Veterinarian Assistant

Work description

Dear Certifying Officer: This letter is submitted to support Steinbeck, Inc.s request for Temporary Labor Re-Certification on behalf of one (1) unnamed temporary alien worker to be employed in Menlo Park, California as a Veterinary Assistant. I. The Petitioners Business History and Activities Steinbeck, Inc. (Steinbeck) is a year-round hospital and rehabilitation facility that treats injured competitive horses. Steinbeck has been nationally recognized by our peers as a state-of-the-art equine veterinary hospital, ambulatory practice, and continuing education center. The company was established in 1984 and provides medical care, treatment, and rehabilitation to horses that have been injured in season competition or training, fallen ill, or are otherwise in poor health. Our facility provides various services, including barn calls and emergencies, wellness and preventative health programs, digital X-ray and ultrasound, equine dentistry, equine podiatry, alternative medicine programming, lameness exams, pre-purchase exams and medical care. At Steinbeck, we use cutting-edge technology, including ultrasonography, endoscopy, digital radiology, nuclear scintigraphy, diode laser surgery, video arthroscopy and laparoscopy, thermography, equipoises machine- and regenerative-medicine. II. The Nature of the Job Opportunity and Reflection of the Temporary Need Steinbeck currently requires the short-term services of one (1) foreign worker to fill the temporary, seasonal need position of Veterinary Assistant at our location in Menlo Park, California. A. The Nature of the Veterinary Assistant Opportunity In this temporary position, the Veterinary Assistant will care for and monitor horses before and after surgery, and procedures. Additionally, this worker will prepare and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by veterinarians. This individual will clean and sterilize instruments and equipment. Finally, in this position, the Veterinary Assistant will measure medications and label containers. Please note that this position does not require licensure or certification. The position of Veterinary Assistant is not a new position at Steinbeckwe have benefitted from the seasonal H-2B certification before. The company has not previously hired individuals for this position with less experience and/or education than that indicated on Form 9124 and it is not feasible to do so at this time. Consistent with the terms and conditions within the industry, the temporary full-time employee will be paid by the hour for an eight-hour shift, plus overtime-pay at a rate of time-and-a-half. Employees will be paid the ABOVE the prevailing wage at a rate of $22.28/hour with bi-weekly pay periods, and an overtime rate of $33.42/hour. Steinbeck will use a single work-week as its standard for computing wages due. Transportation and subsistence to the place-of-employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half of the employment period. We will provide return transportation and daily subsistence if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early. Steinbeck guarantees to offer work for hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays in each 12-week period of the total employment period. We will reimburse the H-2B worker in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing and other related fees, including those mandated by the government, and incurred by the H-2B worker (excluding expenses primarily to the benefit of the worker). We will provide all tools, equipment, and supplies necessary to perform the job. The Employer will make all deductions from paychecks that are required by law. Advances and/or loans made to worker, if any, may be repaid by authorized payroll deductions. All deductions from the workers pay will be FLSA-compliant. The foreign workers transportation expenses to California, whether in the U.S. or a