Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

American Veterinary Group; Upper St. Clair (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision Options)

401k Match

Generous paid time off (PTO)

Paid Parental Leave

Short-term and long-term disability options

Tuition assistance for prospective Veterinary Technician Students

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

American Veterinary Group is seeking a Senior Veterinary Assistant for their UrgentVet location in Upper St. Clair. This full-time position involves providing exceptional patient care, leading teams, and ensuring client satisfaction in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will demonstrate dependability, strong communication skills, and animal handling experience. The role requires lifting, flexible hours, and offers comprehensive benefits, including health care and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Professionalism and positive communication skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.
• Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care in a fast-paced clinic.
• Assist with animal handling, restraint, and sample collection.
• Maintain the facility and educate clients about services.

Skills

Animal handling experience

Clinical skills

Customer service experience

Multitasking ability

Dependability

Strong communication skills

Ability to lift 40 lbs

Job description

Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

Department: UrgentVet Hospitals

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: UrgentVet - Upper St. Clair

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.

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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
• 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 optionsDiscounted 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