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Join our growing team - Seeking a Veterinary Assistant!

About Us

VCA Castle Shannon Animal Hospital is an AAHA and Cat Friendly accredited primary care practice that has been serving the Pittsburgh community for over seventy years! y. We are looking to add full time team members to our medical team! We believe in excellent customer service, gold standard medicine, and teamwork.

We are open Monday through Friday Thursday 8am - 6pm

Why VCA

We are passionate about supporting veterinary professionals 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!

Career Support

+ 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 VetFolio, Plumbs App, and more

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

Health & Well Being

+ 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

Other Perks

+ 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

Why We Want You!

As a member of the VCA Castle Shannon team, you will support technician and doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient.

You have worked hard to gain experience and we want you to use the knowledge that you have invested your time and talent in. The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to:

+ Laboratory work

+ Assisting in exam rooms

+ Client communication and education

+ Pharmacy

+ Patient recovery

+ Compassionate care of our hospitalized animals

**Interested?** Apply! We look forward to hearing from you.

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 vcacareers.com