Veterinary Assistant

Animal Clinic Downtown; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Alton Main Animal Hospital in Santa Ana, CA is seeking a Veterinary Assistant on a part-time basis. You will provide compassionate nursing care, obtain health histories, and assist veterinarians during visits and procedures. The role emphasizes client communication, teamwork, and adherence to paperless record keeping.

The position offers a supportive, education‑focused environment with opportunities for growth within the profession and a friendly, upbeat team culture.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of professional experience in a small animal clinical setting.
• Excellent communication with clients and team.
• Proficient time management, problem solving, and multitasking.
• Enthusiastic team player with a positive professional attitude.
• Must be able to lift and restrain pets up to 40 pounds.
• Part-time availability.
• Experience with paper-lite/paperless record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate nursing care to patients using skills like sample collection, venipuncture, radiography, medication administration, and client communication.
• Obtain health histories and document accurately in the EMR.
• Support veterinarians during preventative, injury and illness visits.
• Advocate for patients and educate clients.
• Assist with procedures and surgeries, including pre/post operative care and instrument care.

Skills

Small animal clinical experience

Client communication

Time management

Multitasking

Team player

Lifting 40 lbs

Job description

Veterinary Assistant

Alton Main Animal Hospital is seeking a highly motivated and compassionate Veterinary Assistant to join our team on a part time basis. Do you enjoy working in a friendly, upbeat, team oriented environment? Then come thrive in a place that encourages each other to further education and continued grow within the profession.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Deliver exceptional, compassionate nursing care to patients utilizing a variety of technical skills, including diagnostic sample collection, catheter placement, venipuncture, radiography, medication administration and client communication
• Obtain a thorough health history from clients and ensure documentation is accurate and complete within the electronic medical record
• Support veterinarians to ensure excellent veterinary care during preventative, injury and illness visits
• Advocate for patients, and educate clients
• Assist with patient procedures and surgeries, including pre and post operative patient care, instrument cleaning, and equipment care

Skills and Qualifications:

• Must have 1-2 years ofprofessional experience in small animal clinical setting
• Excellent communication skills with clients and team members
• Proficient time management, ability to problem solve, learn, and multi tasks
• Enthusiastic team player with a patient, and positive professional attitude
• Must be able to lift and restrain pets of at least 40 pounds, and work on feet most of the day
• Part Time Availability
• Experience with paper-lite/paperless record keeping

Salary: $17-21/hour DOE

Alton Mainhas been part of the Santa Ana community since 1986. The team here is dedicated to preventive medicine. As we know, prevention of disease is better than treatment of a disease that could have been prevented.

We are a proud United Veterinary Care Partner hospital. United Veterinary Care supports the unique culture and individuality of each partner hospital while empowering the hospital teams in their care for patients. One of our goals is to support our community of hospitals in creating sustainable, fulfilling careers in a profession we love.