Do you love being in the middle of the action? Are you the calm in the storm, the one who anticipates what the team needs before they even ask?

If you're ready to be an essential part of a life-saving team—and work for a hospital where your hard work builds your own future—then we’ve got the mission for you.

Veterinary Specialty Center (VSC) in Bannockburn, Illinois, is on the hunt for passionate and dedicated Veterinary Technician Assistants to join our league of extraordinary medical professionals. We're not just a cutting-edge, employee-owned hospital; we're a family of superheroes saving lives around the clock.

Why You'll Love Being a VSC Hero

• An Ownership Stake (On Us!): As an employee-owned company, you’ll join our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). And the best part? The shares are completely free. There is no financial buy-in required; the only buy-in is your dedication and commitment to making VSC the best it can be with you as a part of it!
• You Make the Mission Possible: You are the glue that holds the ER and specialty teams together. You are the expert in patient comfort, the master of calm and effective restraint, and the wizard who keeps the treatment room stocked and ready for anything. You’ll be assisting our Technicians and Doctors, ensuring they have what they need, so the entire team can save the day.
• Your 'Super-Friends' Have Your Back: You'll be working shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the best professionals in the business: board-certified specialists, fast-paced emergency DVMs, and a large team of highly-skilled Technicians. We are a culture built on collaboration and mutual respect. We couldn’t do it without you.
• The Coolest 'Hero Lair' Ever: Work in a 78,000-square-foot "Hall of Justice" that’s loaded with the best tech in the biz: 3T MRI, 64-slice CT, digital radiography, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and much more. You'll be part of the team that uses this amazing technology and see cutting-edge medicine every single day.
• The Ultimate 'Training Ground': This isn't just a job; it's a launchpad for your career. You'll be surrounded by an incredible team and learn by doing. If you have a passion for growing in the veterinary field, there is no better place to see cases you've only read about in textbooks.

Benefits:

• Generous Salary
• Multiple Free CE Opportunities and CE Allowance
• 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
• License Fee Reimbursement
• Free Employee Assistance Program (financial, legal, and mental health services)
• Free Premium Scrubs/uniform

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

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 Description for Technician Assistant
We are expanding in several departments and are in need of additional veterinary assistants. We offer the opportunity to learn and grow with our hospital. Some responsibilities of veterinary assistants include:

• Perform basic lab work
• Clean, sterilize and maintain kennels, exam rooms, cages and surgical equipment
• Walking patients
• Comfortably restrain pets during examinations and procedures
• Perform some clerical duties including:
• Medical record entry
• Presenting patient care plans (PCP’s) with clients
• Checking clients in and out of the hospital 

Assist Certified Veterinary Technicians (CVT) with treatments on patients including:

• PEG Tube feedings
• Cryotherapy
• Passive range of motion
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Placement and maintenance of IV catheters
• Assisting with monitoring and recovery of surgical patients
• Post-operative patient care and discharging
• Assist specialist with appointments

Experience with animals is preferred.

Job Type: Full-time, Part-Time

Salary: starting from $18/hour