Veterinary Assistant - Paradise Animal Hospital & Wellness Centre

at  VetCare Canada

The Paradise Animal Hospital and Wellness Centre in Paradise, NL (suburbs of St. John’s) is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our progressive, busy, small animal practice. You will find no place more welcoming and accommodating than our lovely province, and our fantastic staff who are sure to make you comfortable. With an opportunity to explore this beautiful province and make the St. John’s area home, you will have a unique access to both nature and the city life. If you enjoy the outdoors then Newfoundland is the place for you. This province also has a fantastic arts and entertainment industry and the culinary options are endless.
At PAHWC we strongly value the bond we have with our clients and their four legged family members. To help you help them, we offer 30 minute appointment times, file dictation and the support of 30 fabulous and knowledgeable support staff. We offer a walk-in service from 8 am to 10 am for urgent care or emergency appointments and rotate our doctors on the schedule to cover these walk-in appointments. As an RVT this provides daily opportunities to utilize your valuable technician skills.
Our hospital offers the highest quality of medicine and compassion to our patient and customer care. We are equipped with a full IDEXX laboratory, digital radiography, and 2 dental suits both with dental radiography, Companion Therapy Laser CDX, ultrasound, Cornerstone management software and much more. Our personalized environment promotes a positive work life balance. We provide online training access to ACT Online and Fear Free. We strongly encourage our staff to continue lifelong learning in order to deliver state of the art medicine to our patients and that in turn will be passed to you in your learning experience.
Check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pahawc/ or visit our website at www.paradiseanimalhospital.ca.

Our ideal Vet Assistant will counsel and educate clients, under the direction of a Veterinarian or a RVT, on various aspects of animal care such as dosage/purpose of medications, home care, vaccination requirements, and preventative healthcare recommendations. In collaboration with the team, they will suggest and explain laboratory procedures and testing. They will also greet, handle, and treat animals in a way that contributes to an environment in which animals feel safe and secure. Experience in surgery and with client interaction is a asset.