Veterinary Assistant / Non-Credentialed Technician
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Come Be Part of the Frontier Team — We’re Growing Our Vet Assistant Team!
Pay range: $16-$20, experienced based
Why Join the Frontier Veterinary Urgent Care Team?
Frontier Urgent Care is a successful, privately-owned hospital that continues to grow and we need talented individuals like yourself to join our team!
What Frontier Offers You!
- Grow Your Career and Plan for Your Future
- Continuing Education
- Funds available to support professional growth
- Structured mentorship
- 401K Plan with a 4% employer match (fully vested)
- Support for Your Work-Life Balance
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Bereavement Leave
- No early mornings or overnight shifts!
- Your Wellbeing is Important to Us
- Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Personal Pet Discount
- Uniform allowance
Step Inside a Day in the Life of a Vet Assistant
No two days are the same! Working with us, you’ll have the opportunity to utilize your full skillset while gaining hands-on experience with a diverse range of patients, treatments, procedures, and diagnostics. As a Vet Assistant, you’ll work alongside our DVMs and veterinary team to provide exceptional patient care, including assisting with patient treatments such as medication administration, monitoring vital signs, IV catheter placement, and fluid administration. You’ll perform and assist with a variety of diagnostics, including radiographs, laboratory testing, CT, urinalysis, and cytology, as well as safely restrain animals for examinations and diagnostic procedures. You’ll also have the opportunity to assist with a variety of surgical procedures, including abdominal exploratories, ovariohysterectomies, cystotomies, splenectomies, gastropexies, and enucleations. You’ll maintain accurate medical records, educate clients, dispense and administer medications, and help maintain a clean, organized, and orderly work environment.
Your Work Environment
Enjoy working with a fun-loving team in a modern 6,000-square-foot hospital connected to a 9,000-square-foot specialty surgical and rehabilitation hospital. Our modern facility is built to support efficient workflow, advanced medicine, and a great team experience.
You’ll have access to:
- Digital high-definition and standing radiography
- GE 64-slice CT and GE LOGIQ S8 ultrasound
- IDEXX in-house laboratory equipment
- Large, well-equipped operating room with modern monitoring devices
- Spacious breakroom, large windows, and excellent line-of-sight
- Ample kennel and run space
- Cloud-based ezyVet, VetRadar, and Cubex systems for streamlined records, treatment, monitoring, inventory, billing, and communication
- CoVET medical dictation and record keeping assistance
Everything is thoughtfully designed to give you the technology, space, and support you need to practice excellent medicine and enjoy where you work.
What Makes You a Great Fit
- Education & Credentials
- High School or equivalent (Required)
- Experience
- 1+ year of veterinary experience (Required)
- Ability to gather detailed patient histories and obtain accurate vitals
- Proficient in blood collection
- Experience with urine and ear cytology interpretation preferred, but not required—we’re happy to help you grow these skills!
- Schedule and Commute
- Frontier is open 7 days a week from 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM (No overnight shifts)!
- 10–12-hour shifts
- Every other weekend required
- Ability to work holidays
- Ability to reliably commute to our Greenfield location or relocate prior to starting
- Skills and Qualities
- Positive, and enthusiastic attitude
- Team-oriented
- Strong communication skills
- Self-motivated and proactive
- A profound attention to detail
- Able to maintain composure in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment