Veterinary Specialty Center, a 24-hour Emergency and Critical Care employee-owned veterinary hospital, has an exciting opportunity for an energetic, self-motivated, and professional individual to join our team in an exciting environment. Our Ward/Kennel Attendants learn how much they enjoy the veterinary field so they often move up within the hospital and become Veterinary Technician Assistants or they even decide to go back to school and become Veterinary Technicians or Veterinarians.

Come work at an animal hospital with competitive salaries, incredible benefits, and continuing education programs. This is a great opportunity for you to gain experience in the veterinary field and to make a difference in the lives of our patients!

We are looking for a responsible, hardworking individual with emotional maturity to work alongside our energetic and dedicated staff. This position is full-time, entry-level, physically demanding, yet very rewarding.

Benefits:

• Generous Salary
• Ownership Thinking Bonuses
• Employee Volunteer Program (we pay you to volunteer)
• Financial Hardship Loans (we help when you need it most)
• Quarterly Employee Social Events (bowling, zoo, baseball game, fall festival, etc.)
• On-site Bistro (fresh salads, sandwiches, snacks, drinks, and incidentals)
• Holiday Pay
• Generous Employee Referral Bonuses
• Birthday and Anniversary Bonuses
• 401k Match Up to 3.5% When You Contribute 6%
• Health Insurance (domestic partnerships included)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Free Telehealth Services
• Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Free Pet Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Free Employee Assistance Program (financial, legal, and mental health services)
• Free Premium Scrubs/uniform

Starting salary is $17.00/hour

Please note: Starting wage may be higher than listed depending on your experience.

Key responsibilities:

• Restraining patients as needed during treatments and exams
• Basic care for pre-op and post-op patients
• Observing patients and keeping accurate records
• Admitting and releasing patients
• Cleaning of runs & cages and other basic cleaning tasks
• Stocking all departments with food, towels, and blankets for our patients

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We have exciting news! Veterinary Specialty Center is now an ESOP – an Employee Stock Ownership Plan Company!

What does this mean for you? An ESOP is a retirement plan that allows employees to own shares in the company they work for. 

And the best part? It does not require any financial outlay from our team – it's an incredible benefit that's 100% free! With an ESOP, our employees truly get what they give.

We're incredibly proud to announce that VSC is the FIRST veterinary hospital in Illinois and only the SECOND in the entire country to become an ESOP! This monumental step highlights our commitment to our team. As an ESOP, Veterinary Specialty Center is truly Locally Owned, Locally Loved, and Now Employee Owned.

This means you can expect the same compassionate care our patients and clients have always received, now delivered with an even deeper commitment from our team. Our employees are integral in making VSC more efficient and less wasteful, and as owners, they directly benefit from the financial savings and growth in the form of a second retirement plan. When our hospital does well, so do our employees!

That's right! In addition to our already incredible 401K retirement plans, our staff receive a second retirement plan, which is directly tied to the performance of our hospital. They are the owners, after all.

So why wait any longer to be a part of something bigger that you directly benefit from? Apply today!

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A little bit about us:

VSC is the first and only employee-owned specialty and emergency hospital in Illinois and only the second in the entire country! We have over 330 employees at our only location, which is about 40 minutes just outside of Chicago in Bannockburn, IL. We are extremely collaborative and foster a very active learning environment for our staff, residents, interns, and externs. Our specialties include surgery, rehabilitation and integrative medicine, internal medicine, emergency and critical care, anesthesia and pain management, radiology, neurology, oncology (medical and radiation), cardiology, dermatology, nephrology, and clinical pathology.

Join the fastest growing veterinary hospital and work alongside the most incredible team you could imagine; working side by side to provide unsurpassed patient care that is second to none. Veterinary Specialty Center was founded almost 50 years ago and has continued to be the industry leader in providing cutting-edge medicine in a kind and comforting environment.

Our hospital is a VECCS Level I facility and is one of only a few practices in the world to achieve LEVEL ONE Trauma Center Certification through ACVECC's Veterinary Committee on Trauma (VetCOT). We also believe in reinvesting in our team and referral community by offering the largest annual all-day free CE event in the midwest on the topics that matter most. Additionally, we uniquely offer high-flow oxygen, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, hemodialysis, plasmapheresis, apheresis, brand new imaging modalities, and immunotherapy.

Job Requirements:

• Ability to remain on feet for an 10-hour shift
• Ability to handle a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently and closely within a team
• Punctuality and dependability
• Heavy lifting of 30+lbs