Kelley Animal Hospital is hiring a Certified Veterinary Technician or Assistant!
Position Details
- Role: Certified Veterinary Technician or Assistant
- Status: Full-time
- Salary: $15 – $27 per hour (depending on experience)
- Schedule: 4 days a week, around 37 hours per week, no weekends
Benefits Highlights
- Financial Rewards that Grow with You: Competitive pay, 401(k) matching, tuition support, and referral bonuses
- Wellness & Peace of Mind: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with supplemental options; up to three weeks of paid parental leave; generous PTO; and employee discounts
- Professional Growth & Recognition: Quarterly team bonuses, continuing education allowance, state license & VTNE fee reimbursement, and uniform allowance
- Lifestyle Perks You’ll Appreciate: Six paid holidays and an Employee Assistance Program
Certified Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants are the backbone of our pet healthcare team. Are you a CVT or an aspiring veterinary technician that would like to get some experience as a veterinary assistant? Maybe you have your animal science or biology degree and want some in-clinic experience before applying to veterinary school? Then we would love to talk to you! Kelley Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time CVT or Veterinary Assistant for our multi-doctor practice in the northern-suburbs, located between Shoreview and Blaine. Veterinary assistant applicants preferably should have at least 1 year experience working in an animal setting or corresponding secondary degree. Main responsibilities include: checking-in and managing appointments, animal restraint, filling prescriptions, and reception work. CVTs would have further responsibilities. Applicants must be compassionate, team oriented, positively engaged, client focused, and be able to learn from mistakes. We offer a fun work environment with a fundamental belief that we work to live, not live to work.
Our ideal candidate:
- Must be compassionate
- Has to understand the value of being part of a team and their role within it
- Must be positively engaged
- Is able to learn from mistakes
- Ideally has 1+ years veterinary clinic experience
- Has good listening and critical thinking skills
- Has the ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks
- Is comfortable with computers and technology and can learn multiple computer programs
- Works well with others and can take direction well
- Ideally i,s familiar with veterinary clinic software such as Avimark
- Is comfortable in a fast paced environment
- Pay is based on experience, hours, and availability.
Financial Benefits
- A flexible approach to compensation that reflects your skill set and future performance
- 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Account (full-time only)
- 529 Savings Plan
- Tuition Support Program (full-time only)
- Referral bonus program
Wellness Benefits
- Health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision (full-time only)
- Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance (full-time only)
- Up to three weeks of full pay for the birth or adoption of a child (full-time only; after one year of service)
- Sick Time / Paid Time Off
- Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
Workplace Benefits
- Quarterly Team Rewards Bonus Program
- State license reimbursement
- VTNE exam fee reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
- Continuing education allowance
- Uniform allowance
Lifestyle Benefits
- Six paid holidays (full-time only)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee discount program
Think you're the vet tech or assistant we're looking for? Apply today to join our Veterinary Technician team at Kelley Animal Hospital!
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at Kelley Animal Hospital and Vetcor. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all employees. Every team member enriches our diversity by exposing us to various ways to understand and engage with the world. That’s why we’re committed to a workplace culture where employees are comfortable being their authentic selves, feel a complete sense of belonging, and are empowered to reach their highest potential.
