Veterinary Assistant

Assistant needed for Cozy Cat Veterinary Hospital in Raleigh, NC

We are dedicated to a feline-friendly environment, understanding and working well with cats, and reducing the stress of veterinary visits for our clients, their cats, and ourselves!

We are committed to:

• Low-stress hospitalization and boarding of cats
• Excellent pain management
• Customized low-risk anesthesia
• Modern surgery and dentistry
• Exceptional chronic care
• Life stage preventive care

Our equipment includes a Life Window anesthetic monitor including capnography, ultrasonic dental scalers and high-speed drills, CR radiography, digital dental radiography, Avimark paper lite records, tonometry, cold laser, electrocautery and Hematology, and chemistry analyzers. We recently updated our exam rooms and installed computers in each room.

On a typical day, a Veterinary Assistant may:

• Provide husbandry and treatments for cats in our care
• Help prepare patients for anesthesia and surgery ie: Pre-anesthetic Blood work
• Monitor anesthesia and assist with surgical and dentistry procedures
• Recover patients after anesthesia
• Assist in rooms with obtaining the patient's history, exams, samples, and diagnostics Along with charges after exams
• Communicate with clients in person and via phone
• Prepare medical records, and record all treatments and procedures accurately
• Answer phone and make appointments
• Bathing and grooming- Brush outs, Lion clips

We are focused on strengthening and growing as individuals and as a team. We dedicate time to developing skills through lunch and learns, At Dove continuing education, attendance at local and regional CE, and special certifications. We work hard and believe in leaving our work at the hospital so you have time to play too! We also have excellent benefits with vacation, sick time, health insurance, continuing education funds, and more!

Veterinary Assistants will rotate weekends, working Saturday mornings for appointments and then doing treatments for our boarding cats Saturday evenings and Sundays.

Benefits include: 

Financial Benefits: 

• A flexible approach to compensation that will reflect your skillset and future performance
• 401(k) matching & Roth Retirement Savings Plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• 529 Savings Plan
• Tuition Support Program
• Referral bonus program 

Wellness Benefits: 

• Health Insurance, including medical, dental, and vision
• Supplemental insurance, including accident, critical illness, hospital, short and long-term disability, legal plan, and employee, spouse, and child-dependent life insurance
• 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
• Professional development opportunities 
• State license reimbursement
• VTNE exam fee reimbursement
• Continuing education allowance
• Uniform allowance 
• Access to our VetCor Techlife Facebook group, including thousands of veterinary technicians company-wide

Lifestyle Benefits:

• Six paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee discount program

If you can see yourself at Cozy Cat, maybe even doing the occasional happy dance among all the adorable cats, please apply today! We look forward to hearing from you.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of Cozy Cat Veterinary 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.