Veterinary Assistant - Emergency

Vicar Operating, Inc. dba VCA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Pet care discounts

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Sick days

Well-being programs

Job summary

VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital in Los Angeles, CA is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our Emergency team. You will support our Doctors and Technician team by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients.

Duties include maintaining medical records, preparing the surgical suite and patients, filling prescriptions, performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging, and providing compassionate care for boarded and hospitalized pets.

Qualifications

• Duties and responsibilities are listed in the ad.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital is seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our Emergency team.

Location: 1900 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Salary: $20 - $28 per hour Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials.

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 the 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.

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.

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. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.

A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow.

Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians - including 500 who are board-certified specialists - nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants - all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care.

The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.