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VETERINARIAN (Competitive) – Reading, PA and/or Lancaster, PA

THE ROLE

Love animals? Like people? Want to help both? There’s a place for you at Humane Veterinary Hospitals! We are looking for a Veterinarian for our Humane Veterinary Hospitals Reading.
As we continue expanding our services for pets and the people who love them, we want to hear from you – as long as you are a qualified veterinarian with a kind heart, outstanding people skills and a great work ethic.
The key responsibilities of a Veterinarian include, but are not limited to:
• Diagnosing and treating pets.
• Performing operations.
• Caring for pets.

THE COMPANY

HVH Reading is an AAHA accredited multi doctor hospital with 9 exam rooms, digital radiology and dental radiology. We offer care to the community for sick and well visits, general surgery including dentistry. Pet owners can expect to receive top-notch client amenities and the highest quality care from a well-trained, professional veterinary team.
If you have a positive attitude and drive to make a difference, then we want to cooperate with you for success!

BENEFITS

• Competitive wages with benefits including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, continuing education allowance, uniform allowance and a generous signing bonus.
• 40-hour working week, 4-5 day weekly schedule, no after hours or on-call work.

THE PERSON

The key skills and qualities of a Veterinarian:
• Veterinary practice license in Pennsylvania.
• An appreciation for the bond between humans and animals.
• Empathetic communication skills.
• Spanish-speaking is a highly desirable.

If you are keen on joining this exciting, forward thinking company and taking the next step in your career, then please forward your resume and cover letter to:

Jennifer Henne, Veterinary Team Manager
Humane Pennsylvania
1729 N. 11th Street
Reading, PA 19604
Email: [email protected]

VETERINARY TECHNICIAN (Competitive) – Reading, PA

THE ROLE

Love animals? Like people? Want to help both? There’s a place for you at Humane Pennsylvania! We are looking for a Veterinary Technician for our brand new Wellness Clinic. As we continue expanding our services for pets and the people who love them, we want to hear from you – as long as you are either a Certified Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Technician with at least two years of Veterinary Hospital, Shelter Medicine, or High Volume Spay/ Neuter experience.
The key responsibilities of a Veterinary Technician include, but are not limited to:
• Ensure a high level of animal welfare and work to improve their quality of life.
• Administering medicines and monitoring animals under anesthesia and recovering from surgery.
• Caring for pets while educating pet owners.

THE COMPANY

An expansion of Humane Pennsylvania, the mission statement of the non-profit organization is “building the best community anywhere to be an animal”. Our innovative approach to community support means that part of the new Wellness Clinic includes community outreach of going into the community to provide free exams and pay what you can vaccination and microchip services.
At Humane Pennsylvania, pets are our passion and keeping them healthy is our #1 priority. We strive to deliver excellent care for pets by providing high-quality and high-volume wellness care including sterilization surgery to Berks County’s dogs and cats.

BENEFITS

• Competitive wages with benefits including: medical, dental, and vision insurance, uniform allowance and a generous signing bonus.

THE PERSON

The key skills and qualities of a Veterinary Technician:
• Experience with animal restraint, venipuncture, medication administration is required.
• Applicants must be able to work independently and as a team, have a friendly personality, and superior animal care skills.
• A love of animals and the human animal bond.
• CVT license in Pennsylvania, or at least two years of Veterinary Hospital, Shelter Medicine, or High Volume Spay/ Neuter experience is preferred.
• Additional skills such as surgical prep, anesthesia induction, recovering and monitoring, dental prophy and dental radiography skills are preferred.
• Spanish-speaking is a highly desired.

If you are keen on joining this exciting, forward thinking company and taking the next step in your career, then please forward your resume and cover letter to:

Jennifer Henne, Veterinary Team Manager
Humane Pennsylvania
1729 N. 11th Street
Reading, PA 19604
Email: [email protected]

VETERINARY RECEPTIONIST (Competitive) – Reading, PA

THE ROLE

This position is one of importance because this team member is responsible for the client’s first impression of our hospital. In order to fill this position, you must be able to recognize and meet the clients’ needs. Some of these needs include making the client and their pet feel welcome, receiving timely service, being understood, being remembered and recognized.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Include:

  • Customer Service Responsibilities– recognizing and meeting client needs; greeting clients and patients by name in a professional and friendly manner; Identify and work compassionately with clients in various emotional states, thorough knowledge of computer system; performing opening procedures (turning on computer system, counting the cash drawer, retrieving messages, returning phone calls, knowing surgery and appointment schedules); answering telephones; taking appropriate messages; making appointments; invoicing and dismissing patients, organizing and maintaining patient records, consent forms, payment forms, etc; Monitor flow from check-in to discharge;  preparing information packets; sending sympathy cards; responding to emails; making reminder calls; checking and responding to text messages in DaySmart; answering and fielding questions for clients and non-clients in regards to animal care and hospital services;  reconciling invoices, money and charge slips at end of day.
  • Understanding and following hospital procedures and protocols.
  • Hospital Cleanliness Responsibilities– maintaining the appearance of lobby and reception area; including vacuuming, mopping, dusting, cleaning windows, wiping down lobby chairs, maintaining the lobby bathroom.
  • Animal Care and Treatment Responsibilities– greeting all patients by name; making pets feel welcome in hospital; recognizing severe cases in need of immediate attention; keeping animals isolated from others when necessary
  • Emergency Situations: During an emergency situation, the customer service specialist’s job is to calmly explain to all clients what is happening, and how it is going to affect them and their pet.
  • Attend monthly staff meetings, regularly check work email.
  • Works regularly with other Receptionists, Technicians, Assistants, Veterinarians, and the public.
  • Work schedule is Monday to Friday (with potential rotating Saturdays); either four (4) ten hour days or five (5) eight hour days.
  • Reports to Lead Veterinary Technician and Director of Veterinary Services
  • **This is by no means a complete list. Some tasks may be assigned to a specific staff member to complete. Some tasks may be added or removed from this list as deemed necessary for the safety and well-being of our patients and clients.

Physical Requirements: The ability to sit at a computer for long periods of time, ability to bend, stoop, lift up to 30 pounds, repetitive hand/ finger motion ( typing)

Working Conditions: Prolonged exposure to various aqueous solutions, including but not limited to, dish soap, chlorhexidine, and other cleaning agents, Potential exposure to isopropanol and, hydrogen peroxide. Potential exposure to isoflurane gas. Potential exposure to pressurized steam. Potential exposure to sharps including needles and surgical blades. Potential exposure to radiation producing machines. Prolonged exposure to animal hair and dander. Potential exposure to aggressive or unvaccinated animals. Will be exposed to highly emotional and stressful situations, unpleasant odors, noises and animal excrement.

THE COMPANY

Humane Pennsylvania’s mission is to building the best communities anywhere to be an animal or animal caretaker. Humane Veterinary Hospitals is how that mission is becoming a reality.  Humane Veterinary Hospitals is an AAHA accredited, multi-doctor, multi-location practice. Multiple brand new or newly renovated, state-of-the-art facilities include full service practices, walk-in clinics, mobile community services, and shelter medicine programs. HVH and Humane PA offer care to the community for sick and well visits, general surgery including dentistry, with full dental radiology. Pet owners receive top-notch client amenities and the highest quality care from a well-trained, professional veterinary team. HVH and HPA put pets and people before profit. That means our staff get to practice medicine that is not cookie cutter check list driven,  and is supported by innovative client supports and financial assistance.

HVH offers diverse and varied career opportunities or for a focus on particular areas of interest (general practice, surgery, community services, etc.) for all our veterinary staff. If you want to be a part of the future of both veterinary medicine and animal welfare, then we want to be your partner in success!

Humane Pennsylvania is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)

THE PERSON

The ideal Veterinary Receptionist should:

  • possess at least one year of Veterinary customer service experience; fluent in computer skills; math and writing skills; basic knowledge of small animal care including vaccine protocols, heartworm and flea/ tick prevention and associated diseases, such as kennel cough, parvo and tick diseases.
  • be an individual who is service oriented, professional, empathetic, and organized. Must also possess the ability to follow directions with and without supervision, to recognize certain behaviors in animals, and to refer questions to appropriate personnel.
  • possess at least one year of Veterinary customer service experience; computer skills, math and writing skills
  • have a high school diploma or GED
  • have basic knowledge of small animal care including vaccine protocols, heartworm and flea/ tick prevention and associated diseases, such as kennel cough, FIV/ FELV, parvo and tick diseases.

If you want to learn more about this exciting, forward-thinking organization and taking the next step in your career, please forward your resume, cover letter and completed HPA employment application to:

Jennifer Henne, Veterinary Team Manager
Humane Pennsylvania
1729 N. 11th Street, Reading, PA 19604
Email: [email protected]