Experienced Animal Care Attendant - Toronto, Canada - Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital of West Toronto

Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital of West Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

4 days ago

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Job description

The Veterinary Emergency and Referral Hospital of West Toronto in Mississauga, is a newly established after hours emergency clinic and referral hospital, offering urgent care to pets and their owners when their family veterinarian is closed along with specialty veterinary medicine.

We have been operating since 2011 but will be moving into a new facility.

We pride ourselves on providing compassionate urgent medical care to patients and clients after hours when their family veterinarian is closed.

We are looking for an experienced veterinary receptionist/Animal Care Attendant (ACA) to join our team in a part-time/full time capacity.

Every shift is different and offers an experience to learn and use your hands on skills.

You will work side by side with the Registered Veterinary Technicians and ER Veterinarian affording our clients the benefit of a personalized experience.

Our patients are not just a number, your success will be connecting with our clients to help ease the stress and uncertainty of dealing with their sick pets.

Requirements:

Ontario Secondary School diploma or equivalent.
1 year of experience working in a veterinary hospital setting.
Ability to work overnights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to work 12 hour shifts.
Excellent client communication skills.
Ability to lift weights of up to 50 pounds.
Eagerness to learn and grow.
A passion for helping pets and their owners.
Ability to work with a range of different people with different personalities.
Comfortable in PC and Mac environments.

Responsibilities:

Assisting the veterinarians and RVTs with patient care as a team and independently.
Client communication (reception).
Billing, processing payments/refunds and other office duties.
Housekeeping duties including some cleaning of the facility and the patients.

What we offer:

Work life balance is a priority when scheduling. We want you to be able to plan for "life", know your schedule months in advance
Free parking, and stay connected with wifi connectivity.
Health and Dental Benefits Package for full time employees.
Discounted medical care for your own pets.
Discounted pet food and supplies for your own pets.
Uniform allowance
Looking for something specific? We are open to discussing individual needs and helping to achieve your goals Let us know what you're looking for in this position that we may be able to help you with.