Kelley Animal Hospital is hiring a Veterinary Assistant!
Position Details
- Role: Veterinary Assistant
- Status: Full-time
- Salary: $15 – $22 per hour (depending on experience)
- Schedule: Flexible, 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
Veterinary Assistants are a critical part of our pet healthcare team. Do you love animals and want to help the people who love them? Are you an aspiring veterinary technician who 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 part-time Veterinary Assistant for our multi-doctor practice in the northern-suburbs, located between Shoreview and Blaine.
Applicants preferably should have at least 1 year of experience working in an animal setting or a corresponding secondary degree.
Main responsibilities include:
- Checking-in and managing appointments
- Animal restraint
- Filling prescriptions
- Reception work:
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 of 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 is familiar with veterinary clinic software such as Avimark
- Is comfortable in a fast-paced environment
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 assistant we're looking for? Apply today!
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.
