Experienced Veterinary Assistant

Location: 19101 Biscayne Blvd Aventura, FL 33180

VCA Aventura Animal Hospital is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to join the wonderful team at our full-service 3-doctor practice in Aventura, FL. 

Our well-established hospital is in a great location, serving the communities of North Miami, Sunny Isles, Aventura and Hallandale Beach. We see dogs, cats and exotic species, and are committed to providing quality care to our patients and clients!

Check out our website: https://vcahospitals.com/aventura 

Why Join VCA

We are passionate about supporting our veterinary technicians and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a veterinary career has to offer.

We are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We support a work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve.

Some of the many benefits we offer:

• Access to the people and resources of a large veterinary community
• Advancement and leadership opportunities
• Career development programs
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Access to free mental health care, life assistance program, resources like Headspace, etc.
• Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing Education allowance for full time credentialed veterinary technicians
• CE and learning opportunities for all associates
• Tuition support and sponsorships including Veterinary Technology AAS, BAS completion and more
• Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
• Generous hospital discounts for your pets, a variety of other discounts
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Referral bonus opportunities
• Opportunities to give back through VCA Charities and local animal shelter partnerships

What You'll Do

Whether you are a credentialed veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) or an Experienced Veterinary Assistant with great tech skills, we want you to use your skills and knowledge. Skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to:

• Client education and communication
• Compassionate patient care
• Patient assessment
• Anesthesia and surgery assisting
• Radiology
• Dentistry
• Catheter placement
• Venipuncture
• Laboratory work
• Pharmacy
• Medical recordkeeping

Interested in this opportunity? Apply!

We look forward to hearing from you.

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse 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