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Working at Highway 58 Animal Hospital
At Highway 58 Animal Hospital, we provide a unique opportunity to deliver compassionate care to a diverse range of animal patients while collaborating with a skilled and supportive team of professionals. Our hospital is dedicated to fostering the growth and development of your veterinary skills in a collaborative and progressive environment. With a commitment to excellence in veterinary medicine, state-of-the-art facilities, and a strong emphasis on work-life balance, Highway 58 Animal Hospital is the perfect place for passionate individuals seeking a rewarding career in veterinary medicine.
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Open Positions
Veterinarian
Highway 58 Animal Hospital and Laparoscopic Surgery Center is a full service state-of-the-art animal care facility that has been serving the medical needs of pet owners in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the surrounding areas since 1977.
Providing high quality medicine while maintaining affordable costs for our clients, Highway 58 Animal Hospital sets itself apart from other veterinary clinics by offering a wide variety of services and surgeries that are typically found only at referral centers. Some of the advanced services we offer include Computerized Tomography (CT) scans, and laparoscopic surgery.
Essential Responsibilities
- Examine and treat companion animals to detect and determine the nature of disease or injuries.
- Operate diagnostic equipment and collect diagnostic samples as well as interpret results.
- Advise pet owners on preventative care and treatment options.
- Perform surgery and prescribe medication as needed.
- Provide counsel around pet end of life care.
- Maintain patients’ medical records.
- Ensures compliance with veterinary ethics and relevant statues, policies, and procedures.
Requirements/Qualifications
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from an accredited AVMA institution.
- Appropriate state licensure.
- Eligibility to obtain DEA/BNDD.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrates professional and courteous presentation consistently with staff and clients.
- Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance.
Benefits Offered
- Unlimited personal time
- Bonus incentives
- Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
- Retirement benefits (401(k), Roth(k) with match)
- CE and licensure reimbursement
- Flexible work schedules
- Managing career path development
- Employee Assistance Program
- DVM Referral Program
- Mental Health Resources
- Relocation assistance available
Pay Range
USD $100,000.00 – USD $120,000.00 /Yr.
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Kennel Technician
Highway 58 Animal Hospital and Laparoscopic Surgery Center is a full service state-of-the-art animal care facility that has been serving the medical needs of pet owners in Chattanooga, Tennessee and the surrounding areas since 1977.
Providing high quality medicine while maintaining affordable costs for our clients, Highway 58 Animal Hospital sets itself apart from other veterinary clinics by offering a wide variety of services and surgeries that are typically found only at referral centers. Some of the advanced services we offer include Computerized Tomography (CT) scans, and laparoscopic surgery.
Position Purpose
Reporting into the Practice Manager, the Kennel Assistant provides care to address the needs of patients that are visiting the practice for grooming and / or boarding. The Kennel Assistant ensures that the boarding area is clean and safe for all patients by cleaning cages, runs, and ward areas and washing laundry. The Kennel Assistant walks, feeds, and administers medication to patients (as needed and supervised by Doctor or Technician and based on confidence and experience).
Pay: $14-$16 p/hr, depending on experience.
Ability to work on weekends and holidays as required
Competencies
- Patience & Compassion: Remaining professional while still making Doctors, teammates, clients, and patients feel as comfortable as possible regardless of the situation or challenges presented.
- Collaboration & Teamwork: Carefully coordinating actions with practice team members. Quickly incorporating feedback to ensure positive results. Sharing ideas and being open to other’s ideas. Continually looking for ways to help others.
- Communicating: Conveying boarding outcomes to clients and teammates to ensure successful client care.
- Active Listening: Following the expressed wishes of clients.
- Client Satisfaction: Ensuring all activities and interactions result in the highest level of client satisfaction.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provides great care for patients visiting the practice for grooming and / or boarding.
- Ensures patients are admitted noting the client’s specific instructions to ensure a quality outcome including contact information and pick up time.
- Accurately and legibly records information related to the patient such as feeding schedules, appearance, and behavior during practice visit.
- Observes patient’s appearance and activity for general physical condition, obvious signs of illness, disease and discontent.
- Appropriately handles patients and as needed, properly restrains hard-to-control patients.
- Walks patients several times a day to provide exercise and time for elimination of bowels and bladder.
- Applies knowledge of normal food and liquid requirements and as required, provides special food and liquids.
- Ensures patients are clean and fresh smelling and have been checked by a Technician / Doctor prior to discharge; ensures patient has all personal property upon exit.
- Ensures cages and patients are properly numbered and identified and that personal property (toys, treats, blankets, leashes) are stored in the proper areas and identified.
- Regularly cleans, disinfects and maintain kennels, cages, runs and stalls as often as is necessary to ensure no cages or kennels are soiled and odors are not apparent. Performs general cleaning in other areas of the hospital to control the spread of disease. Washes and sterilizes water and food bowls.
- Launders and dries towels and blankets.
- Walks hospital grounds regularly and cleans any trash and stool material; empties trash throughout the practice and grounds.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements/Qualifications
- Ability to work on weekends and holidays as required
- Previous veterinary experience preferred
- Ability to lift patients up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients over 25 pounds with assistance
- Practices OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE
Benefits Offered
- Paid time off
- Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
- Retirement benefits or accounts
- Bonus incentive
- Flexible work schedules
- Career and professional development
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Personal Pet Discounts
- Uniform allowance
Benefits offered may vary depending on full or part time employment status according to company policy.
Pay Range