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Dr.Carpino & her dog Katie Important Dates:		Animal & Bird Medical Center of Temple Dr. Mary Carpino "Where we treat your pet like our own" (254) 899-8800 Animal & Bird Medical Center will be Closing as of March 16, 2011 We have enjoyed taking care of your pets these past 13 years. However, the physical demands of the job are significant, and the time is right for me to take a position that is less physically challenging. I am a "big dog" person at heart, but when our many 130 lb patients seem to weigh 180 and our one 227 lb patient seems to weight 400 lbs, it is time to make an adjustment. I will be moving out of the area, but will continue to be accessible at katie@animalandbird.com. We will be taking care of records after March 10, 2011 and will let you know the details of that as the week progresses. Please be sure we have your email. If you are not sure we have it - please send it to katie@animalandbird.com Please be patient with us as we close the clinic.	NOTE: All equipment, fixtures and supplies must go. Equipment and fixtures are being auctioned online at www.shattuck.com Click on Online Auctions and then on Veterinary Hospital - Temple Check daily as we add more items. Inspection of items will be Fri & Sat 3/11-3/12 from 10 am to 12 noon The auction ends 3/14/11. Pickup of auction items will be 3/18 & 3/19 from 10am to 5pm
Last appointment date:	3/10/11
Last day to order prescription food:	3/9/11
Last day to order prescription medicine:	3/12/11
Last day to pick up pre-ordered food or medicine:	3/16/11
Large Reductions in all non-prescription items:	3/7-3/16/11
Big "Garage/Lobby/Yard Sale" - Yes - this is a Sunday 8am-5pm.	3/20/11

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

1. Registered Veterinary Technician.

2. Veterinary Assistant.

All positions require weekend work, and working late as needed.

FULL-TIME PERMANENT POSITIONS:

Registered Veterinary Technician. Use your skills to their fullest. We are seeking a self-motivated, enthusiastic individual who will be responsible for diagnostic lab work, surgical prep, anesthesia/monitoring, taking radiographs & doing dentals among other duties. Abilities/willingness to draw blood, administer medications and maintain lab & anesthetic equipment are essential. Quality patient care is of the utmost importance. Significant amount of avian work. You must type at least 45 wpm.

Salary competitive, commensurate with experience. New graduates welcome. If you are willing to learn, we are willing to teach you. Temple is a growing community, with a small town life. Our clinic motto is "We treat your pet like our own". You may E-mail your resume including 3 work references and salary history and requirements to animalandbird@cs.com You MUST put your name, address & phone number, the position you are applying for in the body, and your resume in the body of the e-mail or your application will not be considered. We do not open downloads. All applicants must then apply in person and fill out an application at the clinic for further consideration.

Veterinary Assistant/Veterinary Technician Trainee-Student. We are looking for an honest, hard-working, responsible, motivated individual to assist the veterinarian in the care of animals at the hospital. This includes all aspects of hospital and animal cleanliness, as well as direct animal care. Must be able (or willing to learn) to administer medications, obtain basic vitals, and do basic laboratory work. Quality patient care is of the utmost importance. Cleaning is a large part of this position, but the individual must also be able to type at least 45 words per minute and have excellent spelling and grammar skills.

THIS POSITION REQUIRES THAT THE EMPLOYEE ACTIVELY ENROLL AND OBTAIN THEIR RVT/Associate in Veterinary Technology from Cedar Valley College online during their employment. The Employee must take at least 3 credits per semester in the program specified to retain employment. Go to http://www.aahanet.org/education/distanceeduc.aspx for further information. Costs of the degree are the responsibility of the employee for the first year. After that, partial to total tuition assistance will be provided.

Salary competitive, commensurate with experience. You may E-mail your resume including 3 work references and salary history and requirements to animalandbird@cs.com You MUST put your name, address & phone number, the position you are applying for in the body, and your resume in the body of the e-mail or your application will not be considered. We do not open downloads. All applicants must then apply in person and fill out an application at the clinic for further consideration.

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