Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

UrgentVet, Inc; North Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k match

Paid PTO

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Supplemental insurance

Discounted veterinary care

Scrub allowance

Hands-on and e-training

Professional growth opportunities

Tuition assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

UrgentVet Evans is seeking Senior Veterinary Assistants to support patient care, lead a team, and deliver excellent client service in a fast-paced urgent care clinic. This role involves assisting with clinical tasks, ensuring smooth operations, and upholding high standards of animal welfare.

Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with animals in a hospital setting, strong communication skills, and a willingness to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience caring for animals in a hospital setting.
• Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunities and ADA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care in a fast-paced urgent care clinic.
• Assist with clinical tasks, including phlebotomy, catheter placement, and lab work.
• Support team leadership and client service.
• Participate in on-site training and onboarding as needed.

Skills

Animal handling

Patient restraint

Phlebotomy

Laboratory analysis

Drug calculation

Client education

Job 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.

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Location: UrgentVet - Evans

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.

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
• 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

• 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