Doctor's Assistant For General Practice

Are you looking to be a part of a hospital team that feels like family, while having the support and resources to push your career forward? If so, we would love to connect with you! VCA Encina Veterinary Medical Center is seeking a Doctors Assistant to join our one-of-a-kind Emergency/Specialty/GP Hospital. We are searching for animal loving, dedicated, detail orientated candidates with a passion for providing top of the line customer services, to join our Client Care Team as Doctor’s Assistants.

As a Veterinary Assistant, you will assist the doctors in day to day duties and be the direct liaison between our clients and their doctor. Whether it is in our oncology, internal medicine, emergency or general practice department, you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and be exposed to a wide variety of cases.

A LITTLE ABOUT US AS A HOSPITAL:

As a general practice, multi-specialty and emergency small-animal veterinary hospital, our community depends on us to care for their beloved pets during chronic ailments and emergency situations – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our veterinary specialties include: Internal Medicine, Dentistry, Oncology, Surgery and Emergency/Critical Care. Our days are both rewarding and filled with excitement – and we’re looking for the right candidates to join our team!

Featuring in-house lab, digital radiographs, ultrasound, CT scanner, in-house pharmacy, surgical suite and ICU, we pride ourselves on our dedicated and compassionate staff and our team of amazing assistants, technicians and interns. We work as a team to ensure each and every patient is cared for utilizing the very best of veterinary medicine and customer service - we want each and every client of ours to have an EXCELLENT experience with us while making their pets feel better. We are a fast paced animal hospital that, also being a teaching hospital, provides an amazing learning environment and a rewarding caseload.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking to hire experienced Doctor’s Assistants needed in our busy state-of-the-art hospital. Shifts include day time and evening, as well as weekdays and weekends/holidays (we work as a team).

Ideally seeking candidates with a minimum of 1-3 years of current veterinary hospital experience, preferably in emergency veterinary medicine, although this is not a must. Any customer service experience is welcomed.

Your position as a DOCTOR’S ASSISTANT at VCA Encina Veterinary Medical Center will include but not limited to: answering phones on a multi-line phone system, making appointments across multiple departments and doctors, checking clients in and out, talking with clients regarding their pets and family, creating and presenting financial estimates to clients, discussing finances with clients, processing and collecting payments, filling medications and or communicating with pharmacies regarding prescriptions and refills, stocking pharmacy, following up with clients regarding their pets, help triaging calls from clients who may have an emergency or urgent care situation with their pets, requesting records from other hospitals, and assisting your assigned doctor in their appointments and their patient’s needs.

Both full-time and part-time positions are available. All shifts are between 8-10 hours long and all available schedules include weekend shifts. After 30 days, you will begin to become eligible for benefits such as health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K plan, allowances for uniforms and CE (continuing education), vacation days, holiday pay, and personal veterinary care discounts.

If you are looking to join a positive environment where learning is encouraged, work with animals and amazing people, improve upon existing skills or build new ones, and you believe you can thrive in a fast-paced and exciting environment, please apply! We’d appreciate the opportunity to get to know you and see if we’re a good fit for you.

Among the reasons to consider joining VCA are:

• VCA hospitals are former private-practices that retain the spirit that made them successful
• Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community
• Network of 4,500+ doctors, including more than 600 Specialists
• Largest provider of Private Practice Internships and Residencies in the U.S.
• WOOF University, offering abundant CE for Doctors and Technicians
• Robust Clinical Studies program
• Opportunities to give back through strong Shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
  
  

VCA adds value to your compensation package with the following:

• Competitive wage
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
• Opportunity to teach and mentor
• 401(k)
• Life and Long Term Disability insurance
  
  

Ready to be part of a team that feels like family? Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you soon.

If you are a current associate, you will 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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