**BluePearl Pet Hospital in Olympia is hiring an exceptional Veterinary Assistant to join our Surgery department.** · Are you an experienced Veterinary Assistant looking to take the next step in your career? · Do you have the desire to develop advanced surgical assisting skills? · Have you been searching for a team that works collaboratively and encourages each other to succeed? If you answered yes, please check us out today! We are looking for a Veterinary Assistant to join our Surgery Department. The ideal candidate is compassionate, humble and honest. You will utilize your skills and learn new and advanced techniques while working with a team that functions with a great deal of autonomy and responsibility. In addition to exemplary specialty and emergency medicine, we maintain a collaborative and collegial working environment that supports continued growth and learning at our hospital at all levels. At BluePearl Olympia, you will join a group of veterinary professionals that support and encourage each other. **Schedule** : Tuesday-Friday 8:00am-6:00pm **Pay VA** I: $20.83 - $30.09 / hour This pay band is a starting point and is dependent on experience and advancement through Kahuna leveling system. We also offer competitive shift differential pay for eligible hours worked for nights and weekends. *Shift differentials are based on a 4-hour minimum. For example: Mon – Fri: 6pm to 8am = $4.50 Shift Differential Sat & Sun: 6pm to 8am = $8.00 Shift Differential Sat & Sun: 8am to 6pm = $4.50 Shift Differential **As a Surgery Veterinary Assistant, you will:** · Participate in client communication and education · Admit and discharge surgical patients · Prepare patients for surgery and setup surgical suites · Setup, use and maintain surgical equipment · Scrub in for surgical procedures · Use hands-free techniques to perform digital radiographs · Perform diagnostic procedures including in-house laboratory testing · Accurately keep medical records · Perform venipuncture and intravenous catheter placement · Perform enteral and parenteral medication administration · Provide basic life support during a CPR event · Mentor and train other associates and externs Why BluePearl? · Our passion is pets. We offer Trupanion pet insurance and discounts to our associates for pet treatments, procedures, and food. · We encourage you to grow with us. Our technicians 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 his/her career. · In order 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: · Health, dental, vision, and life insurance options. · Flexible work schedules. · Time to reset, rewind, and reflect through our paid time off and floating holiday plans. · A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment. · 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 each applicant will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual or affectional preference, 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_