Veterinary Assistant, The Oncology Service-Leesburg, Leesburg, VA
The Oncology Service-Leesburg -
Leesburg, VA,
US
Veterinary Assistant
Date Posted: 2024-04-18
Job description
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Position at The Oncology Service-Leesburg
The Oncology Service, located in Leesburg, VA, is seeking a full-time, experienced Veterinary Assistant for its growing practice. The position is 38-40 hours per week with full-time benefits. No nights, weekends, or on-call!!
The ideal candidate should be direct, friendly, organized, resilient and flexible, and enjoy working with cats and dogs. Customer service, computer and multi-tasking skills are essential. Please be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and with taking direction from both doctors and technicians. You must be safety conscious and comfortable working around chemotherapeutics. We are very detail and safety-oriented, you should be as well. Our employees show immense support, gratitude and respect for their peers, and a good-personality fit is a must.
Duties include but are not limited to:
At The Oncology Service, we believe that the diagnosis of cancer in a pet is not the end but rather, the beginning of an opportunity to identify solutions that can improve that pet's quality of life while maximizing the time they have with their families. Whether the diagnosis carries a potentially curative prognosis or a much more guarded one, we are here to help. As a team of more than 10 veterinarians exclusively dedicated to the practice of oncology, we can provide an unparalleled wealth of knowledge, experience, and collaboration.
We are a proud United Veterinary Care Partner hospital. United Veterinary Care supports the unique culture and individuality of each partner hospital while empowering the hospital teams in their care for patients. One of our goals is to support our community of hospitals in creating sustainable, fulfilling careers in a profession we love.
Position at The Oncology Service-Leesburg
The Oncology Service, located in Leesburg, VA, is seeking a full-time, experienced Veterinary Assistant for its growing practice. The position is 38-40 hours per week with full-time benefits. No nights, weekends, or on-call!!
The ideal candidate should be direct, friendly, organized, resilient and flexible, and enjoy working with cats and dogs. Customer service, computer and multi-tasking skills are essential. Please be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and with taking direction from both doctors and technicians. You must be safety conscious and comfortable working around chemotherapeutics. We are very detail and safety-oriented, you should be as well. Our employees show immense support, gratitude and respect for their peers, and a good-personality fit is a must.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Greeting clients
- Taking pet histories since last visit
- TPR on both dogs and cats
- Blood draws (we pull from the jugular, so please be comfortable with this, or willing to learn)
- Holding for the doctors and technicians (for bloodwork, exams and chemotherapy treatments)
- Performing radiographs
- Dispensing medications, explaining medications and discharge instructions, entering charges, answering calls, and patient follow up.
- Anesthesia recovery
- Assist with phone calls and checking clients in/out
- 2 years of veterinary assistant experience, specialty experience preferred
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work
- Fundamental knowledge of windows-based computer programs.
- Ability to recognize and seek guidance in all client-related cases where protocol does not apply
- Need to have the ability to remain professional and inviting even under stressful and emotional situations.
- 4-day work week with no weekends
- Paid PTO
- Scrub allowance
- CE allowance
- United Healthcare Insurance Plans with multiple options
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account options
- United Healthcare Dental Insurance; includes a 100% paid premium option for team members
- United Healthcare Vision Insurance options
- 401K with 100% company match up to 3% and 50% company match up to 5%, eligible after 6 months of employment
- Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Progyny-Fertility and Family Building Support (up to $10,000)
- Short Term Disability paid for by employer
- Long Term Disability options
- Complimentary Life Insurance $25,000; with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits for self or family
- Team Member Discounts for Pet Care
At The Oncology Service, we believe that the diagnosis of cancer in a pet is not the end but rather, the beginning of an opportunity to identify solutions that can improve that pet's quality of life while maximizing the time they have with their families. Whether the diagnosis carries a potentially curative prognosis or a much more guarded one, we are here to help. As a team of more than 10 veterinarians exclusively dedicated to the practice of oncology, we can provide an unparalleled wealth of knowledge, experience, and collaboration.
We are a proud United Veterinary Care Partner hospital. United Veterinary Care supports the unique culture and individuality of each partner hospital while empowering the hospital teams in their care for patients. One of our goals is to support our community of hospitals in creating sustainable, fulfilling careers in a profession we love.