Full Time Veterinary Assistant jobs in Alberta

WHY JOIN US?

Canada West Veterinary Specialists is an exciting full-service multi-disciplinary specialty referral practice with a dedicated 24-hour ERCC service.

At Canada West, you can look forward to continuous learning, unique cases within a highly dynamic, specialty environment, and growth through Canada West’s very own development program.

BENEFITS:

• Starting Wage: $21.00/hr for new graduates
• We grow together with our in-house Continuing Education presentations
• Subsidized extended health benefits
• Paid sick days
• Uniform allowance per year
• Wellness Spending account
• We provide employer paid Pet insurance for 2 pets
• RRSP matching program
• We have a recognition program to recognize our staff’s contributions for our success.
• We believe in your well-being and provide a company sponsored Employee Assistance Program (EAP) enabling access to caring professionals that can help access support related to fitness, physical health and mental well-being programs.
• We have fun together with our hospital sponsored social events like; having Food Trucks visit us onsite, Halloween pumpkin carving contests, Annual Christmas Party, Pub Nights, etc.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Care Assistants provide support to the Technicians and Veterinarians and basic care for patients.
• Responsible for basic animal husbandry for patients in Wards and ICU
• Ensures that all kennels and working areas are cleaned, disinfected and properly maintained
• Restraint of patients for medical procedures
• May be asked to administer oral medications under the supervision of the doctor or technician on duty.
• Demonstrate proper implementation of protocols with potentially infectious and/or zoonotic diseased patients.
• May be asked to assist in patient monitoring under the supervision of a veterinarian or technician.
• Facilitates admissions and discharges of patients.
• Responsible for training new PCA’s as part of the onboarding process.

*If contacted for the role, you will receive a full job description that includes a full list of duties and responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Veterinary Office Assistant Certification, or equivalent experience required

WORKING HOURS

• The typical 10hr shifts are Days: 7am-5:30pm. Evenings: 3pm -1:30am. Overnights: 10:30pm – 9am.
• We offer shift premiums for both Evenings and Overnight shifts.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Canada West Veterinary Specialists, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $21.00-$26.00 per hour

Experience:

• Veterinary Assistant: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person