Veterinary Assistant - Internal Medicine

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Are you passionate about veterinary medicine and looking for the next step in your career? Are you looking to enhance your veterinary knowledge and skills?

Do you have an interest in Internal Medicine? If you are seeking a team that provides growth and hospital that inspires a welcoming culture for associates, we invite you to join our team in Grand Rapids!

BluePearl Pet Hospital in Grand Rapids has been the premier specialty and emergency pet hospital serving West Michigan. Our internal medicine team specializes in complex disease processes that are part of the internal organs and body systems of dogs and cats.

BluePearl is looking for a remarkable full-time Veterinary Assistant to support our Internal Medicine team. Experience working in a specialty hospital is not required as we provide comprehensive training for assistants and technicians transitioning from general practice.

Duties are, but not limited to :

Catheter placement and blood draws

Assist with radiography, GI scope, and CT imaging

Assist with diagnostics and procedures

Procedure prep, intubation, and recovery

Anesthetic monitoring

Proficient knowledge of patient vital signs

Provide excellent nursing care to hospitalized patients both stable and critical

Good client communication skills

Able to multi-task

Organized and dependable

Bring a positive attitude and willingness to learn

Status : Full-Time

Minimum 2 years experience working in a veterinary practice is required

Shift : Daytime hours, rotating schedule between Monday and Friday

Why BluePearl?

Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

You also have the opportunity to bring your dog to work.

We encourage you to grow with us. Our technicians are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience.

We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in his / her career.

In order to transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning.

We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following :

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

Flexible work schedules.

Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans.

A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips / tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment.

BluePearl is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity employer and each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request.

The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.