Veterinary Assistant

Thrive Pet Healthcare; Washington; On-site; USD 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO including parental leave

Health insurance

Dental & vision insurance

401k with employer contribution

CE scholarship and reimbursement

Pet perks and free exams

Job summary

Cedar Creek Animal Clinic, a Thrive Pet Healthcare Partner, is hiring a full-time Veterinary Assistant in Port Orchard, WA. The clinic provides full-service care for dogs and cats with an in-house lab, digital radiology, and a surgical suite.

Role focuses on outpatient care, surgical assistance, and client communication with a team dedicated to compassionate, gold-standard medicine for pets across life stages. Benefits and growth opportunities available.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience as a Veterinary Assistant.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Perform basic nursing skills such as taking vital signs, venipuncture, intravenous catheter placement, medication administration, etc.
• Able to enter medical notes and maintain medical records; can type 45 wpm minimally.
• Able to lift 40lbs unassisted.
• Strong desire to practice empathetic, gold standard medicine benefiting our patients through all life stages.
• Positive, kind and provide trustworthy communication to patients, team members and clients.
• Have the desire to constantly grow and advance as a valued team member

Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians and technicians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients during appointments.
• With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Obtain pertinent health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
• Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
• Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, surgical suite, exam rooms, and labs.
• Prepare patients, medications and equipment for examinations, surgery, dentistry and sedated procedures.
• Collect and prepare patient lab samples for in-house and reference lab diagnostic screening.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options, medications, and additional treatments.
• Be willing to support fellow team members.

Skills

Vet assistant experience

Vital signs

Venipuncture

Medical records

Lifting 40 lbs

Empathetic care

Team communication

Tools

Medical charts software

Job description

Description

Cedar Creek Animal Clinic, a Thrive Pet Healthcare Partner, is hiring a full-time Veterinary Assistant.

At Cedar Creek Animal Clinic, we offer primary care services for dogs and cats in Port Orchard, Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Belfair, Silverdale and Poulsbo.

Cedar Creek Animal Clinic is devoted to providing quality, full-service veterinary care in the Puget Sound area. Our skilled veterinary team is ready to support your pet with compassionate care at every stage of their life. We’re equipped with an in-house laboratory, digital radiology, surgical suite, and more to provide wellness, dental, alongside other specialized services. When you’re looking for expert staff, top-of-the line services, and the caring touch that makes a difference in your pet care, Cedar Creek Animal Clinic is here to serve you and your family.

Provide your best care with more bridges andlessbarriers.

Role Requirement: *At least 1 year of experience as a Veterinary Assistant.

As a Veterinary Assistant, you’llplayan important rolein pets’lives byprovidingend-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care offacilitatingoutpatient treatments, surgical assistance, and communication with our pet parents

Role Responsibilities

• Support veterinarians and technicians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients during appointments.
• With each hospital function,assistveterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity andmaintainpositive patient flow.
• Obtain pertinent health history and information from clients andmaintainmedical charts.
• Assistinmaintainingrelevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.

Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, surgical suite, exam rooms, and labs.

• Prepare patients, medications and equipment for examinations, surgery, dentistry and sedated procedures.
• Collect and prepare patient lab samples for in-house and reference lab diagnostic screening.
• Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance onThrive Membershipoptions, medications, andadditionaltreatments.
• Be willing to support fellow team members.

Experience & Skills Requirements

• *At least 1 year of experience as a Veterinary Assistant.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Perform basic nursing skills such as taking vital signs, venipuncture, intravenous catheter placement, medication administration, etc.
• Able to enter medical notes and maintain medical records; can type 45 wpm minimally.
• Able to lift 40lbs unassisted.
• Strong desire to practice empathetic, gold standard medicine benefiting our patients through all life stages.
• Positive, kind and provide trustworthy communication to patients, team members and clients.
• Have the desire to constantly grow and advance as a valued team member

You’llThrivewith Us

At Thrive, you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals.Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Ourvast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses -ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment – across the nation.
• Leadership training for a thriving andlong careerin the veterinary profession.

Benefits – our care in action

Weprovidebenefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:

• Paidtime off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, andtime offfor new petadoptions
• Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plushealth savings account and flexible spending account
• Petperks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcarelocations
• Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapysessions
• 401k with employer contribution and no waiting period
• Continuing education and development support through our libraryof free CE courses and paid time off to complete
• Scholarship opportunities and student loan support program and so much more!

Compensation is negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate of$19-22 /hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.