Veterinary Assistant

Job title: Veterinary Assistant

Job summary: Fox Valley Veterinary Clinic is a doctor-owned companion animal practice (see our website: foxvalleyvet.net) intent upon providing personalized care for our patients and clients. Our practice is family-oriented, and our goal is caring and outstanding service. The Veterinary Assistant is the “grease” that makes the “wheels” go around smoothly. Our doctors depend on competent and thoughtful support from our staff teammates.

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Responsibilities and duties: The Veterinary Assistant will facilitate patient/client movement from their arrival for their visit through their departure. This will include greeting, weighing, placing in exam rooms, physical assistance of the veterinarian in handling of the patient, preparation of vaccines, medications, assistance with diagnostic procedures such as blood-drawing, x-rays, ultrasound, and sedation. We clean our facility daily, and the assistant is important in this process as well.

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Qualifications and skills: While we will certainly train the chosen applicant, specific knowledge of restraint methods, blood-drawing, catheter placement, x-ray positioning and procedures, basic laboratory functions of setting up fecal and urine samples, staining of slides, processing blood and tissue samples will improve one’s likelihood of being selected for this position. Starting wage would be dependent upon skill level, beginning at $16 per hour. Full time in our practice ranges from 30-40 hours per week. Support staff is expected to work every other weekend (Saturday 8-12:30 usually).

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Benefits: Paid holidays, paid vacation based upon tenure, group health insurance and SMPL IRA after qualification, uniform allowance, annual pet health care allowance, and “Well pay” which is one day’s pay per quarter of perfect attendance.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• Weekends as needed

Ability to Relocate:

• North Aurora, IL 60542: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person