Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

UrgentVet; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

UrgentVet is offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior Veterinary Assistant to join our urgent care clinic. This role involves patient care, team leadership, and direct client interaction in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have animal handling experience, a strong work ethic, and be ready to tackle a variety of tasks. We value dependability, communication, and a passion for animal welfare.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

401k Match

Generous paid time off (PTO)

Six weeks of paid Parental Leave

Short-term and long-term disability options

Discounted Veterinary Care

Professional growth opportunities

Tuition assistance for Veterinary Technician Students

Qualifications

• Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic.
• Willing to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care and team leadership.
• Assist in various clinical procedures and client education.
• Facilitate effective communication with pet owners.

Skills

Animal handling

Communication

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Education

Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting

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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 - Westchase

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

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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

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision Options)
• 401k Match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Six (6) weeks of paid Parental 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
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Veterinary Services

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