Veterinary Assistant - Internal Medicine

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Town of Christiana (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

Pet treatment discounts

Continuing education allowance

Flexible schedules

Paid time off

401k retirement plan

Job summary

BluePearl Pet Hospital is seeking a detail-oriented Veterinary Assistant for our busy Internal Medicine department. You will support a skilled team, educate clients, and help manage complex disease processes with care and professionalism.

The role emphasizes safety, empathy, and effective communication while assisting with procedures, medications, and discharge instructions in a dynamic hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Previous veterinary assistant experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hospital environment.
• Commitment to learning and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Calmly and gently approach and handle patients per safety protocols.
• Identify abnormal pathology.
• Explain hospital estimates clearly to clients.
• Show patience and empathy to address client concerns.
• Educate clients in Internal Medicine and provide patient care.
• Prepare medications and discharge directions for clients.
• Support Internal Medicine team in all patient care aspects.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Empathy

Client education

Patient care

Job description

BluePearl Pet Hospital is hiring a detail-oriented, multitasking, team-focused Veterinary Assistant for our busy Internal Medicine department.

• Are you driven, dependable, committed, and knowledgeable?

• Do you demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills in a team atmosphere?

• Do you want to be in a dynamic and rewarding setting?

We are seeking a motivated assistant who possesses the drive to succeed in a busy hospital and has an interest in working in an educational environment. BluePearl is a proud advocate of those wanting to continue to grow personally and professionally in the veterinary field and even those considering a technician specialty.

The Internal Medical Service attends to a wide variety of cases and manages complex long-term disease processes. Assistants in this service will assist their team in all medical and endoscopic procedures associated with maintaining and stabilizing their patients.

As a Veterinary Assistant, you will:

• Calmly and gently approach and handle our patients according to safety protocols and our core values

• Identify abnormal pathology

• Understand our hospital estimates and can clearly present and explain them to our clients

• Have patience and empathy to address client concerns

• Educate clients in the areas of Internal Medicine and can provide exceptional care for our patients

• Prepare medications and our patients/clients for discharge with concise directions for our clients

• Support your Internal Medicine team in all aspects of care for your patients

Why BluePearl?

• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

• We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.

• To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

• Parental leave benefits

• Flexible work schedules

• 401k and retirement planning

• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans

• We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse wo unity employer and each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace. rk environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opport