Veterinary Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals; Lexington Park (MD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Continuing Education Opportunities

Medical/Dental/Vision

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation/Sick Time

401(k)

Pet Discounts

Sponsored Penn Foster Certification

Woof University Online Training

VIP Perks

Job summary

VCA St. Mary's Animal Hospital in Lexington Park, Maryland, is seeking a dedicated Veterinary Assistant who thrives in a compassionate, team-driven environment.

We offer full benefits and opportunities for continuing education as part of joining our AAHA-accredited practice. Responsibilities include assisting with venipuncture, radiology, dentistry, anesthesia monitoring, lab work, and medication administration while delivering outstanding client service and patient care.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and teamwork are essential.
• Proficiency in venipuncture, radiology, dentistry and lab work.
• Experience with pharmacy operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Compassionate patient care and client education.
• Pharmacy and medication administration.
• Lab sample collection and processing.
• Diagnostic imaging support.
• Surgical preparation and assisting.
• Anesthesia monitoring.
• Dentistry support and patient handling.
• Medical recordkeeping and documentation.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team orientation

Venipuncture

Radiology

Patient assessment

Dentistry

Laboratory work

Pharmacy

Job description

VCA St. Mary's Animal Hospital in Lexington Park, Maryland could be the place for you!

We are seeking to hire a dedicated, caring Veterinary Assistant who is looking to work at an AAHA-accredited, well-equipped practice. Required skills include excellent communication skills, team oriented driven, venipuncture, radiology, patient assessment, dentistry, laboratory work and pharmacy.

VCA St. Mary's Animal Hospital offers our patients and clients outstanding service and medical care, combining traditional medicine along with alternative choices. Our services include wellness, early disease detection, dentistry, elective and routine surgeries, digital radiography, in house blood work and advanced surgical procedures such as cruciate repairs, splenectomies, etc.

VCA St. Mary's Animal Hospital will invest in you!

Supportive environment, our management and support team members are an extension of your family! We take pride in our team and in our close relationships with our clients and patients. Our continuous goal is delivering compassionate client service and quality medicine.

Hourly Compensation ranging from $16.00 - $18.00

Continuing Education Opportunities

Medical/ Dental/ Vision/ Vacation/ Sick time and Paid Holidays

Long and Short Term Disability

Sponsored Penn Foster Certification Program

Woof University - Online Training

401(k)

VIP Perks

Generous personal pet care discounts, and more!

Why We Want You

As a member of the VCA team, you will help create and maintain a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent - by delivering an outstanding client experience - so we can provide exceptional care to every patient.

Whether you are a seasoned Veterinary Assistant or a Technician in training, we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. The skills that will be utilized include, but are not limited to:

• Compassionate patient care
• Client education and care
• Pharmacy and medication administration
• Lab sample collection and processing
• Diagnostic imaging
• Surgical preparation and assisting
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Dentistry
• Medical recordkeeping

The salary range for this position is $16 - $18 / hour

Benefits:

• medical
• dental
• vision
• paid vacation/sick days
• 401(k)
• generous employee pet discounts
• and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.