Veterinary Assistant

  • Full-time

Company Description

Minutes outside of Austin, Cedar Park Animal Clinic is a well-established practice that has provided comprehensive care to companion animals for over forty-five years. We pride ourselves on delivering professional and courteous service while promoting responsible pet education. Our full range of offerings includes medical, surgical, and dental care. We prioritize giving back to the community, and function as a referral hospital for other local clinics.

We specialize in wellness care, internal medicine, and dentistry. Cedar Park Animal Clinic is proud to offer progressive medicine technology including but not limited to heartworm prevention, parasite control, vaccinations, microchip implantation, and nutritional counseling. Our in-house services are extensive with services in cardiology, ophthalmology, neurology, dermatology, endocrinology, and more. With the latest tools in veterinary technology, we offer a wide range of surgeries (soft tissue, elective, laser, & orthopedic), radiology, therapeutic laser therapy, ultrasound, and endoscopy.

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Job Description

**This position will also be working at on our site crematorium**

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

Managing in coming pets into crematorium, running crematorium and processing ashes, placing ashes in proper urns, communicating to owners when ashes are ready to be picked up and keeping crematorium clean and up to date.

Animal restraint, collection and analysis of lab samples, administration of medications, and effective communication of treatment plans with clients.

Qualifications

We’re looking for:

  • A high work ethic and positive attitude team member
  • Ability to arrive on-time and ready to work
  • A minimum of 1-year experience preferred, CVT/RVT/LVT a bonus
  • Saturday availability
  • Exceptional customer service skills and ability to communicate precisely
  • Interpret medical records and record client history accurately
  • Knowledge in preventative care and hospital flow
  • Ability to restrain pets in a low-stress and safe manner
  • Ability to properly set-up and process laboratory samples and tests
  • A self-starter with the desire to continue to advance one’s knowledge and skillset
  • Ability to receive in a professional manner constructive feedback to maintain hospital efficiency

Additional Information

We offer our staff:

  • Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA) 
  • Employee Assistance Program 
  • Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees 
  • Paid Bereavement Program 
  • Paid Parental Leave Program  
  • Competitive Compensation  
  • Continuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
  • Tuition Assistance Program 
  • Access to a CVA/CVT/CVPM Partnership through Penn Foster 
  • Career Development Opportunities 
  • Referral Bonus Program for most positions! 
  • Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc) 

*Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

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