About this role
VCA Civano Animal Hospital and Emergency Center is seeking an experienced overnight Veterinary Assistant to join the Team!
Location: 10425 E Drexel Rd, Tucson, AZ 85747
Salary: $19 - $24 per hour
Schedule: Swing and Overnight Shifts
*Open to CVT's. If interested, please apply.
Teamwork is constant in our daily practice, and our team is dedicated to making it their mission to help pets live longer, healthy lives. We rely on teamwork; each team member is equally important in helping our patients and clients. Our hospital has a unique culture that values each person's skills and personality.
Why Join the VCA? We are passionate about supporting veterinary assistants and technicians 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 or technician career offers. 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, happiness, and the patients you serve.
Benefits:
- Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community
- Career development programs
- Opportunities to give back through strong shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
- Competitive wage
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- Generous pet care discounts
- Life, long and short-term disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Paid vacation and sick leave accruals
- 401(k)
Duties and skills:
- 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.
Apply today!
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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.Other facts
About VCA Animal Hospitals
A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From general practice to emergency and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 430 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care.
As part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands, VCA is taking care of the future of veterinary medicine to help achieve the Mars Petcare Purpose—A Better World for Pets™. To learn more about VCA, visit: www.vca.com or find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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What you'll do
- The Veterinary Assistant will perform physical examinations, monitor anesthesia, assist in surgeries, and provide compassionate care to hospitalized animals. They will also be involved in laboratory work, venipuncture, and pharmacy tasks.
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