Veterinary Assistant - Emergency

Location: 2864 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33020

VCA Hollywood Animal Hospital is hiring an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our team.

About Us

Our well-established hospital has been serving our community since 1947. In addition to Primary Care and 24/7 Emergency Care, our Specialty services include internal medicine, oncology, surgery, rehabilitation, dermatology, and cardiology. We are proudly AAHA-accredited and dedicated to providing the best care available to our patients and clients.

We are like a big family, offering a supportive environment and lots of opportunity for growth. We are in a great location in Hollywood, between Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

Check out a quick video about our hospital here: https://vimeo.com/546253344/ed2d76be7f

And our hospital website here: https://vcahospitals.com/hollywood

About the Role

As an experienced Veterinary Assistant, we want you to utilize your skills and knowledge to the fullest. Duties will include:

• Compassionate patient care
• Client education and communication
• Patient triage
• Venipuncture
• Catheter placement
• Radiology
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Physical examinations and patient assessment
• Surgical preparation and assisting
• Dentistry
• Laboratory work
• Pharmacy
• Patient recovery
• Medical record keeping

Why VCA

VCA Animal Hospitals is a community of over 800 hospitals across the US, including primary care, emergency and specialty medicine. We offer world class medicine with hometown care. Together we are taking care of the future of veterinary medicine.

We are passionate about supporting our technicians and assistants and are committed to your personal career development. At VCA, you will enjoy an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.

Some of the many benefits we offer:

• Access to the people and resources of a large veterinary community
• Advancement and leadership opportunities
• Medical, dental & vision insurance, a variety of additional coverage options
• Access to free mental health care (up to 12 sessions a year), life assistance program, resources like Headspace, etc.
• Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing Education allowance for full time credentialed veterinary technicians
• CE and learning opportunities for all associates
• Tuition support and sponsorships including Veterinary Technology AAS, BAS completion and more
• Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
• Generous hospital discounts for your pets, a variety of other discounts
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Referral bonus opportunities
• Opportunities to give back through VCA Charities and community partnerships

The pay range for this position is $20-$25/hr

Interested in this opportunity? Apply! We look forward to hearing from you.

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.