Veterinary Assistant

Overview

Join Our Amazing Team at VCA Madison Animal Hospital ! We’re currently seeking a full-time Veterinary Assistant to join our dedicated and compassionate team!

Location: 300 Main Street, Suite 53, Madison, NJ 07940

Compensation: $19 - 21/ hr and the pay is determined by skill set, and years of experience in the field.

Schedule: Full-time opportunity, with weekend rotations.

About Us: In our AAHA-accredited hospital, we've cared for pets to live long, healthy, and happy lives for over 40 years. We strive to provide the best medical care for pets and the best experience for their owners. Our full-service hospital offers a wide range of services, including diagnostics, radiology, dentistry, surgery, ultrasound, grooming, and retail supplies.

We are passionate about supporting veterinary technicians and assistants and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a veterinary technician career has to offer. We are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work.

We support a work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve. Below are some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team!

• Access to the people and resources of a large veterinary community

• Advancement and leadership opportunities

• Internal CE and development opportunities

• Free NAVTA membership, access to Vet Folio, Plumbs App, and more

• Tuition assistance including Veterinary Technology Associates, Bachelors completion and more

• Medical, dental & vision insurance, a variety of additional coverage options

• Free mental health care through Lyra Health (up to 12 sessions a year)

• Access to free counseling through Cigna Life Assistance program

• Access to Headspace app

• Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay

• Paid parental leave

• Fertility coverage, gender affirmation services

• Growing network of onsite social workers

• Generous hospital discounts for your pets, a variety of other discounts including cellular service, apparel, computer equipment, etc.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Referral bonus opportunities

• Practice management software with digital innovations for streamlined practice flow and client communication

• Compassionate patient care

• Client education and care

• Pharmacy and medication administration

• Lab sample collection and processing

• Diagnostic imaging

• Surgical preparation and assisting

• Anesthesia monitoring

• Dentistry

• Medical recordkeeping

Ready to build a career where compassion and collaboration are at the heart of what you do? Apply today and help us shape the future of veterinary care—one patient at a time.

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at