Experienced Veterinary Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals; California; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Vet Assistant at a busy veterinary practice in Carmichael, California. This role involves assisting doctors with patient care, performing essential nursing duties, and maintaining a clean and organized facility. Ideal candidates will have veterinary experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for animal care. We offer competitive pay, generous benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

401(k)

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Vacation

Employee Pet Discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience or training in a veterinary facility required.
• Must be capable of being cross-trained for front office duties.
• Dependable attendance and ability to lift 40 pounds required.

Responsibilities

• Assist doctors and staff with patient care and facility cleaning.
• Perform nursing care, examinations, and record keeping.
• Handle anesthesia, surgery, and laboratory tasks.

Skills

Communication

Team Player

Customer Service

Education

Veterinary Training

Tools

Laboratory Equipment

Radiology Equipment

Syringes

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Vet Assistant to join our growing team at VCA Sacramento Animal Medical Group in Carmichael, California. If you have a passion for people and pets you might be the purrfect candidate. We are a busy 3-Doctor practice open Monday through Friday. Duties include but are not limited to: Assisting doctors and other hospital staff by care and cleaning of patients and facilities including completing patient treatments, assisting in surgery and all other animal care functions as well as other tasks involved in the operations of a veterinary hospital.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Previous experience or training/education working in a veterinary facility required. Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented" with excellent communications skills. Must be capable of being cross-trained for front office receptionist duties that will be expected in the job. Telephone and computer skills are necessary. Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept change.

Physical Requirements: Dependable attendance is required. Any allergies to animals must be controllable through medication. Must be able to lift 40 pounds. Must be willing to work long or irregular hours under pressure conditions. This position requires the ability to walk, bend, stand and reach constantly during a minimum 8-hour day. Visual acuity sufficient to maintain accurate records, recognize people and understand written directions. Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand, give information in person and over the telephone. Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment such as electric clippers, syringes, radiology equipment, laboratory equipment, computers, etc.

Duties: The following is a list of essential job requirements. This list may be revised at any time and additional duties not listed here may be assigned as needed. Job functions and job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

1. Client Relations

2. Nursing Care

3. Housekeeping/Maintenance

4. Examinations/Assessments

5. Record Keeping

6. Anesthesia

7. Surgery

8. Radiology

9. Dentistry

10. Laboratory

11. Pharmacy

12. Marketing

We offer generous pet care discounts, 401(k), medical, dental and vision benefits, continuing education.

Starting pay range $19.00-21.00 per hour, depending on experience level.

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Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.