Careers

About the Role

Christina Animal Hospital is looking for a dedicated and caring Veterinary Assistant to be cross-trained in all areas of the hospital, such as client service, animal care and cleaning, and veterinary technician duties. Veterinary Assistants will support our veterinarians, technicians, and clients while providing outstanding care to our patients.

Company Overview

Christina Animal Hospital prides ourselves on practicing the best quality medicine for our patients.

We are at the forefront of medical technology, providing:

• Health/ Wellness
•  Sick/Injured visits
•  Dentistry
•  Advanced Surgeries
•  Digital Radiography
•  Ultrasound

Job responsibilities (partial list):

• Complete client and patient check-ins and treatments
• Greet/assist clients in reception, answer phones
• Check out clients, take payments, and provide estimates
• Perform opening procedures, and clerical tasks
• Take exceptional care of hospitalized/boarding animals (feeding, walking, cleaning)
• Bath, brush, and trim nails
• Exercise and walk animals
• Collect laboratory specimens from patients and prepare them for testing.
• Assist veterinarians with patient examinations and procedures
• Calculate drug dosages correctly and prepare prescriptions
• Treat every patient like they were your own
• Enter medical records in Practice Management software
• Give excellent client service and education

Qualifications and Skills:

• Willingness to be cross-trained in all departments
• Experience working in an animal hospital preferred
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multitask and take initiative
• Ability to work in stressful situations while making sound decisions
• Customer service skills and love of animals
• Excellent prioritization and efficiency
• Must be able to lift patients up to 40 pounds alone, and patients over 50 pounds with assistance

We are looking for team members to join our family! We encourage professional growth and learning and have a great benefits package that reflects this!

Benefits and Perks:

Financial Benefits:  

• A flexible approach to compensation that will reflect your skillset and future performance 
• 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan 
• Flexible Spending Account 
• 529 Savings Plan 
• Tuition Support Program 
• Referral bonus program  

Wellness Benefits:   

• Health Insurance, including medical, dental, and vision 
• Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short and longterm disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance 
• All US-based, benefits-eligible employees with a minimum of one year of service may receive up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child 
• Sick Time / Paid Time Off 
• Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets 
• Pet discounts on services and products 
• Pet food discount program 

Workplace Benefits:  

• Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program 
• Professional development opportunities  
• State license reimbursement 
• VTNE exam fee reimbursement 
• Continuing education allowance 
• Uniform allowance  
• Ability to join our VetCor Techlife Facebook group of over 800 veterinary technicians company-wide 

Lifestyle Benefits: 

• Six paid holidays 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Employee discount program 

Candidates moving through our hiring process will be interviewed and have their previous employers called for references.

We look forward to welcoming you to the team! Apply today!  

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of Christina Animal Hospital and Vetcor. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. Every team member enriches our diversity by exposing us to various ways to understand and engage with the world. That's why we're committed to a workplace culture where employees are comfortable being their authentic selves, feel a complete sense of belonging, and are empowered to reach their highest potential.