Veterinary Assistant - Surgery

Veterinary Assistant Opportunity

Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Veterinary Partner, is an Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine specialty practice which focuses on client-centered veterinary care. We are currently recruiting for a Veterinary Assistant to join our surgery team!

Schedule: This is a daytime position, working 4 10-hour shifts. No weekends or holidays!

Pay: $20 - $30 / hour

Our hospital provides a unique orthopedic and rehabilitation team focused on treating and preventing injury, aiding recovery, and enhancing performance. Helping dogs live well is what drives us.

If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you.

As a Surgery Veterinary Assistant, you will:

• Assist with patient evaluation and examination
• Obtain high-quality digital orthopedic radiographs
• Run routine lab work
• Administer medications and treatments
• Sterilize surgical instruments
• Exercise patients
• Clean kennels and ensure overall cleanliness of the hospital
• Provide client education and communication

Why BluePearl?

• Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.
• We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.
• To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.
• We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.
• Parental leave benefits
• Flexible work schedules
• 401k and retirement planning
• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans
• A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment
• We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.