Seeking a Veterinary Assistant!

Location: 1152 Freeport Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15238

VCA Fox Chapel Animal Hospital is seeking a full time Veterinary Assistant to join the team at our 2-doctor practice in Pittsburgh, PA!

VCA Fox Chapel has a long history of service to our community, a family atmosphere and excellent work-life balance! Our team works limited evening hours and Saturdays, and no holidays! We are proud of the extreme longevity of our team members, exceptional medical quality and client service! We focus on great medicine and great communication with our clients and colleagues! We also believe in progressive medicine and have a commitment to continuing to learn as a team!

Check out our website here: https://vcahospitals.com/fox-chapel

Why Join VCA Fox Chapel Animal Hospital?

We are passionate about supporting our technicians and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a Veterinary Technician career has to offer.

At VCA, we are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. In addition, we support a work environment where you can focus on your career, happiness, and the patients you serve.

Some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team:

Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community

Advancement opportunities

Career development programs

Opportunities to give back through strong Animal Shelter partnerships and VCA Charities

Continuing education allowance for full time credentialed vet technicians

Tuition support and sponsorships

Veterinary Technician license reimbursement

Free mental health and wellness subscriptions (Head Space)

Referral bonuses

Competitive wage

Medical, dental vision insurance

Generous hospital discounts

Life, long and short-term disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation and sick time

401(k)

Full-time and Part-time positions available

Why We Want You

As a member of the VCA team, you will support the team by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient.

We want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. The skills that will be utilized include, but are not limited to:

Assist with physical examinations and patient assessment

Assist with anesthesia monitoring

Assist with Surgical preparation and assisting

Assist with dentistry

Assist with radiology

Laboratory work

Assist with venipuncture and catheter placement

Pharmacy

Patient recovery

Compassionate care of our hospitalized animals

Ready to grow with a collaborative and supportive team? Apply now! We look forward to getting to know you!

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