Veterinary Assistant

The Veterinary Assistant has one or more years of experience in the veterinary field or has graduated from an AVMA accredited college. In this position, an individual can perform specific clinical procedures and tasks under the guidance of a Licensed Veterinary Technician or Clinician. This position has mastered basic animal husbandry and are then trained to perform/assist in hands on treatment and care of the patient.

Full and part-time candidates considered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute treatment orders from the DVM

• Perform blood draws

• Collect urine samples – void, express, cystocentesis

• Administer medications – PO, IM, SQ, SL, IV

• Calculate medications mg/kg

• Create a dosing schedule from the DVM orders

• Monitor anesthesia, maintain, record, recovery

• Client communication – Triage, treatment plans, discharge patients

• Take Radiographs, CBC, Chem, LYTES, Perform and read urinalysis

• Restrain animals

• Outpatient procedures

• Fill prescribed medications

Requirements:

• 1 plus year veterinary experience or education

• Excellent Communication skills

• Detail oriented and well organized

• Self-motivated

• Friendly

• Professional

• Compassionate

• Team-oriented

• Ability to multi-task

• Ability to lift 50 pounds

About Us:

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose driven team placing talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing the best culture, tools and support to our hospitals to allow the staff to focus on what they love most, caring for our animal companions.

Maine Veterinary Medical Center (MVMC) is a VECCS level one certified Rarebreed practice, located in Scarborough, Maine. MVMC’s 20,000-sq. ft, state of the art facility, with manicured landscaping, a generous fenced in yard and walking trails won the 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award and has been featured in many hospital design advertisements. MVMC has full in-house lab capabilities, a fluoroscopy suite for interventional procedures, a helical 16-slice CT, MRI, digital radiography, in-house telemetric monitoring, ultrasound, advanced surgical procedures, and endoscopy. MVMC employs 3 neurologists, 3 internists, 2 surgeons, an oncologist, an ophthalmologist, a board certified criticalist, 2 rehabilitation veterinarians, a board certified behaviorist and a great team of emergency clinicians to offer advanced services to a well-educated client base. Check out our technology here: MVMC Technology

What do we have to Offer?

At Rarebreed, we strive to provide employees in the animal care industry the best work experience possible by creating and fostering a great culture and by offering an attractive and flexible total compensation package consisting of the following:

• Competitive compensation

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage

• Company paid 3% 401k contribution

• Competitive paid time off to ensure work/life balance

• Company paid life insurance, short term and long term disability

• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Access to employee assistance programs

• Continuing education

• MVMC offers additional perks such as hydrotherapy massage & a social lounge

This position is eligible for quarterly bonuses under Rarebreed’s profit sharing program!

Employment will require successful completion of references and background check.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.

Learn more about our career opportunities at: https://rarebreedvet.com/careers/