Veterinary Assistant

City Kitty is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistant to our team. Do you speak cat? Providence's funky and fabulous feline practice could be purr-fect for you! We're looking for someone who is smart, capable, fun, and willing to work hard to help the practice and our patients. If you know that cats need respect and gentle handling, and their families need kindness and understanding, then please apply today! The successful candidate loves cats and their people and has a positive, upbeat attitude and top-tier technical and communications skills.

City Kitty is Rhode Island's premier feline exclusive practice. We believe that cats deserve to be examined in a facility that caters to them and their family. We have designed our beautiful new space to achieve a calm, soothing atmosphere where both the client and their feline friend can feel cared for and listened to. Our services include routine care (vaccines, wellness checks, etc.) and a variety of surgical & dental procedures.

Is this you?

• You absolutely adore cats

• You can work independently, think creatively, and know how to problem solve

• You understand that cat parents love their cats!

• You have a good sense of humor

• You accept that grace under pressure is a basic job requirement

• You are calm and organized

• You are willing to learn

• You enjoy client education

• You understand cat-friendly restraint and venipuncture techniques

• You want to work in a cat practice

• You think animal health care is the cat's meow!

Veterinary Assistant

City Kitty in Providence, RI

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Executing treatment orders

• Performing blood draws

• Collecting urine samples - void, express, cystocentesis

• Administering medications - PO, IM, SQ, SL, IV

• Keeping cages clean and sanitized

• Walking, feeding, and picking up after the animals

• Various housekeeping duties (laundry, dishes, taking out garbage, etc.)

• Calculating medications mg/kg

• Creating a dosing schedule from the DVM orders

• Communicating with clients via phone and in-person

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

• Restraining animals

• Outpatient procedures

• Filling prescribed medications

BENEFITS

We're passionate about helping you reach your greatest pet-ential - both at work and at home. As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the world's longest belly rub and ear massage combined:

• Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage

• 401K with 100% company match of up to 3%, and a 50% match for the 4thand 5th%

• Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect balance

• Employee Ruff-erral Program

• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability (long-term disability available)

• Accident and critical illness insurance

• Bonding leave enhanced maternity benefit

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Saving Account (HSA)

• Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development

• Certification and license fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)

• Commuter benefits, uniform allowance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety, led by the medical director

• Free online group exercise classes, such as HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) twice a week, taught by certified trainers

• Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt, budgeting, improving credit scores, mortgages, and refinancing

Plus, special benefits to utilize for your own pet:

• Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products

• Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing

• Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods

REQUIREMENTS

• 1 plus year veterinary tech / assist experience or education

• Team-oriented

• Ability to multi-task

• Ability to lift 50 pounds

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places 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 our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our animal companions.

Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.

FOR RHODE ISLAND APPLICANTS: IF YOU PROVIDE FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ABILITY TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB, WITH OR WITHOUT ACCOMMODATIONS, YOU MAY BE BARRED FROM FILING A CLAIM UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.

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/

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