Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

UrgentVet, Inc; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in veterinary services is seeking a dedicated Senior Veterinary Assistant to join their team. This part-time role offers a unique opportunity to make a positive impact in the community while working in a state-of-the-art urgent care clinic. The ideal candidate will have a passion for animal care, excellent communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You'll be responsible for providing high-quality patient care, assisting with clinical procedures, and ensuring a welcoming atmosphere for clients. Join a team that values professionalism and offers opportunities for growth and development in the veterinary field.

Benefits

401k Match

Discounted Veterinary Care

Scrub allowance

Hands-on and E-training

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in animal handling and clinical skills is essential.
• Prior customer service experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care and team leadership.
• Assist with clinical tasks and client education.

Skills

Animal handling experience

Clinical skills

Customer service experience

Multi-tasking

Positive communication skills

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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 - Wayne

Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging variety of tasks and the ability to help animals among a great team of people? Our clinic is seeking a Part-time 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.

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.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Veterinary Services