We are a group of enthusiastic pet heroes who go beyond expectations at providing a personalized experience for all patient-guests and their parents. We currently provide dermatology, internal medicine, medical oncology, surgery, and emergency services. Our quality of care and diverse specialty offerings makes VRCCO’s team the leaders in advanced pet care for Central Oregon.

At the Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon, we believe that teamwork, superior patient care, education, and fun are the secret to a wonderful career. From day one we have known our staff has to come first to make this happen. Come see the difference for yourself and be a hero with us.

The assistant hero will work under doctors and technicians from various departments (surgery, dermatology, internal medicine, oncology, and emergency) with an emphasis in the emergency/patient care department.

Specific Duties Include Assisting In The Following Areas:

• Triage, admit, and treat patients under doctor/technician supervision
• Assist in performing physical exams
• Assist in placing intravenous catheters
• Work in multiple departments including emergency, internal medicine, dermatology and surgery
• Facilitate transfers of ER cases to the appropriate service
• Assist with surgical procedures and processing instruments
• Monitor and provide treatments to current in-patients
• Calculate drug doses and fill medications
• Communicate effectively and accurately to clients
• The assistant hero may occasionally be responsible for receptionist duties when the receptionist is unavailable, including answering phones, scheduling appointments, admitting patients
• Assist in implementation of isolation protocols
• Assist in taking and processing radiographs and performing advanced imaging
• Collect samples (blood, urine) and run in-house laboratory tests
• Maintain a clean hospital environment
• Maintain a happy, collaborative and positive attitude under stressful situations

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Previous veterinary assistant experience
• Comfort and knowledge of restraining animals
• Ability to learn new veterinary software
• 2 or 4 year college education

The successful candidate will be self-motivated and work toward being the best at what they do while being a positive impact to the team. We will encourage personal development and growth that benefits both the candidate and our hospital.

Our generous benefit package includes: medical insurance, paid vacation, discounted pet care, retirement plan, as well as other great benefits.

Expected salary: $20-$26 per hour depending on experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 - $26.00 per hour