All Creatures Care Cottage Veterinary Hospital offers a full range of services for your pet. Our services range from routine preventative and diagnostic care, surgical procedures, Dental, boarding, and grooming for cats, dogs, pocket and exotic pets. In our Costa Mesa veterinary clinic, your dog, cat, or other furry, feathered and scaled friends will receive care that revolves around their comfort and your peace of mind.

Our highly-trained staff offers friendly, professional service that promotes health and wellbeing for your pet. Our genuine concern for your time and your pets' quality of life is complemented by our use of the latest technology and techniques during routine visits and other required care.

The team at All Creatures Care Cottage Veterinary Hospital performs medical and surgical treatments with a high standard of excellence. Our love of animals and our respect for our clients shows in the way we handle each case. For the quality care your pet deserves, contact us for your various veterinary needs.

If you are a passionate and caring team player, please apply today!

Who We Are

We are All Creatures Care Cottage and have been a part of the Costa Mesa community for 50 years servicing all types of pets. Our mission is to be a community of veterinary teams providing personalized care with exceptional hospitality. What makes us unique and unlike most hospitals is we treat an array of patients from dogs and cats to reptiles and birds. We love all creatures and do our best to provide the gold standard of care for our patients at all times. We are a client focused hospital who treats their clients like they are a part of the ACCC family. Here at ACCC we understand that we cannot do what we love, which is treating pets, without our clients and we actively work to create a trusting and lasting relationship with them.

Our Mission and Culture

Our company's mission and values, work together, amaze, and grow (WAG) are the foundation of which we stand on and guide us in every decision we make. We believe that if we walk in our values daily by working together, amazing our clients by finding ways to say yes, and living out a growth mindset we will be successful in all that we do. We are currently looking to add awesome team members to our hospital that embody these beliefs, align with our mission and have a desire to make a positive impact on the lives of our clients, patients, and team members.

What's In It For You

Our promise to you as an employee is that you will be valued, appreciated, and respected. You will be part of an environment where your voice is heard, you are supported with the tools needed to be successful in your career, and continuous growth and educational opportunities. You will be a part of something that ignites positive change and growth within the company and be an active participant in making ACCC the best that it can be. We offer a generous benefits package which includes various forms of insurance coverage, PTO, CE (for those who apply), EAP programs and more!

What You Will Need

So with all that said, what makes YOU, the amazing person reading this, a good fit for this position? To be successful and flourish here at ACCC you would exemplify the following.

Our Culture Codes

Here at ACCC we believe a hospital's overall success can be directly related to the culture that is created within the hospital. Each team member plays a role and contributes to the work environment that is desired at ACCC. Our culture codes are the standards in which we operate at all times and we are all individually accountable for actions and we show up to our hospital each day.

1. Execute the mission and values at all times
2. Positive mindset
3. Find ways to say "yes"
4. Hold accountability for your actions and behaviors
5. Growth mindset
6. Do not participate in gossip about clients, patients, and team members
7. Celebrate others
8. Compassionate to team members, patients, and clients
9. You are an excellent communicator and value the power of active listening

Skills and Responsibilities

1. Perform initial evaluation of the pet's condition and advise veterinarian regarding nature of visit, preventative care due and client concerns.
2. Restrain animals in a safe, efficient and compassionate manner during examinations and procedures.
3. Obtain and prepare laboratory samples as requested by the veterinarian, i.e. urine, fecal and ear cytology. Record results in the patient's medical record and communicate results to the veterinarian in a timely fashion.
4. Prepare and perform radiographs or ultrasounds following proper safety procedures.
5. Prepare and set up for surgical procedures while utilizing knowledge of proper sterile field requirements. Monitoring general anesthesia, sedation, and post procedure recovery.
6. Prepare and perform dental prophylaxis procedures including dental radiographs, scaling/polishing, dental charting, and extractions (RVT only).
7. Accurately prepare and dispense medications as directed by the veterinarian, ensuring that medications are added to the pet's record and appropriately charged to the client.
8. Follow all DEA guidelines, including but not limited to documentation of all controlled drugs used or dispensed at any time.
9. Follow all OSHA guidelines, including but not limited to the appropriate safety and handling of hazardous materials.
10. Perform technical skills within state practice guidelines regarding duties of credentialed and non credentialed veterinary technicians.
11. Know vaccination guidelines within the hospital and administer vaccinations under the direction of the veterinarian.
12. Perform routine procedures, i.e. heartworm testing, nail trims and anal gland expressions.
13. Monitor hospitalized pets and perform treatments as directed by the veterinarian.
14. Utilize hospital computer systems to document medical records and communicate with clients and teammates. Systems include the hospital practice management system, Vets First Choice and AllyDVM.
15. Other duties as assigned.
16. Fear Free certification or experience a plus!
17. Exotics and bird experience are a plus!

Position Skills:

• Professional client communication and education obtaining medical histories and symptoms
• Laboratory procedures including but not limited to: hematology, cytology, urinalysis, microbiology, blood chemistry, and fecals
• Diagnostic imaging and implementing safety protocols of fellow staff members
• Nursing skills including: restraining patients, administering medications PO/IV/SUBQ/IM, applying and maintaining bandages, proficient IV catheter placement and venipuncture, surgery prep, anaesthesia monitoring
• Proficient in dental prophylaxis

Position Require ments:

• Veterinary Technician Certification or Licensure (CVT, RVT, LVT, or LVMT) or the ability to transfer credentials from state to state.
• Associates degree in Veterinary Technology

Ready to help us WAG?

We live out our WAG Values on a daily basis, but don't just take our word for it. Check out the video below to hear directly from some of our teammates who Work Together, Amaze, and Grow on what our WAG Values mean to them.

https://vimeo.com/429372329

Benefits

Our team members enjoy an extensive, comprehensive benefits package. When you're on our team, we've got you covered.

Pay range of $25.00 plus based on experience.

YOUR HEALTH - COVERED.

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Vision Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Mental Health Counseling
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Long & Short-term Disability Insurance
• Teledoc- FREE doctor access 24/7

YOUR FAMILY - COVERED.

• Caring for Elderly Family
• Returning to Work After a Baby
• Divorce
• Moving to a New Community
• Grieving for a Lost Loved One
• Military Family Matters
• Job Relocation
• Buying or Selling a Home

YOUR FINANCES - COVERED.

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Budgeting and Financial Guidance
• Teammate Referral Program
• Discounted Veterinary Care
• Retirement Planning
• Will and Testament Planning
• Tax Issues
• Identify Theft Recovery
• Legal Counseling
• Teammate Assistance Program

About Southern Veterinary Partners

SVP pursues partnerships with like-minded veterinarians to build this growing network of compassionate, service-oriented animal hospitals. We're based in Birmingham, AL, but the heartbeat of our organization is in our 300+ local animal hospitals across the country.

Our team's continuous dedication has rewarded us with remarkable growth, and Southern Veterinary Partners now employs more than 5,000 employees nationwide. The organization's success has not gone unnoticed, landing us recognition among Inc. 5000's List of "Fastest Growing Companies in America" (2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021), Birmingham Business Journal's "FastTrack 30" of the Fastest Growing Companies in Birmingham (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021), and Birmingham Business Journal's "Best Places to Work" (2021).

You + SVP | Amazing Together
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