Part-Time Urgent Care Weekend Senior Veterinary Assistant

UrgentVet - Joliet; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Match

Discounted Veterinary Care

Scrub allowance

Hands-on and E-training

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

UrgentVet - Joliet is seeking a Part-Time Weekend Senior Veterinary Assistant to support patient care, mentor staff, and deliver exceptional client service in our state-of-the-art urgent care clinic in Joliet, IL.

The role requires hands-on animal handling, lab skills, and a customer-focused approach. Flexibility for weekends and holidays is expected, with on-site attendance essential to patient care and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience handling animals in a hospital setting.
• Ability to perform phlebotomy, sample collection, and basic lab analyses.
• Strong client service skills and ability to educate clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care in a fast-paced urgent care clinic.
• Assist and lead team to ensure smooth clinic operations on weekends.
• Support clients with education and appointment coordination.

Skills

Animal handling

Phlebotomy

Laboratory analysis

Client education

Patient restraint

Drug calculation

Sample collection

Job description

Part-Time Urgent Care Weekend Senior Veterinary Assistant

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: UrgentVet - Joliet

Reporting To: Practice Manager

Compensation: $23.00 - $27.00 / hour

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 Part-Time Weekend Senior Veterinary Assistant to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care 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 including facility maintenance and client education

Benefits

• 401k Match
• Discounted Veterinary Care
• Scrub allowance
• Hands-on and E-training
• Professional growth opportunities