Veterinary Technician - Grand Prairie, TX

Location

Grand Prairie, TX | United States

Job description

Are you passionate about animals and would jump at the chance to interact with all types of pets in an atmosphere where fun and compassion are the order of the day? If you want to be on board with a modern mobile vaccine clinic where your career will flourish under the guidance of a caring DVM team, Penny Paws VCO - DFW has a place for you as our Veterinary Assistant.

This is an outside, part-time, weekends-only position at our mobile vaccine clinics.

Grab this amazing opportunity to onboard with a company that cares about your success and happiness. Apply for Penny Paws VCO - DFW's Veterinary Assistant job opening today!

Veterinary Assistant Responsibilities:

• Clean and straighten pop-up clinic tables to prepare for walk-in patients
• Be familiar with infectious and common zoonotic diseases; including prevention, and the steps to reduce or eliminate transmission.
• Assist in restraining pets in a manner that allows necessary procedures to be done with minimal stress to patients and ensure the safety of patients and people.
• Anticipate the needs of the doctor for general care visits; follow doctors' requests to fill medications and vaccines.
• Obtain patients’ temperatures and weights, draw up vaccines, flea/tick medication/prevention, etc.

Veterinary Assistant Qualifications:

• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Bilingual a plus.
• Experience as a vet assistant or technician preferred.
• A valid Texas Driver's License.
• Ability to tolerate inclement weather.
• Ability to walk and ascend/descend stairs and ramps, remain standing for hours, bend/stoop, squat/crouch, climb, kneel and twist, adjust or move equipment and animals weighing up to 50 lbs, verbally communicate with others, and type and engage in other repeated hand motions that include use of the wrists, hands and/or fingers

Part-time Benefits:

Financial Benefits: 

• A flexible approach to compensation that will reflect your skillset and future performance

Wellness Benefits: 

• Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets
• Pet discounts on services and products
• Pet food discount program 

Workplace Benefits: 

• Professional development opportunities 
• Continuing education allowance
• Uniform allowance 
• Ability to join our VetCor Techlife Facebook group of over 800 veterinary technicians company-wide

Lifestyle Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount program (Apple, Verizon, Disney, auto insurance, flights, etc.) 

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