Veterinary Assistant Experienced

Veterinary Assistant Opportunity

VCA Katonah Bedford Veterinary Center is excited to announce we are growing! To better support the pets and people in our community we are adding a Veterinary Assistant to our Emergency Department!

This is a great opportunity for a Veterinary Technician who wants a challenge and the opportunity for growth. As a Veterinary Assistant, you will utilize your knowledge and cultivate new skills while collaborating with a team of like-minded professionals.

Potential Schedule: Full time, (4) 10 hour shifts. Weekend rotation required

Compensation: $18 - $24 /hr based on skill set, and experience.

Veterinary Assistant Responsibilities:

• Collecting patient histories & physical exams
• Medication refills, and pet parent communication
• Proficient in medical calculations
• Hands Free Radiology (Associate safety a top priority)
• Working collaboratively with team members of all hospital services
• Providing compassionate care for all patients

What Makes Katonah Bedford Unique?

We are a 24/7/365 Hybrid hospital. Supporting the general practice teams, and offering specialty services such as cardiology, surgery, oncology, and internal medicine. It is the best of both veterinary worlds! Cutting edge medicine coupled with puppy kisses, and kitten love. We are located in Westchester County, and a short train ride into Manhattan, or Greenwich CT, and close to area beaches!

Our hospital leadership team is compassionate and dedicated to your success. We truly care about the health and wellbeing of our team and often have scheduled masseuse days, and team building activities. We work hard, and play hard too! Our vet tech week is a celebration of your dedication to patient care with contests such as door decorating, games, and speaking everyone's love language with exceptional meals and treats for all shifts.

VCA Total Rewards Benefits Package:

• Career advancement opportunities
• Growth & leadership opportunities
• Medical, dental & vision
• Generous hospital discounts and product discounts
• Employer-paid life, long- and short-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Free mental health resources and wellness subscriptions (Headspace)
• Referral bonuses
• Infertility benefits
• Competitive wage
• 401(k)

Join The VCA KBVC Family:

We are passionate about supporting veterinary technicians and are committed to your personal career development. At Katonah Bedford we support full technician skill utilization, and our specialty hospital services support the case load and practices the advanced skills required to complete your VTS in multiple disciplines. By joining our hybrid specialty hospital, you also gain access to the people, hospitals, and financial resources of a large veterinary community to assist you in achieving your goals.

Why We Want You!

As a member of the VCA team, 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. You've worked hard for your credentials (CVT, RVT, LVT) and we want you to use the knowledge that you've invested your time and talent in.

VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a Technician career has to offer. We create and support an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.

Candidates must be positive and motivated. The hospital team meets frequently, and your ideas and suggestions are encouraged to help us continue to grow. Our team takes pride in fostering an atmosphere of mutual respect and recognition while being adaptable, goal driven and engaged. We work hard to protect our culture and assure we hire associates that are going to have the determination to rise above obstacles, wear multiple hats and work as a team.

Our team has a shared devotion to provide progressive medicine with compassion as a driving force and we are eager to welcome a like-minded individual!

Ready to grow with a collaborative and supportive team?

Apply now!

We look forward to getting to know you!