Careers
Thanks so much for your interest in Friendship Animal Hospital! We’re not hiring at the moment, but we’d love for you to check back soon for updates & any new opportunities that might open up.
Here at Friendship Animal Hospital we truly try to live up to our name. We focus on providing quality patient care with exceptional customer service while maintaining a healthy work/life balance. All of our current staff is some level of Fear Free certified, working on reducing the fear, anxiety, and stress of pets coming to the vet. Our staff is also Feline Friendly certified which focuses exclusively on feline stress and handling at the vet.
Friendship Animal Hospital is a locally and privately owned small animal clinic dedicated to providing exceptional veterinary care, emphasizing education, and fostering strong relationships with our clients and their pets. Our clinic is a warm and welcoming environment where the health and well-being of pets and the satisfaction of their owners are our top priorities. We believe in continuous learning and professional growth, ensuring our team stays at the forefront of veterinary medicine.
The ideal candidate would be a team player able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing, be computer literate, able to work independently as well as part of a team, and stay calm in an emergency. We look forward to reviewing your qualifications and should we have an opening at this time we will reach out accordingly.
Open Positions:
Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Assistant
Job description:
Full time veterinary assistant wanted to join our expanding team at a progressive small animal veterinary practice. We are seeking a professional, reliable, compassionate, employee with a genuine desire to help people and their pets.
This essential position works hand in hand to support the veterinarian and is key to the function of the hospital.
We strongly believe in providing quality care to pets and exceptional customer service to their families. We place an emphasis on having educated and motivated staff members and provide opportunities for continuing education and personal growth.
Duties include:
- Providing compassionate care to cats and dogs including feeding, medicating, walking dogs and cleaning up
- Escorting pets and their owners through appointments, ensuring their safety and comfort
- Communicating with clients both over the phone and in person including taking medical notes and providing education
- Using computer-based patient records (Pulse practice management software)
- General cleaning including sweeping, moping, taking out trash, and cleaning bathrooms
- Assisting during exams, sample collection, vaccinations, taking x-rays, etc…
- Sample handling for in-house and outside lab-work (IDEXX in-house machines)
- Providing safe restraint of dogs and cats- including the opportunity to earn a professional certification in safe, low stress handling techniques
- Monitoring inventory
- Helping out in other areas of the hospital as required
Requirements include the ability to follow written and verbal instructions, read and write English, perform basic math, lift 40 lbs. unaided, and able stand or walk for extended periods of time. This position requires weekend and holiday hours and includes exposure to loud noises and noxious smells and animal bodily wastes. Minimum age requirement is 18 years old.
Previous experience working in animal care is preferred.
Experience:
- Veterinary experience: 1 year (Preferred)
- Veterinary assistant: 1 year (Preferred)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $15.00 per hour; Salary is commensurate with experience
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Uniform allowance
Schedule:
- 8-hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
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