Part-Time Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

American Veterinary Group; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k Match

Paid PTO

Paid Parental Leave

Work/Life Balance day off

Disability insurance

Discounted Veterinary Care

Scrub allowance

Professional growth opportunities

Tuition assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

UrgentVet Hospitals in San Antonio seeks a Senior Veterinary Assistant to support urgent care operations, patient care, and client service. This role requires on-site presence and flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Ideal candidates have prior animal hospital experience and can lift 40 lbs.

Join a fast-paced, state-of-the-art clinic with cloud-based EMR, in-house labs, and opportunities for growth. Full-time and part-time positions available in a friendly team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience handling animals with restraint, sample collection, and monitoring.
• Knowledge of phlebotomy, catheter placement, and basic lab tests.
• Ability to perform drug calculations and support clinical care.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care in a fast-paced urgent care setting.
• Assist clinicians, manage client service, and maintain safety.
• Support team leadership and on-site operations as needed.

Skills

Animal handling

Patient restraint

Phlebotomy

Catheter placement

Laboratory analysis

Drug calculation

Job description

Part-Time Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: UrgentVet - San Antonio

Reporting To: Caroline Arias

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 Full-Time and Part-Time Senior Veterinary Assistants to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic.

Click here to take a virtual tour of our clinic!

Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
• Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills
• Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Full-time employees may be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding
• Prior customer service experience
• Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs
• This position requires regular on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Due to the nature of veterinary hospital operations, in-person attendance is necessary to support patient care, respond to time-sensitive needs, collaborate with clinical teams, and maintain the safety and well-being of patients, clients, and staff. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and will consider requests for reasonable accommodation in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable laws

Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise

• Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
• Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation
• Additional duties include facility maintenance and client education

Benefits

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