Veterinary Assistant

Cherokee Trail Veterinary Hospital, PA; Mooresville (NC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay based on experience

Free virtual mental health for your 
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Medical, dental, vision, and life

Generous CE allowance plus paid CE

Uniform allowance

Pet care discounts for your pets

PTO, floating holidays, parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

401(k) with up to 5% match

Job summary

Harbor Point Animal Hospital in Mooresville, NC is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to join our team. You’ll support exam rooms, restrain patients, and help keep schedules on track during four shifts per week, including one Saturday every four weeks. Compensation ranges from $17 to $20 per hour, based on experience.

We value fear-free handling, strong customer service, and clear communication. This role supports doctors by maintaining calm patient flow and organized, efficient daily operations in

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in a veterinary setting.
• Experience with patient restraint and exam room support.
• Availability for four shifts per week, 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, including about one Saturday every four weeks.
• Fear-free handling experience, or an openness to learning it.
• Strong customer service and clear communication.
• Organized, adaptable, and a true team player.

Responsibilities

• Calm, low-stress exams thanks to careful restraint and fear-free handling.
• Appointments stay on schedule by anticipating team needs.
• Smooth wellness visits, from vaccines to routine checkups.
• Clients who feel welcomed, informed, and well cared for.
• Doctors who can stay focused on medicine because the exam room is handled.

Skills

Veterinary experience

Patient restraint

Communication

Team player

Job description

Overview

Veterinary Assistant | Mooresville, NC

By 7:45 a.m., your first exam room is set: treats ready, a towel on the table, the chart already reviewed. Your patient walks in nervous, and you have him calm and weighed before the doctor even knocks. Then it’s the next room, and the next, and every appointment stays on time because you’re always one step ahead. That’s a day as a Veterinary Assistant at Harbor Point Animal Hospital in Mooresville, the 2025 AAHA Accredited Practice of the Year.

About the Practice

We’ve been AAHA accredited since 2017, and in 2025 we were named AAHA’s Accredited Practice of the Year. As a full-service hospital, we offer everything from wellness care to surgery and dentistry for companion animals, and fear-free handling is part of how we care for every patient. In 2023, Lake Norman Publications honored us with a Lake Normy Award. We’re located in Mooresville, close to coffee shops, walkable parks, and plenty of restaurants to try on your break.

What You’ll Help Make Possible

• Calm, low-stress exams thanks to careful restraint and fear-free handling
• Appointments that stay on schedule because you anticipate what the medical team needs next
• Smooth wellness visits, from vaccines to routine checkups
• Clients who feel welcomed, informed, and well cared for
• Doctors who can stay focused on medicine because the exam room is handled

What We’re Looking For

Required

• 1-2 years of experience in a veterinary setting
• Experience with patient restraint and exam room support
• Availability for four shifts per week, 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, including about one Saturday every four weeks

Preferred

• Fear-free handling experience, or an openness to learning it
• Strong customer service and clear communication
• Organized, adaptable, and a true team player

Schedule

• Full-time, Day shift
• Four days per week, 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM
• About one Saturday every four weeks (1 to 2 per month)
• No holiday shifts required

Compensation

Compensation for this role ranges from $17.00 to $20.00 per hour, based on experience and role alignment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, based on experience
• Free virtual mental health for your household (ages 13+)
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Generous CE allowance plus paid CE time
• Uniform allowance
• Pet care discounts for your personal pets
• PTO, floating holidays, parental leave, and military leave
• A robust Employee Assistance Program (from finances to wellness and everything in between)
• Access to Encore Vet Group’s library of training, CE, and career development resources
• A 401(k) with up to 5% company match

Check us out: harborpointanimalhospital.com

Harbor Point Animal Hospital is proud to be partnered with Encore Vet Group, see what that means for you: www.encorevet.com

Pay Range

USD $17.00 - USD $20.00 /Hr.