Veterinary Assistant/receptionist

7 days ago


Victoria, Canada Grace Veterinary Hospital Full time

**We are looking for a full time Vet assistant. We are open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm. You would not have to work weekends/evenings. We truly believe in work/life balance, so overtime, missed lunches, and being called in on your days off is extremely rare. We offer competitive wages, paid vacation, discounted services for personal animals, amongst other benefits.**

**We are a full service hospital with in house laboratory, radiology, surgery, and dentistry.**
- Excellent customer service skills
- Solid communication skills
- Generally positive, calm demeanor
- Desire to build strong working relationships with your coworkers
- Compassion and patience for animals and humans alike
- Healthy and established personal stress management skills
- Ability to: stand and walk around the hospital for an extended period of time to facilitate client care; sit for an extended period of time; lift objects up to 20lbs, such as office materials, patient files, and small animals
- Comfortable working with business-related computer software
- Strong attention to detail; excellent time management; and strong ability to multitask in a fast paced, sometimes stressful environment

Please send your cover letter and resume.

Job Duties:
Provides exceptional client service and builds relationships with clients through service, respect, and professionalism.

Welcomes and supports clients and patients, adapting responses to reflect the situation.

Efficiently and accurately performs clerical duties, schedules appointments, answers questions, and maintains front office and exam room flow.

Routinely contributes to the cleanliness and organization of the practice, to ensure all guests leave with a lasting positive impression of the hospital.

Greets, handles, and treats pets with kindness, compassion, patience, and competence

Supports healthcare recommendations and helps educate clients on care or products that would enrich the life of their pet.

Identifies questionable or missed fees, and ensures that owners meet all financial obligations. Assists in monitoring inventory of office supplies, prescription food and retail

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $17.50-$20.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Victoria, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Veterinary Assistant: 1 year (preferred)
- Front desk: 1 year (preferred)
- Customer service: 1 year (preferred)



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