Job Description
VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital has opportunities available for experienced Veterinary Assistants to join our fast-paced, AAHA-accredited, 24-hour emergency, specialty referral, and general practice in Downers Grove, Illinois. Veterinary Assistants will primarily work alongside technicians to assist in providing patient care. Veterinary Assistants must be motivated and dedicated workers with a strong work ethic, excellent client communication skills and well demonstrated professionalism. This position does require candidates to be able to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment, multi-task and demonstrate attention to detail while handling heavy caseloads. Specialties include: Oncology, Neurology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Dermatology, Emergency and Critical Care, and Rehabilitation. We are currently hiring for: Emergency/Critical Care, Specialty Surgery, and General Practice.
Pay:$18.00-$28.00/hr dependent on experience
**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Requirements:**
+ Dependable attendance is required
+ Telephone and computer skills are necessary
+ Client communication and education
+ Husbandry
+ Efficiency - organize daily duties and procedures to best utilize staff's time.
+ Flexibility - working to ensure that the job is done properly
+ Medical records - charges, medical history, medications, laboratory reports, etc.
+ Radiology - x-ray technique and safety
+ Assisting technicians in diagnostics
+ Pharmacy - familiarity with drugs, creating labels, filling prescriptions
**If you are a current associate, you will 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
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