Veterinary Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading animal hospital as a Veterinary Assistant in Littleton, Colorado. The role includes essential functions such as venipuncture, anesthesia monitoring, and providing compassionate care for patients. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and employee pet care discounts.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick days

401(k) plan

Generous employee pet care discounts

Qualifications

• Must have some Veterinary experience.
• Flexibility in hours including Saturdays.
• Working knowledge of computers.

Responsibilities

• Perform venipuncture and catheter placement.
• Assist in surgical preparation and monitoring anesthesia.
• Provide compassionate care for hospitalized patients.

Skills

Customer service skills

Excellent communications skills

Team player

Education

Veterinary experience

Job description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Venipuncture
• Catheter placement
• Radiology
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Physical examinations and patient assessment
• Surgical preparation and assisting
• Dentistry
• Laboratory work
• Pharmacy
• Patient recovery
• Compassionate care for hospitalized patients

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have some Veterinary experience
• Flexibility in hours including Saturdays
• Customer service skills
• Working knowledge of computers
• Excellent communications skills
• Team player

BENEFITS:

We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including, medical/dental/vision and paid vacation (for F/T employees only), 401(k), generous personal pet care discounts and more!

PAY:

This positionpays $18.00 - $20.00 per hour, dependent on experience, education, certification, etc.

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Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and 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