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Description
Joining a clinic with its own unique identity is like a cross-country car ride with your ears flapping in the breeze. Cumberland Animal Clinic is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistant to our team.
At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community. Our relaxed environment means you'll be comfortable keeping your visit pleasant with exceptional veterinary care. It's the kind of freedom that feels like running at the speed of light into a 5-story pile of leaves - and that's just the beginning. As part of our team, you'll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.
Veterinary Assistant
Cumberland Animal Clinic in Cumberland, ME
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Ensure that clients and pets feel welcome and comfortable
- Help new clients fill out the forms for admission
- Ability to effectively communicate and educate clients on general animal husbandry and answer questions as directed by the veterinarian
- Present and explain client education materials, nutrition, discharge instructions, medication administration, and answer general questions about treatments, bandages, laboratory tests, medications
- Make certain all patients are kept clean and as comfortable as possible
- Ability to obtain a complete and accurate medical history, as well as vital signs, within the scope of veterinary technology and under the direction of a doctor
- Ability to use a stethoscope and otoscope/ophthalmoscope
- Clearly communicate your findings to a doctor, refraining from making a diagnosis
- Familiar with procedures and medications commonly utilized during an anesthetic emergency
- Understand how to prep animals for minor (non-sterile) and sterile surgery
- Draw blood samples. Collect stool and urine samples under the supervision of a doctor and as allowed by state regulations.
- Keep medical records accurate and up to date
- Make certain entire hospital is clean
BENEFITS We're passionate about helping you reach your greatest pet-ential - both at work and at home. As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the world's longest belly rub and ear massage combined:
- Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401K with 100% company match of up to 3%, and a 50% match for the 4thand 5th%
- Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect balance
- Employee Ruff-erral Program
- Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability (long-term disability available)
- Accident and critical illness insurance
- Bonding leave enhanced maternity benefit
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Saving Account (HSA)
- Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development
- Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)
- Commuter benefits, uniform allowance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety, led by the medical director
- Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt, budgeting, improving credit scores, mortgages, and refinancing
Plus, special benefits to utilize for your own pet: - Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
- Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
- Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods
REQUIREMENTS - High school diploma or equivalent
- Must have a positive attitude and be a team player
- Previous experience in the veterinary industry as a veterinary assistant is required.
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our animal companions.
Joining our fun and team-first atmosphere comes with a level of support that's hard to find anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose - down to the way we invest in our people and create long-overdue change in the industry. We're hyper-focused on supporting our professionals, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families. When it all comes together with the joy of working with pets, our career opportunities are as exhilarating as climbing a toy mountain of a gazillion new squeaky balls.
Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
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