Senior Veterinary Assistant - Urgent Care Lead

UrgentVet, Inc; Hoover (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

401k Match

PTO

Parental Leave

Work/Life Balance day off

Disability insurance

Supplemental insurance

Discounted Veterinary Care

Scrub allowance

E-training

Professional growth

Tuition assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

UrgentVet, Hoover, AL is seeking a Full-Time Senior Veterinary Assistant to support high-quality patient care in a fast-paced urgent care setting. The role emphasizes team leadership, client service, and hands-on animal care with on-site diagnostics and cloud EMR.

Ideal candidates will have strong animal handling skills, phlebotomy, lab work, and the ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays in a collaborative clinic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience handling animals in a hospital setting.
• Ability to lift 40 lbs.
• Willing to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able to travel for on-site training and onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care in a fast-paced urgent care clinic.
• Lead a team and coordinate client service.
• Assist with routine exams, wound management, and sample collection.
• Support patient care with on-site diagnostics and EMR usage.

Skills

Animal handling

Restraint skills

Phlebotomy

Catheter placement

Lab analysis

Drug calculation

Client education

Team leadership

Multitasking

Job description

UrgentVet, Hoover, AL is seeking a Full-Time Senior Veterinary Assistant to support high-quality patient care in a fast-paced urgent care setting. The role emphasizes team leadership, client service, and hands-on animal care with on-site diagnostics and cloud EMR.

Ideal candidates will have strong animal handling skills, phlebotomy, lab work, and the ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays in a collaborative clinic environment.