Veterinary Assistant - Emergency

VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc; South Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Employee pet discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

VCA TLC Pasadena Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is seeking a Veterinary Assistant for our Emergency Department in South Pasadena, CA. This full-time role supports clinicians with exams, treatments, and patient care.

Requirements include veterinary and emergency experience (3 years preferred), excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to multitask while loving and advocating for animals.

Qualifications

• 3 years veterinary and emergency experience preferred.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to multitask.
• Love for animals and dedication to patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assist doctors with exams, treatments, and procedures.
• Venipuncture and IVC placement.
• Administer SQ fluids, medications, etc.
• Coordinate with all staff to ensure optimal patient care.
• Monitor anesthesia and assist with surgeries as needed.
• Complete estimates and basic record keeping.
• Provide discharge instructions to clients.
• Operative imaging support (radiographs; assist with ultrasounds).

Skills

Veterinary experience

Emergency department experience

Communication skills

Multitasking

Love for animals

Job description

VCA TLC Pasadena Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is looking for a Veterinary Assistant for our Emergency Department! Known for industry-leading medicine, we support our community and network of veterinary professionals in the greater Los Angeles area with education, peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, and relationship development. We are improving on how we support clinicians and technical staff by adding qualified Veterinary Assistants to our growing hospital in our Emergency department. Our team is united by our passion for veterinary care as we work collaboratively every day to offer the best medicine possible.

Does this sound like you?

Location: 1412 Huntington Dr, South Pasadena, CA 91030

Salary: $28 - $34 per hour

Schedule: Full-time, 4/10 - Overnight/Swing Shifts

Experience: Veterinary and emergency experience: 3 years (Preferred)

Dependent on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule, and additional responsibilities. Shift Differential Pay for Swing and Overnight available.

Responsibilities

• Assist doctors with exams, treatments, and procedures
• Venipuncture and IVC placement
• Administer SQ fluids, medications, etc.
• Work in conjunction with all technical staff across the hospital to ensure hospitalized patients are receiving the best possible care and communicating frequently with the team.
• Recognize subtle change in clinical status
• Discharge instructions with clients
• Complete estimates, basic record keeping
• Surgical preparation
• Anesthesia monitoring
• Advanced Phlebotomy
• Monitoring Ventilator Cases
• Apheresis
• Diagnostic imaging (radiographs and assisting with ultrasounds)

Requirements

• Proficient computer skills
• Outstanding communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask
• Love for animals

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

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