OPEN POSITIONS

Our goal is to offer 24/7 emergency care ASAP. We can offer you a flexible schedule, a highly trained supportive team and amazing clients. Come make a difference with Cedar Animal Hospital – compassionately caring for pets since 1993. Our expanding, small animal hospital in rural Cedar Springs, MI seeks an experienced Emergency Veterinarian to support our wonderful clients. Our patients include dogs, cats, birds, small mammals, lizards, snakes, and other pets. We’re seeking caring, outgoing individuals that have a passion and commitment to providing exceptional patient care and unforgettable client service. We need individuals that are committed to continuing to grow and evolve with their team and the veterinary field. This team will encourage you, and give you the tools to help you flourish in your emergency veterinarian career. We offer continuing education, mentorship, and a relocation allowance if needed. Recent graduates are welcome to apply.

 More About Cedar Animal Hospital

Cedar Animal Hospital is AHAA-accredited and privately owned by Dr. Lawrence Nauta, DVM, and Dr. Judy Nauta, DVM. They provide the team with a mentoring program, a proven onboarding plan, growth opportunities, and the best in-house diagnostic tools available. At your fingertips is a full laboratory, endoscopy, laser therapy, PCR-testing, multiple surgical suites, digital dental, CT scan, an expansive ICU unit, and more. Cedar will always evolve to meet the needs of our clients, and that is why we’ve just completed the construction of a new emergency wing. The hospital will now offer both general and emergency care.

 

We meet or exceed most benefit packages: 

• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedules
• 401K with company match
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Continuing Education
• Pet care discounts
• And more!

 

Life in West Michigan

Cedar Springs is a short drive (15min) from Michigan’s second-largest city, Grand Rapids, which is often rated as the top place to raise a family. In West Michigan, you will find top-ranked schools, an average commute of only 22 minutes, lots and lots of parks, boating on the great lakes or inland lakes, hiking with over 130 miles of trails, theaters, award-winning restaurants, museums, concert venues, and more.  It is a great place to work, live and play.

 

If you think you are the right candidate for this opportunity, then apply today.

At Cedar Animal Hospital, we know the skills of a Licensed Veterinary should be used to their fullest capacity. In order to deliver 24-hour care to our most critical patients, having a well-trained staff is imperative 24 hours a day. If you are driven to make a difference in the lives of people and animals, we would love to have you join our team. Licensed Veterinary Technicians have completed 2-4 years of post-high school education and have an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in veterinary technology. They must pass a credentialing examination and keep up-to-date with continuing education to keep their veterinary technician license.

Skills needed for this position:

• Obtain and record patient case histories
• Collect specimens and perform laboratory procedures
• Provide specialized nursing care with or without a doctor present
• Communicate with doctors regarding important patient status updates
• Prepare animals, instruments, and equipment for surgery
• Assist in diagnostic, medical, and surgical procedures
• Educate animal owners
• Supervise and train veterinary assistants

More About Cedar Animal Hospital

Cedar Animal Hospital is AHAA-accredited and privately owned by Dr. Lawrence Nauta, DVM, and Dr. Judy Nauta, DVM. They provide the team with a mentoring program, a proven onboarding plan, growth opportunities, and the best in-house diagnostic tools available. At your fingertips is a full laboratory, endoscopy, laser therapy, PCR-testing, multiple surgical suites, digital dental, CT scan, an expansive ICU unit, and more. Cedar will always evolve to meet the needs of our clients, and that is why we’ve just completed the construction of a new emergency wing. The hospital will now offer both general and emergency care.

 

We meet or exceed most benefit packages: 

• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedules
• 401K with company match
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Continuing Education
• Pet care discounts
• And more!

 

Life in West Michigan

Cedar Springs is a short drive (15min) from Michigan’s second-largest city, Grand Rapids, which is often rated as the top place to raise a family. In West Michigan, you will find top-ranked schools, an average commute of only 22 minutes, lots and lots of parks, boating on the great lakes or inland lakes, hiking with over 130 miles of trails, theaters, award-winning restaurants, museums, concert venues, and more.  It is a great place to work, live and play.

 

If you think you are the right candidate for this opportunity, then apply today.

When a pet owner walks through our doors or calls us on the phone, the Customer Care Team is their first point of contact. Because they represent the professional image and values of Cedar Animal Hospital, it is imperative that they provide friendly, compassionate, knowledgeable, and timely customer service to all clients.

Position Requirements

• Positive, friendly attitude
• Dependable/reliable
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic computer knowledge
• Ability to operate a multi-line phone
• Desire to work as a team member
• Open availability

Job Responsibilities

• Welcome clients and patients into the building
• Answer phones by 3rd ring
• Relay/record accurate and thorough messages
• Input client/pet information into the computer accurately
• Schedule appointments appropriately according to appointment guidelines
• Direct calls and questions to the appropriate staff
• Document communications in the client CommLog
• Process payments
• Properly scan/fax/attach/email records and documents
• Performing appointment/surgery reminder calls
• Maintaining a friendly, clean, and professional lobby and reception area
• Addressing sympathy cards
• Calling clients when cremains are ready to be picked up
• Accurately filling prescription medications

 

If you think you are the right candidate for this opportunity, then apply today.

Boarding is a wonderful option for our clients when they are away and need care for their pets. We offer boarding for a variety of species including dogs, cats, birds, and pocket pets. When working in our kennel, you are responsible for the care and cleanliness of the animals entrusted to us.

Position Requirements

• Strong work ethic
• Good attitude
• Desire to work as a team
• Dependable and reliable
• Open availability
• Desire to work as a team member
• Open availability
• Able to be on your feet, lift 40+ pounds, bend often, use cleaning chemicals properly

Job Responsibilities

• Answer boarding client phone calls, make proper reservations
• Confirm reservation via phone call to clients, checking vaccine histories, making any necessary appointments to update vaccines
• Correctly complete paperwork for boarders
• Enter client and pet information (including vaccination dates) into Avimark and Instinct
• Cleaning kennel areas, including cages, runs, yards, floors, etc
• Boarding and hospital laundry (NOT surgery laundry)
• Exercising boarding pets outside/out of kennel multiple times a day
• Feeding pets with correct food and frequency as per owner’s instructions
• Monitor and record intake and output of boarding pets
• Notify medical staff when abnormalities in pets activity/condition occur
• Maintain a clean exercise yard: poop scoop at once and rinse urine regularly, clean litter boxes and change cage paper/bedding
• Help Veterinary Assistants with stocking exam rooms and treatment areas
• Assist Team members as needed

 

If you think you are the right candidate for this opportunity, then apply today.

As a veterinary assistant at Cedar Animal Hospital, you are a valuable team member, always ready to assist the Veterinarian and Licensed Veterinary Technician with patients in the exam room, treatment area, and hospital. Veterinary Assistants are categorized by levels of experience and ability.

Position Requirements

• Have some experience working with animals
• Excellent communication skills
• Desire to work as a team member
• Solution oriented
• Positive attitude
• Dependable and reliable
• Open availability
• Ability to lift 40+ pounds
• Ability to bend/sit/kneel

Job Responsibilities (Designated by V.A Skill Level)

• All V.A.s must use a gentle hand and compassionate care with every patient.
• Cleaning and stocking rooms
• Proper animal restraint
• Cleaning and preparing surgical instrument packs
• Being prepared to assist the LVT or DVM

 

If you think you are the right candidate for this opportunity, then apply today.