Veterinary Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

VCA Hillcrest Animal Hospital in San Diego is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our team. You will support Doctors and Technicians to ensure high quality patient care with a positive client experience.

Responsibilities include maintaining medical records, preparing the surgical suite and patients, filling prescriptions, performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging, and caring for boarded and hospitalized pets. Schedule is five days, 8-hour shifts, including Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining medical records.
• Preparing surgical suite and surgical patients.
• Filling prescriptions.
• Performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging.
• Providing compassionate care and a home away from home for boarded and hospitalized pets.

Job description

VCA Hillcrest Animal Hospital is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our team.

Location: 246 West Washington Street, San Diego, CA 92103

Schedule: 5 days, 8-hour work week, including Saturdays

The successful candidate will be a believer in the possibilities of high quality veterinary medicine and patient care—with the expertise and technical know-how to make them happen.

In this position you will be supporting our Doctors and Technician team by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Duties will include:

• Maintaining medical records.
• Preparing surgical suite and surgical patients.
• Filling prescriptions.
• Performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging.
• Providing compassionate care and a home away from home for boarded and hospitalized pets.

Why We Want You!

As a member of the VCA, you will support technician and doctor teams by creating 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.

VCA Animal Hospitals offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, pet care discounts, paid vacation, holidays, and sick days, health and well-being programs that provide resources and training. Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. The pay range for this position is $19.50 to $23 / hour

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