Veterinary Assistant

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Ingersoll Animal Hospital is adding Experienced Veterinary Assistants and Credentialed Veterinary Technicians to our growing team!

About Us:

Located in Des Moines, IA we are a well-established, full-service small animal hospital providing top-tier care to our clients and their furry family members. As an AAHA accredited facility, we provide care from wellness exams and minor emergencies all the way to rehabilitation and long-term pain management. Our 4 doctors are passionate about quality animal care, especially rehabilitation, and utilize technicians and assistants to the best of their skillset. Our services include acupuncture, in-house and referral diagnostics, an endoscopic otoscope, laser therapy, ultrasound, digital radiographs, laparoscopic surgery, and other state-of-the-art equipment.

About the Job:

We love providing personalized, high-quality medicine to our furry friends. Veterinary Assistants play a key role in ensuring we're honoring our commitment to top-notch care for our patients.

Our hope is to help each individual team member reach their ultimate potential when it comes to their skills, and we even offer a vet tech tuition-coverage program through Penn Foster for those interested in advancing further!

Our Vet Assistant responsibilities include:

• Ensuring patient wellbeing (including feeding, medicating, and walking as needed)
• Communicating the needs of our patients to the team
• Engaging with our clients and their pets
• Actively assisting with the flow of patients
• Assisting veterinarians with examinations as needed
• Assisting with surgical prep, monitoring, and recovery
• Overseeing the general cleanliness and upkeep of the facility

Salary: Based on experience, $15.00 /hr; skilled & experienced applicants may be eligible for sign-on bonus!

About You:

We truly value our staff and rely on their good judgment and ideas to help improve the hospital and provide the best experience and care for our clients. Our ideal candidate is experienced enough to be confident in their skills! A great multi-tasker who works well in a team environment is ideal and enjoys ensuring patients receive optimal medical care and compassionate service. You are someone who enjoys problem solving and being part of a cohesive team.

If you have Vet Assistant experience, love animals, are eager to learn/grow and meet your potential - we want to hear from you!

Anticipated Schedule:

Daytime shifts for full and part-time team members are available. Flexibility is important and we want you to feel like you have a good work-life balance.

Clinic hours:

Mon-Fri: 7 AM - 6 PM
Sat: 7 AM - Noon; Closed the 2nd and 4th Saturday each month

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 - $17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 35 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Overtime
• Rotating weekends

Application Question(s):

• All applicants must be willing to undergo a routine pre-employment background check and drug screening prior to offer of employment. Are you willing to participate in these routine screenings?

Experience:

• VA/tech: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Vet Tech Certification/Registration (Preferred)

Work Location: In person