Compassionate Veterinary Assistant — Urgent Care

PetVet Care Centers; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 22,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with discretionary contribution

Team Member Pet Discounts

Emotional wellbeing support (Calm app,

Job summary

PetVet Care Centers' Rossmoyne Animal Hospital & Urgent Care Center in Mechanicsburg, PA, seeks a Veterinary Assistant to assist veterinarians and technicians with daily tasks, including cleaning, feeding, restraining patients, preparing surgery suites, and clerical duties.

Open 10:00 AM–10:00 PM daily with weekends and holidays; opportunity to support a busy urgent care hospital that provides comprehensive medical, surgical, and critical care for pets.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older to be considered for this position.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic emergency medicine experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care to all patients.
• Greet patients and their owners as they arrive and show them to an examining room, taking the patient's weight and other vital signs upon arrival.
• Triage patients, perform physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by the licensed veterinary technicians (LVT's).
• Calm and soothe anxious patients.
• Assist doctors and technicians with the administration of medications or with patient restraint.
• Perform laboratory tests and take radiographs.

Skills

Basic emergency medicine experience

Veterinary technician license

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

PetVet Care Centers' Rossmoyne Animal Hospital & Urgent Care Center in Mechanicsburg, PA, seeks a Veterinary Assistant to assist veterinarians and technicians with daily tasks, including cleaning, feeding, restraining patients, preparing surgery suites, and clerical duties.

Open 10:00 AM–10:00 PM daily with weekends and holidays; opportunity to support a busy urgent care hospital that provides comprehensive medical, surgical, and critical care for pets.