Urgent Care Veterinary Assistant

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UrgentVet - Anderson

Reporting To: Practice Manager

Description

UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care, offering after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees. Our hospitals offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment.

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to helps animals among a great team of people? Our clinic is seeking a Full-time/Part-time Veterinary Assistant to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic.

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Key Responsibilities

Daily tasks of an UrgentVet veterinary assistant include but are not limited to patient restraint, diagnostic sample collection, drug calculation, facility maintenance, and client education with opportunities for hands-on training in technical skills such as phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and more!

Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise

Applicants must demonstrate professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment. An UrgentVet team member is an energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills. Must be willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Full-time employees may be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding.

Preferred Requirements:

• Must be able to lift 40 lbs
• Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
• Prior customer service experience

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Scrub allowance
• 401k Match
• Tuition assistance for prospective Veterinary Technician Students
• Discounted Veterinary Care
• Hands-on and E-training
• Six (6) weeks of paid Parental Leave
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision Options)
• Tuition reimbursement for Credentialed/Registered Veterinary Technicians
• One (1) Work/Life Balance day off
• Short-term and long-term disability options
• Supplemental insurance options
• Professional growth opportunities