Senior Veterinary Assistant - Urgent Care

About the role

A full-time Senior Veterinary Assistant is sought for a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic that bridges daytime general practice and after-hours care for dogs and cats. The clinic handles common urgent cases such as wound management, ear infections, vomiting and diarrhea, and euthanasia, and is equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray and in-house lab equipment. The role involves patient care, team leadership and client service.

Key responsibilities

• Provide patient care, team leadership and client service in a busy clinic
• Handle animals, including patient restraint, sample collection and monitoring
• Perform clinical tasks such as phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis and drug calculations
• Carry out additional duties such as facility maintenance and client education

Required profile

• Professionalism, dependability, positive communication and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
• Energetic people-and-pet person with good social and organizational skills
• Prior customer service experience
• Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends and holidays; full-time employees may need to travel for on-site training and onboarding
• Ability to lift 40 lbs and regular on-site presence

Required skills

• Animal handling and restraint
• Phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis and drug calculation

What we offer

• Pay of $19.00 - $26.00 per hour
• Health care plan with medical, dental and vision options
• 401k match and generous paid time off
• Paid parental leave and paid maternity leave, plus work/life balance day off
• Short-term and long-term disability options and supplemental insurance options
• Discounted veterinary care, scrub allowance and hands-on and E-training
• Tuition assistance for prospective veterinary technician students and tuition reimbursement for credentialed or registered veterinary technicians