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VCA Animal Hospitals Veterinary Assistant Needed! in Wexford, Pennsylvania
Join the VCA Wexford Animal Hospital Team !
Location: 10309 Perry Hwy, Wexford, PA 15090
Our Story ...
VCA Wexford Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary practice established over 65 years ago. Our compassionate team of over 40 staff members is committed to helping our patients live long, happy, and healthy lives with their families. We provide comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care for cats and dogs in Wexford, Cranberry Township, McCandless, Hampton Township, Sewickley, Mars, Gibsonia, and the surrounding areas.
Since 1975, VCA Wexford has been proudly accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). We also understand that cats are not small dogs! They have unique personalities and traits that our staff and veterinarians appreciate and respect. For this reason, we have taken extra efforts to make veterinary visits for our feline patients minimally stressful. Several of our team members have earned recognition as Cat Friendly Professionals by the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) as part of their personal commitments to feline health. Furthermore, additional members of our team are Fear Free Certified to ensure that we may provide positive veterinary office visit experiences to all of our feline and canine patients, as well as their family members.
Our compassionate team is thankful to our loyal clients, many of whose families we have served for multiple generations and decades, and many of whom we now consider friends. We have grown tremendously over the years, but our purpose remains the same—provide progressive patient care, a positive client/patient experience, maximum support for our dedicated staff, and reinvestment in the hospital so we may continue to provide for the pets in our community for decades to come.
Why Join the VCA Wexford Animal Hospital Team ?
We are passionate about supporting veterinary assistants and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a veterinary assistant career has to offer. At VCA we are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We support a work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.
Below are some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team !
• Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community
• Leadership opportunities
• Career development programs
• Opportunities to give back through strong shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
• Continuing education allowance
• Tuition support and sponsorships
• Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
• Free mental health and wellness subscriptions (Head Space)
• Referral bonuses
• Competitive wage
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Generous pet care discounts
• Life, long and short term disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation (2 weeks to start) and sick time
• 401(k)
• Full-time and Part-time positions available
Why We Want You !
As a member of the VCA team, you will support technician and doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient. We want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in.
The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to :
• Physical examinations and patient assessment
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Surgical preparation and assisting
• Dentistry
• Radiology
• Laboratory work
• Venipuncture
• Catheter placement
• Pharmacy
• Patient recovery
• Compassionate care of our hospitalized animals
The salary for this position is $15.00 / hour.
We value your time, and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. Apply today on our mobile-friendly application. We look forward to speaking with you!
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