Veterinary Assistant, Georgia

About This Location:
At North Oconee Animal Hospital, we provide top-quality veterinary care, boarding, grooming, and services to pets in our community.
Our staff treats you like family and each pet like our own. We are honored and proud to be a partner in your pet's healthcare team.
As pet owners ourselves, we believe that preventative care with wellness exams are the keys to your pet living a longer, healthier, and happier life.
As a full-service veterinary office, we offer state-of-the-art testing and diagnostics, an array of advanced care, routine and advanced surgical procedures, and many other services to provide your pet with the best possible care.
We welcome new patients to our office and look forward to meeting you and your pet.

Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant or Veterinary Assistant pursuing a Vet Tech program to join our growing hospital to provide exceptional care to our patients! You will work alongside other skilled Vet Assistants, support our Credentialed Veterinary Technicians and DVMs in the daily flow of the hospital. When you join our organization as a Veterinary Assistant, you gain access to a peer network of over 5000 individuals, 100% tuition reimbursement for accredited Vet Tech programs, and Learning & Development programs to help you meet your career goals.

Responsibilities / Qualifications:
Position Skills:

Assist DVMs and credentialed veterinary technicians with appointments, prepping patients for surgery and minor procedures, surgical assisting, and pro-actively set up for any procedures or diagnostic tests

Restrain animals in a safe, efficient, and caring manner

Obtain accurate vitals, obtain medical histories, and/or note any changes of patient’s condition to DVM

Collect and prepare laboratory samples such as fecal, urine, and ear cytologies

Care and maintenance of all medical equipment including laboratory machines, surgical packs, anesthesia machines, and any other tools that are essential to daily operations

High quality client communication on patient updates and questions

Position Requirements:

High School diploma or GED certificate 

Previous experience as a Veterinary Assistant, required 

Flexible schedule including some weekend and vacation shifts

Knowledge of medical procedures and animal handling

Must possess strong communication skills, good judgment and be able to manage stressful situations, and work with others on a team respectfully

Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

Ready to help us WAG?

We live out our WAG Values on a daily basis, but don’t just take our word for it. Check out the video below to hear directly from some of our teammates who Work Together, Amaze, and Grow on what our WAG Values mean to them.

 

 

Benefits:
Benefits

 

Our team members enjoy an extensive, comprehensive benefits package. When you’re on our team, we’ve got you covered.

 

Pay range of $14.00-$17.00/hour based on experience.

YOUR HEALTH - COVERED.

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time Off

Vision Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Mental Health Counseling

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Life & Accident Insurance

Long & Short-term Disability Insurance

Teledoc- FREE doctor access 24/7

 

YOUR FAMILY - COVERED.

Caring for Elderly Family

Returning to Work After a Baby

Divorce

Moving to a New Community

Grieving for a Lost Loved One

Military Family Matters

Job Relocation

Buying or Selling a Home

 

YOUR FINANCES - COVERED.

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Budgeting and Financial Guidance

Teammate Referral Program

Discounted Veterinary Care

Retirement Planning

Will and Testament Planning

Tax Issues

Identify Theft Recovery

Legal Counseling

Teammate Assistance Program

About Southern Veterinary Partners

SVP pursues partnerships with like-minded veterinarians to build this growing network of compassionate, service-oriented animal hospitals. We’re based in Birmingham, AL, but the heartbeat of our organization is in our 300+ local animal hospitals across the country.

 

Our team’s continuous dedication has rewarded us with remarkable growth, and Southern Veterinary Partners now employs more than 5,000 employees nationwide. The organization’s success has not gone unnoticed, landing us recognition among Inc. 5000’s List of "Fastest Growing Companies in America" (2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021), Birmingham Business Journal's "FastTrack 30" of the Fastest Growing Companies in Birmingham (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021), and Birmingham Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” (2021).

 

You + SVP | Amazing Together
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