Internal Medicine Veterinary Assistant

Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center, Waukesha , is a 24/7 Emergency and Specialty Animal Hospital. WVRC offers a warm, friendly atmosphere where our main goal is to provide compassionate care to our patients and clients as well as offering outstanding customer service.

The Veterinary Technician Assistant provides key support to the technician and veterinarian staff. Must be friendly, professional and courteous, and capable of handling several tasks at once with frequent interruptions. Must be able to take direction from multiple staff members while adhering to training standards.

This Veterinary Technician Assistant opening is in our growing Internal Medicine department!


Schedule and Compensation:

• Full time, 4 ten hour shifts per week
• 4 holidays per year will be required
• NO weekends
• Hourly pay starts at $16 and may be higher depending on experience

Essential Functions:
Multi-tasking and attention to detail skills are required. Must have the ability to stand for much of the work period and enough stamina to work past the regularly scheduled shifts, if needed.


Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Routinely check department voicemail.
• Answer simple client questions.
• Participate in planned procedures throughout the day by setting up and cleaning procedure rooms.
• Organize the next day's appointments to include reading medical records to acquire proper information.
• Accurately enter notes into medical records.
• Restraining patients for exams, treatments or procedures.
• Properly remove patients from IV fluids and transport to other areas of hospital as needed
• Stocking the treatment areas
• Cleaning Kennels, floors, etc.
• Laundry
• Taking patients outside
• Feeding patients

About You:

• Able to work in a highly collaborative environment and commitment to develop long-term relationships with colleagues, clients, and community.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Positive outlook, a passion for providing the highest quality in patient care and the ability to deliver exceptional client service.

Qualifications:

• Prior veterinary experience highly preferred.
  • Must have worked or volunteered to work with dogs and cats at a clinic, Humane Society, Kennel or similar.
• Must have excellent attention to detail skills.
• Must be able to multi-task.
• Must be organized.
• Must take direction well.
• Must have good telephone etiquette.
• Fluent English skills (speaking & reading) are required for the role; fluency in multiple languages a plus.

Benefits of Working at WVRC:
Full-time Benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental, 401k Retirement Savings Plan, Flexible Spending Plan, Uniform Allowance, Veterinary Services Benefits, Continuing Education Benefits and Paid Time Off.

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Ethos Veterinary Health offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees. The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process. For positions based in Colorado, Ethos Veterinary Health provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.


Ethos Veterinary Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.