Veterinary Assistant - Surgery

Frederick

Maryland

Description

Skylos Sports Medicine, a BluePearl Veterinary Partner, is an Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine specialty practice which focuses on client-centered veterinary care. We are currently recruiting for a Veterinary Assistant to join our surgery team!

Pay:

The vision for Skylos Sports Medicine was developed in 2015 by husband-and-wife Drs. Peter and Faith Lotsikas and is the realization of their united dream of providing personalized orthopedic and rehabilitation therapy for the canine companion. Our mission is to restore and maintain the basic canine freedom to feel good and run for the fun of it. To uphold our vision, we have endeavored to create the best possible environment for those who work here and those who visit us, human and canine alike.

Our hospital provides a unique orthopedic and rehabilitation team focused on treating and preventing injury, aiding recovery, and enhancing performance. Helping dogs live well is what drives us.

• Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets?

• Do you thrive ina fast-paced, dynamic, and rewarding work environment?

• Are you a team player who enjoys working together on a team toprovidequality care for pets?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you.

A BluePearl Surgery

Assistant

will

be responsible for

some post-operative client communication and must be able to work independently while contributing to a larger team goal.

As a Surgery Veterinary

Assistant,

you will:

• Assist with patient evaluation and examination

• Obtain high quality digital orthopedic radiographs

• Run routine lab work

• Administer medications and treatments

• Sterilize surgical instruments

• Exercise patients

• Clean kennels and ensure overall cleanliness of the hospital

• Provide client education and communication

Why

BluePearl

?

• Our passion is pets. We offerTrupanionpet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food.

• We encourage you to grow with us. Our associates are leveled by their skillset and move up in level as they gain more skills and experience. We are focused on developing our associates into leaders through talent development programs and leadership workshops. As a member of Mars Veterinary Health, our associates have endless opportunities to advance in their career.

• To transform and lead the industry through innovative quality medicine and care, we understand the importance of continuous learning. We offer annual continuing education allowance, free continuing education sessions, our own BluePearl University for training, and our clinicians have access to over 2,000 medical journals.

• We value your health and well-being as an associate by providing you with the following:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options.

• Parental leave benefits

• Flexible work schedules

• 401k and retirement planning

• Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans

• A regional licensed social worker who canprovideguidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how tomaintaina healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment

• We promote a family-like culture in our hospitals. We are all in this together. We believe in working together to lead the industry by enriching lives through remarkable care for pets.

BluePearl

is committed to a diverse work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We are an equal opportunity

employer

and you will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need

assistance

or

an accommodation

during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to

provide

such

assistance

, and no applicant will be penalized

as a result of

such a request. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.