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Position at College Way Animal Hospital
College Way Animal Hospital a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner is hiring a PartTime Veterinary Assistant!
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More than a word care is present in everything you do. At College Way Animal Hospital a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner we take action to empower your best care for pets their families and yourself.
We are a community of400clinics forming an extraordinary network of unparalleled resources and people. Through outstanding learning and career options comprehensive benefits and abundant supportyoullbe nurtured and appreciated for who you are and what you bring to the table. We come together in both the joys and heartaches of our profession to lift each other up through laughter and empathy.
And we have plenty of fun along the way!
Who weare
We are proud to be AAHA accredited. With a variety of services ranging from wellness care to integrative medicine and specialties in acupuncture and massage alternative therapies and diabetes were proud to bring integrity respect trust and communication in our services to pets and their owners in the San Luis Obispo California area.
Ideal candidate:
- has strong communication skills
- is compassionate and empathetic
- works well on a team
- possesses exceptional customer service skills
- has at least 12 years experience
Why work at College Way Animal Hospital
We invest heavily in our employees with many opportunities for growth and development!We offer outstanding benefits including medical dental vision and life insurance paid time off continuing education generous pet discounts and much more!
Job Overview:
Our Veterinary Technician Assistants ensure quality care for pets and promote greater efficiency by relieving technicians and veterinarians of technical and administrative work. The Veterinary Technician Assistant performs a variety of patient and clientcare duties and conducts patient assessments oversees animals recovering from anesthesia and performs procedures and treatments.
Jobresponsibilities include:
- uses sound judgment when making decisions about patient care
- responds quickly and calmly to emergencies
- maintains high standards of patient care
- communicates clearly with the veterinarians other hospital personnel and clients to
- ensures that patients receive the care they need
- must be friendly and flexible in the face of varying expectations from clients and coworkers
- able to multitask prioritize tasks well and think creatively
- provide for patient and client comfort by keeping the hospital clean and presentable
- Must be able to withstandunpleasant odors and noises.
- May be exposed to bites scratches animal waste and contagious diseases
YoullGrowWithUs
Here you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
- Ourvast diverse and free library of continuing education courses ThriveU
- Live virtual interactiveworkshops to develop valuable leadershipskills
- A program todesigned to teach youthe fundamentalsofrunning apethospital
- Earn your AVMACVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinarytechnicians
- Scholarshipopportunities andtuition reimbursement
And with so many locationsnationwideyou can find and move into any specialty hospital type or environment. Join us andprovideyour best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.
Benefits our care in action
Weprovidebenefits spread comprehensively across your mental physical emotional and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:
- Paidtime offincluding 8weeks of fullpay parental leave bereavement to grieve both humans and pets andtime offfor new petadoptions
- Top quality medical dental and vision insuranceplushealth savings account and flexible spending account
- Petperksincluding free exams discounts on products and services and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcarelocations
- Generously subsidizedbackup and ongoing care supportfor children adults and pets
- Mental health benefitsincluding coaching and therapysessions
- 401k with employer contributionand no waiting period
- Continuing education anddevelopment supportthroughour libraryoffree CE coursesand paid time off tocomplete
- Scholarship opportunitiesandstudent loan supportprogram and so much more!
Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a hourly pay range from $19$21 hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience and location.
At Thrive Pet Healthcare we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity ofall ofour team members pet parents and pets. We strive to create a diverseequitable and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.