Sign On Bonus Overnight Veterinary Assistant

Yonkers, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 18 - 22

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Animal Specialty Center in Yonkers New York is looking for full-time and part-time experienced Overnight Veterinary Assistants for our ER/ICU department who are looking to join a fast paced forward thinking hospital. You can make an exceptional difference in the lives of our patients and their families by directly contributing to outstanding patient care.

Our Veterinary Assistants are the Licensed Veterinary Technicians primary medical support and works with the LVT to complete all tasks required by the veterinarian. The Veterinary Assistant directly assists their team with animal restraint and handling basic medical tasks and client interactions.

Schedule

Three 12-hour shifts(full-time) 8pm-8am

Compensation:

$18-$22 depending on experience
Shift Differential
- Overnights: Base $3
- Weekends: Base $2

***SIGN ON BONUS!!!!!!***

Offering $1000 sign on bonus for full-time*

Physical Requirements:

Able to be active: sitting walking standing kneeling bending and crouching for extended periods of time
Able to work well under pressure and at high levels of stress
Able to lift 40 pounds

Essential Responsibilities:

Practice safe patient restraint
Use practice management software to maintain client and patient records
Communicate clearly calmly and effectively with all clients on the phone and in person
Perform and recognize normal physical exam assessments for canine and feline patients of temperature heart rate pulse quality respiration and mucous membranes.
Provide excellent nursing care including notation of patient status eliminations appetite etc.
Perform all in-house/outside laboratory diagnostics and imaging including CT MRI X-Ray etc.
- Troubleshoot errors with In-house laboratory equipment
- Clean and maintain equipment and areas as needed
Make and present estimates to clients for diagnostics treatments and/or hospitalization
Maintain cleanliness and organization of assigned departments
Communicating with pharmacies in the interest of filling patient prescriptions per veterinarians orders
Maintenance of department inventory and participating in scheduled hospital inventory count
Sterile processing skills including maintaining and sterilizing surgical instruments and packs

What you can expect:

A team that feels and functions like a pride ourselves in an open welcoming work environment where employees can feel safe to learn from their co-workers and seek guidance from a variety of clinicians and specialists.

A learning technicians mentor and guide newer technicians and veterinary assistants to build them to a level of work hard to support a learning environment where technicians receive the support to pursue specialty credentials and leadership opportunities.

Fast are looking forhighly motivated veterinary assistants to join our fast-paced 24-hour emergency and intensive care team.

What we provide:

Full-Time Benefits Include:

Annual Uniform Allowance
3 Weeks Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave in compliance with NY State
RECOVER Training
Fear Free Training
Holidays worked DOUBLE PAY!
Medical/Dental/Vision
Short & Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
401K with Employer Match
GENEROUS Employee Pet Discount 75%

Tuition Sponsorshipand License Reimbursementfor those looking to continue their veterinary medicine education and working towards becoming a Licensed Veterinary Technician.

Most importantly we provide mentorship and growth.