Veterinary Assistant
Description
Veterinary Assistant-Magrane Pet Medical Center
Mishawaka, IN
Full Time
More than a word, care is present in everything you do. At Magrane Pet Medical Center, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, we take action to empower your best care for pets, their families, and yourself.
More than a word, care is present in everything you do. At Magrane Pet Medical Center, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, we take action to empower your best care for pets, their families, and yourself.
We are a community of 400 clinics forming an extraordinary network of unparalleled resources and people. Through outstanding learning and career options, comprehensive benefits, and abundant support, you’ll be nurtured and appreciated for who you are and what you bring to the table. We come together in both the joys and heartaches of our profession to lift each other up through laughter and empathy.
And, we have plenty of fun along the way!
Who we are:
At Magrane Pet Medical Center, you’ll feel the warmth and openness of a small clinic, while having the opportunity and support of a united network. We are AAHA, fear free, and feline friendly certified.
Fostering a growth mindset and providing both coaching and mentoring to all team members is very important to us. We are not allergic to change that strengthens us and helps us meet our goals. We have a structured skill-level training program that helps veterinary assistants gain more knowledge over time. We would LOVE it if you have a special interest and want to help support you in achieving excellence!
Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.
Magrane Pet Medical Center is looking for a Veterinary Assistant to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community. As a Veterinary Assistant you’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.
Role Responsibilities:
- Responsible for providing in-hospital treatments to patients such as medicating, bathing, monitoring vital signs and eliminations
- Observing behavior and pain scores
- Keeping hospital areas stocked, cleaned, and organized
- Caring for boarding patient needs
- Effectively communicating with other teammates in reception, our veterinary nurses, and veterinarians
Experience & Skills Requirements:
- An individual that has 1 year of experience in the animal field, or who is eager to learn the veterinary assisting skills required to consistently provide next level veterinary care.
- A kind and positive problem-solver who desires to offer gold-standard care for every patient and has the compassion to ensure every patient is cared for to the maximum extent possible.
- A dedicated person who takes pride in their work while possessing a sense of humor and the patience to provide care in a low-stress manner for our patients.
- An ethical person with the emotional intelligence required to be a successful team player - you understand that everyone on our team has value and treat them as such.
- Someone who can recognize their own challenges and is willing to learn, grow, and strive for the betterment of the team.
- A committed employee who has a flexible schedule that includes some evenings until 7pm and rotating weekends due to the demands of a veterinary hospital being sometimes unscripted!
You’ll Grow With Us
Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
- Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
- Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
- A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
- Earn your AVMA-CVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinary technicians
- Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.
Benefits – our care in action
We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:
- Paid time off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions
- Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account
- Pet perks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations
- Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets
- Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
- 401k with employer contribution and no waiting period
- Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete
- Scholarship opportunities and student loan support program
At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.