VCA Blum Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time Veterinary Assistant for our support team. Come join our growing animal hospital with 6 veterinarians and over 35 support staff! Since 1952, weve been proud to provide Chicago pets with the highest level of veterinary care and customer service by offering a comprehensive range of veterinary services that meet the gold standard of pet care. Our hospital has been AAHA Accredited since 1972 and Fear Free Certified since 2018. Summary: Our Veterinary Assistants support our veterinarians and technicians in all aspects of animal care by restraining our patients during physical exams, treatments, and procedures, and providing treatments as directed by a veterinarian. They are an advocate of our patients to ensure they receive the proper care in a safe and comfortable manner. Responsibilities (included but not limited to): Assist our veterinarians and technicians in carrying, handling, and restraining animals during physical exams, treatments, and procedures Adhere to strict instruction in regards to walking and feeding hospitalized patients Assist in the proper protocol for handling humane euthanasia patients Assist in accurately filling prescription medications and diets Extensive cleaning and maintenance of the hospital, including treatment areas, exam rooms, surgical suite, and reception area Lab sample collection and processing Qualifications: Energetic, personable, and people-oriented Experience working with animals and confidence in the physical handling of dogs and cats Professional, task-oriented, and pays good attention to detail Ability to work a flexible schedule, must demonstrate reliable attendance Must be able to stand for extended periods of time; standing, kneeling, and lifting of 40 lbs General physical capability to work with animals over 50 pounds is required The ability to draw blood and collect urine is a plus! Schedule: Full-time, 5 days per week and rotating Saturdays Wage: $18.50-$22/hr We are proud to have a rewarding workplace environment that offers benefits. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as PTO, sick time, paid holidays, 401k, uniform allowance, and a generous employee discount for veterinary services to use for personal pets. If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs. 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! 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 - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com. 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.
