Veterinary Assistant - Clayton Animal Hospital>
VCA

Location: 132 N. Meramec Ave., St. Louis, MO 63105

VCA Clayton Animal Hospital is hiring an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our growing team!

About Us

Our full-service veterinary hospital recently moved into a beautiful new state of the art facility in downtown Clayton. We offer a variety of services including primary care, surgery and dentistry.

In Clayton we have great shopping, dining and night life, just minutes from St. Louis with a school system among the top five districts in Missouri.

Check out our website here: https://vcahospitals.com/clayton

About the Role

As a member of the VCA team, you will support the team by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Skills that will be utilized include, but are not limited to:

• Client education and communication
• Patient assessment
• Surgical preparation and assisting
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Diagnostics
• Radiology
• Dentistry
• Venipuncture, catheter placement
• Laboratory work
• Pharmacy duties, medication preparation and administration
• Compassionate patient care

Why VCA

VCA Animal Hospitals is a community of over 800 hospitals across the US, including primary care, emergency, and specialty medicine. We offer world class medicine with home town care. Together we are taking care of the future of veterinary medicine.

We are passionate about supporting our technicians and assistants and are committed to your personal career development. At VCA, you will enjoy an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.

Some of the many benefits we offer include:

• Access to the people and resources of a large veterinary community
• Opportunities for learning, growth and advancement
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance, life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay
• 401(k) with matching
• Annual CE allowance for full time credentialed technicians
• Tuition support and sponsorships
• Vet Tech license reimbursement
• Free access to mental healthcare and self-care resources
• Generous hospital discounts and product discounts
• NAVTA Membership
• Opportunities to give back through community partnerships and VCA Charities

Interested in this opportunity? Apply! We look forward to hearing from you.

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com