Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

American Veterinary Group; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k Match

Generous PTO

Parental Leave

Disability options

Discounted Veterinary Care

Tuition assistance for students

Job summary

UrgentVet Hospitals in The Woodlands is seeking a Full-Time Senior Veterinary Assistant to support urgent care for canine and feline patients. You will assist clinical teams with restraint, phlebotomy, catheter placement, and client communication in a fast-paced, paperless clinic with cloud EMR, digital x-ray, and IDEXX in-house labs.

This on-site role requires professionalism, reliability, and flexibility, including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Animal handling and patient restraint experience.
• Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement and lab analysis.
• Additional duties include facility maintenance and client education.

Responsibilities

• Assist urgent care teams with patient care, monitoring and safety.
• Support clients with education and scheduling while maintaining the clinic workflow.

Skills

Animal handling

Phlebotomy

Catheter placement

Laboratory analysis

Drug calculation

Facility maintenance

Client education

Job description

Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UrgentVet - The Woodlands

Reporting To: Practice Manager

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 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. Click here to take a virtual tour of our 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

• 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