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Veterinary Assistant

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In-Office
Ray Brook, NY
18-22 Hourly
Entry level
In-Office
Ray Brook, NY
18-22 Hourly
Entry level
Provides compassionate patient care in a veterinary hospital while supporting client education and maintaining a low-stress environment. Responsibilities include pharmacy and medication administration, laboratory sample collection and processing, diagnostic imaging, medical recordkeeping, and delivering an excellent client experience. The role offers part-time scheduling, no weekend hours, career development, continuing education, and opportunities to grow toward a veterinary technician career.
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Join the High Peaks Animal Hospital Team Part Time - $500 Singing Bonus Opportunity!
Location: 1087 NY-86, Ray Brook, NY 12977

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $18-$22/ hour
VCA High Peaks are thrilled to support the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid community and are seeking a part time, Veterinary Assistant to join the medical team. We are a full service hospital provide a wide range of services including access to a Board Certified Surgeon performing advanced surgical procedure to pets in need. We work hard to deliver the best medical care to each patient and are excited to welcome a likeminded professional to the team! We have a unique culture in our hospital that values each person’s individual skill and personality, and we truly support your desire to grow medically.  

Why Join the VCA High Peaks Family?
We are passionate about supporting veterinary technicians and assistant and are committed to your personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a veterinary technician 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. Below are some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team!

Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community

  • $500 Singing Bonus Opportunity!
  • No Weekend hours
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Career development programs
  • Opportunities to give back through strong shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
  • Continuing education allowance
  • Tuition support and sponsorships
  • Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
  • Free mental health and wellness subscriptions (Head Space)
  • Referral bonuses
  • Competitive wage
  • Medical, dental & vision insurance
  • Generous pet care discounts
  • Life, long and short-term disability insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid vacation (2 weeks to start) and sick time
  • 401(k)
  • Full-time and Part-time positions available

Why We Want You!

As a member of the VCA team, you will help create and maintain a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient. 

Whether you are a seasoned Veterinary Assistant or a Technician in training, we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. The skills that will be utilized include, but are not limited to:

  • Compassionate patient care
  • Client education and care
  • Pharmacy and medication administration
  • Lab sample collection and processing
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Medical recordkeeping

Apply today!

We value your time, and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. Apply today on our mobile-friendly application. We look forward to speaking with you! 

If you are a current associate, you 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.

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