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Career Opportunities at Knollwood
We want to hear from you!
We are always glad to accept resumes from enthusiastic, hard working, dependable, team-oriented individuals with the energy and passion to create a great experience for our patients and clients. If you have an interest in joining our team of veterinary health care professionals, please read on!
Currently available job positions are bordered in green; those bordered in red have been filled, but show what positions become available from time to time. However, whether or not we have a position currently available, we DO want to hear from you, if you meet the criteria above and below.
The preferred applicant will be a team player with pet handling experience, a basic understanding of medical office protocol and terminology, and the ability to maintain a medical-appropriate appearance and attitude at all times. However, if you have other, unrelated, skills that you feel will allow you to bridge a lack of medical office experience, come on in, fill out an application, and tell us what you think you can offer!
All of our Knollwood staff are constantly on their feet, constantly moving, and constantly multi-tasking. We work hard, and you will, too! Hours include some mornings as early as 7:45am and some evenings until 8:30 pm or later. We rotate our schedule monthly.
We supply uniforms, and assign a mentor to all new hires in their area of responsibility. Newly hired staff are expected to complete and sign off on a training program within a required amount of time to maintain their position. Please note that we DO check references, and we DO have an active drug and alcohol testing program in place both before and after we hire all staff.
Because our clients (and us, too!) appreciate getting to know and work with the same individuals over time, we do not hire seasonal workers. If you are seeking a summer job, a holiday job, or a job during college break, please do not submit an application. If you are a college or high school student seeking veterinary experience, and if you meet the same criteria as anyone we would hire and are willing to work dependably and reliably over a fixed short time frame, please DO contact us about a volunteer position.
To apply, you must contact our Front Office, in person, for a written job description and to fill out a job application. Applications must be filled out in our office without exception, and must include the required references listed for the position, any documentation listed within each position, and a HAND-WRITTEN cover letter.
In support of the application you have filled out in our office, you may e-mail, mail, or fax a resume to:
SNAIL MAIL: ATTN: Dr. Deborah Mitchell, Knollwood Hospital for Pets, 2237 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, IL 60194
FAX: ATTN: Dr. Deborah Mitchell, 888-600-4552.
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Receptionist Position, part time
We're seeking a smart, kind, people-oriented and utterly dependable individual with the energy and passion to create a great experience for our patients and clients. This is a part-time skilled position, all weekdays, mix of first and second shift. No weerkend or emergency hours. Prior veterinary office, small business office, or medical office experience is required.
You must have reliable transportation and the ability to show up for work without fail and on time. Pay scale is based upon documented skill level and ability to perform, or to learn to perform within a specified period of time, office duties such as those listed below. |
Necessary Job Skills:
- Familiarity and competence with veterinary computer software such as Cornerstone
- Professional demeanor and excellent in-office communication skills with clients and staff
- Professional telephone skills with clients, including the ability to SMILE through the phone!
- Excellent command of spoken and written English, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Anticipating and accommodating the needs and quirks of our Doctors, Nurses, and clients
- Completing client admission paperwork for medical exams and surgical procedures
- Documenting medications, treatments, and vaccines as prescribed by the Doctors
- Assisting with client education
- Utilizing the computers fully and effectively
- Quick and efficient multi-tasking
- An ability to show up for work every day with a smile on your face
- Being able to calm scared cats, nervous dogs, and worried clients
- An ability to work as a team member, even when you're having a bad day
- Ability to learn and educate clients about the complementary and alternative services we offer
- An appreciation and respect for the diversity of the clients and patients we serve
Beginning pay scale is $10.00 - $13.00 an hour depending on documented skill set. Applications must be filled out in our office. Please attach three work-related letters of reference complete with contact telephone numbers (not references from friends) and a work history for the past 10 years. |
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Nurse Position: PT
We'd love to hire another Nurse....so if you have that rare combination of a quick mind and a kind, empathetic heart of gold, we're looking for YOU!
Skilled position; prior small animal hospital experience required; salary based on documentable skill level and ability to perform medical duties such as those listed below. Reliable transportation is a must.
If Nurse Jackie is your role model....this is not the job for you! We drug and alcohol test all employees. Really. |
Technical Nurse Duties:
- Performing IV and jugular catheterization, intravenous and tube feedings
- Performing induction, monitoring, and documentation of anesthesia
- Performing dental prophylaxes
- Taking, developing, and properly documenting radiographs in a efficient manner
- Anticipating and accommodating the needs and quirks of two Doctors and our Externs
- Performing in-house laboratory tests, including reading simple cytology, UAs, fecals, etc.
- Knowing correct medication and fluid dosages for specific weights and species
- Administering medications, treatments, and vaccines to patients as prescribed by the Doctors
- Assisting Doctors with client education and demonstrations
- Entering charges and using the computers fully and effectively
- Quick and efficient multi-tasking
Non-Technical (But Crucial) Nurse Skills:
- An ability to show up for work every day with a smile on your face
- Maturity, regardless of your chronological age
- Calming scared cats, nervous dogs, and worried clients
- An ability to work as a team member, even when you're having a bad day
- Explaining about the complementary and alternative services we offer
- Holding hands, remembering children's and significant other's names, drying tears
- Making grouchy or worried clients laugh
- An ability to remember, every day, the wonder and joy in what we are privileged to do
- An appreciation and respect for the diversity of the clients and patients we serve.
Starting pay scale is $12.00 - $16.00 per hour depending on documented skill set and documented C.V.T./R.V.T. certification. Applications must be filled out in our office. Please attach three work-related letters of reference complete with contact telephone numbers (not references from friends) and a work history for the past 10 years. |
Support Staff Position: PT
FILLED 1/3/12
Our Support Staff are responsible for keeping our medical facility in a clean and sanitary condition. They also walk patients, assist with administration of food and medication, help keep our surgical patients clean and comfortable, and assist our Nurse Assistants and Nurses as requested. Support Staff clean and sterilize surgical instruments, and provide T.L.C. to all hospitalized patients.
This position is the "starting place" for animal lovers. All of our Doctors, Nurses, and Nurse Assistants once worked as Hospital Support Staff! Many of our Support Staff use the skills they gain from working with us to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. Others use their skills to enhance their utility to our practice, and eventually decide to move to our Reception or Nursing Staff. Still others enjoy the challenges of this position and elect to continue their support of our hospital by dedicating their skills to the SS position long term. |
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Requirements for this position: (ask for a Job Description in the office for details)
- A desire and motivation to learn new skills;
- An ability to take direction to learn those skills;
- An ability to learn from mistakes and not repeat them;
- Dependable transportation and the ability to show up for work on time, without exception;
- An appreciation and respect for the diversity of the patients and clients we serve;
- The ability to multi-task.
Starting pay scale is minimum wage. Applications must be filled out in our office. Please attach three work-related letters of reference complete with contact telephone numbers (not references from friends) and a work history including all prior jobs. |
Nurse Assistant Position: FILLED 9/12/11
This position includes approximately 15-20 weekday hours.
Nurse Assistants often supply the first impression of Knollwood to our clients, so they must be respectful, kind, and highly professional. General duties include, but are not limited to, greeting clients and their pets and ushering them into exam rooms, preparing exam rooms for clients, entering computer charges, preparing medications and filling prescriptions, assisting the Nurses in their daily duties, and acting as a go-between for the Doctor and our clients. Ask for a job description at our Front Desk.
Essential requirements for this position include:
- Demonstrated ability to perform tasks as listed in our Job Description;
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with clients, as well as fellow employees;
- Demonstrated ability to learn new skills;
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with clients, as well as fellow employees;
- Demonstrated ability to work as an effective Medical Team Member;
- Dependable transportation;
- An appreciation and respect for the diversity of the clients and patients we serve.
Beginning pay scale is $10.00 - $12.00 per hour depending on documented skill set and Vet Assistant certification. Applications must be filled out in our office. Please attach three work-related letters of reference complete with contact telephone numbers (not references from friends) and a work history for the past 10 years.
If Nurse Jackie is your role model....this is not the job for you! We rely heavily upon all of our Nursing staff, we respect and utilize their skills fully, and we drug and alcohol test all employees. Really. |
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