What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Surgical Assistant position at Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency?
Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital is looking for the right person to join our Surgery Team in South Austin as a Veterinary Surgical Assistant!
If you love working with surgical cases and have a passion for working alongside a Veterinary Health Care Team, apply with us today!
If you are interested in Veterinary Medicine and looking to have a career that is your passion, joining our team will allow you to do just that. Veterinary Assistants are skilled, experienced, and valued members of our teams, and we treat them that way.
Do your goals include becoming a Licensed Veterinary Technician? We offer in-house educational support and partner with Purdue University’s Online Veterinary Technician Program. Thrive in an environment that encourages learning, promotes professional growth, and has limitless opportunities for advancement.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be punctual, reliable and dependable
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be a team player, who is able to adjust to a changing environment
- Handle stress and pressure calmly, with poise and tact
- Be a self-motivated, hard worker
- Multitask and prioritize and delegate appropriately
- Be open-minded to learning new skills/tasks and able to receive constructive criticism
- Possess common sense, good judgment, and a sense of humor
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- Veterinary experience is required.
- Basic customer service skills are required.
- Basic computer skills are necessary.
- Ability to frequently to bend, stoop, and stand for extended periods of time.
- Required to lift up to forty (40) pounds.
Schedule:
- 4 shifts per week
- Overtime and Saturdays may be required.
Duties include:
- Proper animal restraint.
- Assist Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians with examinations, procedures, and treatments.
- Assist in taking radiographs.
- Prepare surgical suite before surgical procedures and clean/restock after.
- Clean, wrap, and sterilize instruments, surgical packs, gowns, and drapes.
- Knowledge of names and locations of all instruments and equipment used in surgery.
- Scrub in and assist in surgeries as needed.
- Bathe animals.
Benefits:
- Complimentary Short-Term Disability
- Complimentary Life Insurance; with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits for self or family
- Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (Headspace)
- 401K with 100% company match up to 3% and 50% company match up to 5%, eligible after 6 months of employment
- United Health Care UMR Insurance Plans with 3 tiered options, coverage starts the first of the month following the date of hire.
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account options
- United Healthcare Dental Insurance; includes a 100% paid premium option for team members
- United Healthcare Vision Insurance options
- Long Term Disability option (paid for by employee)
- Progyny-Fertility and Family Building Support (up to $10,000 per attempt/ $30,000max)
- Team Member Discounts for Pet Care
- Paid time off - inclusive of sick, personal, and vacation
- LGBTQIA support with FOLX HEALTHCARE (if UMR enrolled)
- Sword Digital Musculoskeletal & Physical Therapy Program (if UMR enrolled)
- Referral Bonus Program
- DailyPay on Demand
- Partnership with Purdue University’s online Veterinary Technician Program.
Working as a Veterinary Surgical Assistant at the Central Texas Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Hospital is a challenging and rewarding career. Veterinary Surgical Assistants are expected to be active participants in our mission to provide the highest quality care for our clients and their pets.
United Veterinary Care 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.
Salary : $30,000
