Are you are seeking a position in a team-oriented family of a practice, where you can grow, develop and be appreciated? Looking for a practice where hard work is rewarded, with no slackers, no drama, and owners who say please and thank you? How about a job where you are encouraged and supported to grow in this field or another, whether it's nursing for humans, criminal justice, or veterinary school. We will support you on your journey!

BEST FRIENDS IS LIKE A FAMILY. We have slowly built our team of excellent, friendly, diverse, upbeat, multi-tasking wizards. We are very proud to have created a dedicated, amazing team with the one goal: to provide exceptional veterinary health care and customer care.

We support our team in all ways because it's what you do for family. We are so proud to say that in our ten years, we have nurtured several new veterinarians with another in vet school now, multiple licensed veterinary technicians with 2 in school now (while still working with us). School is important - so we flex and adapt our staff schedule for students each new semester.

We pay our staff well (based upon experience) and provide an amazing benefits package for full timers incl. paid vacation, personal, sick, and bereavement time, health insurance, retirement plan, and generous pet care discounts. We truly do have a drama-free workplace (ask our staff) where there's always good music, endless coffee, lots of chocolate, and constant showers of yummy treats from our awesome clients.

BTW - We are a medical facility only - No boarding. No grooming. (So, there's no kennel to clean, hear, or smell)

Our veterinary assistants work directly with our doctors during appointments, and assist our licensed technicians with medical and surgical care. Assistants also clean and maintain our beautiful, odor-free, stylish facility. All staff are cross trained to assist with phones and to fill prescriptions, as well. It's a great role to learn and develop essential skills for general veterinary practice. We love multi-taskers that have broad ranging experience with pets and people! This role will include some time at the reception desk, as well.

We love working with pre-vet students and vet tech students especially.

Please - serious inquiries and experienced (1 year MINIMUM) applicants only. Comfort with computers is a must, as is comfort with humans. We use Avimark software and no paper charts.

Please note that Saturday hours are until just 1 pm and some evenings until 7pm are a must for this position, as is the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. (Closed on Sundays)

We look forward to hearing from you! Thanks for reading our post. We encourage you to check us out on Facebook (BFvetcare) and at BFVetCare.com and read all our unsolicited reviews on Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

Friendly reminder - Before you submit an application...

***THIS POSITION REQUIRES PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH ANIMALS IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING*** (veterinary practice, animal hospital or shelter)

Pet ownership and online certifications without hands-on paid work experience do not meet these criteria. Thanks for understanding. Please do not proceed.

For consideration your resume MUST document at least 12 months of prior experience as a veterinary assistant in veterinary practice. THIS POSITION is for someone who has experience handling difficult patients as well as the cute and fuzzy easy ones.

Vet med is not always easy. If you are not comfortable with restraint of a pet that could hurt you or your colleague, please, do not apply.

IMPORTANT - we will initially contact you through Indeed Messages. Please keep an eye out for a message. Thanks!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)
401(k) matching
Employee discount
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Uniform allowance

Application Question(s):

Where have you worked previously as a veterinary assistant and for how many months?
Everything written into a medical record is part of a legal document. These questions evaluate your ability to communicate professionally in writing. Before you submit this application are you confident that your answers and your resume convey the importance of good, clear, careful, professional communication?
For consideration you must have EXPERIENCE as a VETERINARY ASSISTANT AT A VETERINARY OFFICE working with dogs and cats. Does your resume show this experience? If no , then thank you. Please stop. You will not be considered.
Are you a serious candidate, absolutely certain that you answered all the questions, have the required prior veterinary assistant experience, have an up to date resume showing previous veterinary experience, and finally, do you understand that without all of these things, you will not be considered?
( This is a multi-part question about getting to the job. There should be multiple individual answers)

There is no public transit in our area.
*Do you have a valid driver's license?

*Do you have your own vehicle?

*If not, how do you plan to get to work?
*How far do you currently live from 145 Smithtown Blvd in Nesconset do you live? (Based on google maps from your home this address)

*Is this a reasonable commute for you given Long Island traffic?

Experience:

animal hospital veterinary assistant: 1 year (Required)

Language:

and write English fluently (Required)

Work Location: In person

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