Veterinary Assistant
Description
Joining a clinic with its own unique identity is like a cross-country car ride with your ears
flapping in the breeze. Lake Placid Animal Hospital is looking to add a compassionate and skilled
Veterinary Assistant to our team.
At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community.
Our tight-knit, hometown environment means you’ll provide quality veterinary care and
individualized services for our clients. It’s the kind of freedom that feels like running at the
speed of light into a 5-story pile of leaves – and that’s just the beginning. As part of our team,
you’ll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and
collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all
love.
Lake Placid Animal Hospital has been proudly serving the Tri Lakes community since 2010. We
are committed to offering quality veterinary care and individualized service for our clients. Our
clinic offers a wide range of services to our clients to ensure that their pets are well taken care
of. We have a surgical suite, on-site lab and in-house pharmacy. The beautiful area of Lake Placid
is home to Whiteface Mountain and a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts all year
round. We cannot wait to show you what this area has to offer!
https://lakeplacidanimalhospital.com/
Veterinary Assistant
Lake Placid Animal Hospital in Lake Placid, NY
$19.00/hour
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Administering medication
Keeping cages clean and sanitized
Walking, feeding, and picking up after the animals
Various housekeeping duties (laundry, dishes, taking out garbage etc.)
Communicating with clients via phone and in-person
Answering phones, scheduling appointments and working in the office environment
Restraining animals
Filling prescribed medications
BENEFITS
We’re passionate about helping you reach your greatest pet-ential – both at work and at home.
As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the world’s
longest belly rub and ear massage combined:
Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
401K with a company match of up to 4%- after 6 months of service
Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect work-life balance
Employee Ruff-erral Program
Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Commuter Benefits
Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
Mental Health Resources
Company-paid bonding leave
Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development and uniform allowance
Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)
Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety, led by the
medical director
Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt,
budgeting, improving credit scores, mortgages, and refinancing
Plus, special benefits to utilize for your own pet:
Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods
Pet Insurance: Discounts available with our preferred vendor
REQUIREMENTS
1 plus year veterinary experience or education
Team-oriented
Ability to multi-task
Ability to lift 50 pounds
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places talent first by supporting
professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional
care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional
work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing our hospitals with the best
culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our
animal companions.
Joining our fun and team-first atmosphere comes with a level of support that’s hard to find
anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose – down to the way we invest in our people and
create long-overdue change in the industry. We’re hyper-focused on supporting our
professionals, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and
their families. When it all comes together with the joy of working with pets, our career
opportunities are as exhilarating as climbing a toy mountain of a gazillion new squeaky balls.
Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age,
mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic
information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications
protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
Learn more about our career opportunities at: https://rarebreedvet.com/careers/
Where uncommon support partners with joy.