid life, long- and short-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Free mental health resources and wellness subscriptions (Headspace)
• Referral bonuses
• Infertility benefits
• Competitive wage
• 401(k)
• Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

About Our Hospital

We are a 24/7/365 Hybrid hospital. Supporting the general practice teams, and offering specialty services such as cardiology, surgery, oncology, and internal medicine. It is the best of both veterinary worlds! Cutting edge medicine coupled with puppy kisses, and kitten love. We are located in Westchester County, and a short train ride into Manhattan, or Greenwich CT, and close to area beaches! Our hospital leadership team is compassionate and dedicated to your success. We truly care about the health and wellbeing of our team and often have scheduled masseuse days, and team building activities. We work hard, and play hard too! Our vet tech week is a celebration of your dedication to patient care with contests such as door decorating, games, and speaking everyone’s love language with exceptional meals and treats for all shifts.

VCA KBVC Family

We are passionate about supporting veterinary technicians and are committed to your personal career development. At Katonah Bedford we support full technician skill utilization, and our specialty hospital services support the case load and practices the advanced skills required to complete your VTS in multiple disciplines. By joining our hybrid specialty hospital, you also gain access to the people, hospitals, and financial resources of a large veterinary community to assist you in achieving your goals.

Equal Opportunity

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com #Vetmed #veterinarytechnician #LVT #CVT #RVT

Legal Disclaimer

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development). We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.

About the Industry

A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world‑class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting‑edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 500 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.