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About the Role
Veterinary Assistants at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center work alongside veterinarians and technicians to provide patient care. They assist during exams, blood sampling, catheter placement, and laboratory tests. Career ladders and tuition assistance offer growth opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Provide excellent care and ensure cleanliness and comfort of all AMC patients
- Provide appropriate assistance with emergency patients
- Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges
- Facilitate patient visits
- Perform accurate record keeping and data entry
- Communicate changes in patient’s behavior and voids to doctors and technicians
- Maintain excellent working relationships between departments
Requirements
- Ability to lift and restrain animals weighing up to 50 pounds
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, demonstrating a high level of initiative
- Must exhibit good organizational, multi-tasking, and communication skills
- Must have ability to remain composed in stressful and emergency situations
- Must be able to follow detailed protocols
- Must neatly and correctly fill out paperwork as necessary
- Must have high school diploma or equivalent
- Approved Veterinary Assistant or equivalent certificate a plus, but not required
- Flexibility and the ability to accommodate shift work in a hospital that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Skills
- Animal restraint
- Teamwork
- Initiative
- Organization
- Multi-tasking
- Communication
- Composure in stressful situations
- Following protocols
- Record keeping
- Data entry
Location
- Manhattan
Work Type
- Full-time
- Shift work
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Veterinary Assistant or equivalent certificate (plus)
Salary/Compensations
- $17.30—$22 USD
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous sign-on bonus $1,000
- Generous paid time off
- Tuition assistance
- 50% discount on veterinary care
- 403b matching
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Eligibility for The Public Loan Service Forgiveness Program
About the Company
- Excellence in veterinary medicine since 1910.
- The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center is the world’s largest veterinary teaching hospital, offering compassionate, collaborative, and cutting-edge veterinary care.
- Created one of the most advanced veterinary facilities in the world.
- Completed a major expansion and renovation, transforming the hospital into a state-of-the-art facility.
- Highlights include: A brand-new full floor surgical center, 1.5 Tesla Philips MRI, 64-slice spiral CT scanner, Electroencephalography (EEG), Elekta Versa HD Linear Accelerator, In-house Laboratory, Ultrasound, Echocardiogram, and Mobile Cone Beam CT.
- A multidisciplinary team of 140+ veterinarians across 20+ specialties.
- Located in Manhattan, surrounded by leading research and teaching institutions.
- Collaborative research opportunities abound.
- Strong focus on education ensures a rewarding career for those passionate about mentoring and advancing veterinary medicine.