Veterinary Assistant - Internal Medicine

BluePearl Pet Hospital; Woodstock (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pet insurance

CE allowance

401k plan

Paid time off

CE stipend

Job summary

Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Partner, is growing our Internal Medicine service in Ellicott City and seeks a skilled Veterinary Assistant to join the team.

You will support the Internal Medicine team with medical and endoscopic procedures, prepare medications, educate clients, and assist in managing long-term disease cases.

This role offers weekday, 4x10s scheduling with a pay range of $20.30 to $28.50 per hour, along with benefits and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Calm handling

Pathology awareness

Client explanations

Discharge prep

Medication prep

Job description

Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Partner, is growing and expanding our services in Ellicott City! We are seeking a skilled Veterinary Assistant to join our Internal Medicine team.

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.

Schedule: Week days, 4x10s

Pay: $20.30 - $28.50

This pay band is dependent on experience and advancement through our competency assessment tool.

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:

• Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Parental Leave Benefits
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Paid Time Off and Floating Holiday Plans
• 12 Free Therapy Sessions through Lyra
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Scrub Allowance: full-time associates receive $200/year in BluePearl store credit.
• Referral Bonus Program
• State licensure reimbursements
• VTNE reimbursements
• Additional VTS benefits – pursuing & established VTS technicians.

Our Continuing Education Plan includes $500/year reimbursement for CVT and $750/year for VTS. The Continuing Education allowance can roll over up to $1,500 for CVT and VTS associates. Non-Credentialed, full-time Paraprofessionals are eligible for an annual CE stipend of $150. Full-time CVT associates also receive 8 hours of CE paid hours each year. Full-time VTS associates receive 12 hours of CE paid each year. Paid CE hours can be carried over year to year up to a maximum of 24 hours. Newly hired associates will receive a pro-rated amount of any CE benefit for which they are eligible.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, 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.