Veterinary Assistant - Emergency & Critical Care

PetVet Care Centers; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) with discretionary contribution

Team Member Pet Discounts

Emotional wellbeing support — Calm app

CE stipends

Grant Circle relief fund

Local hospital culture backed by NP

Job summary

PetVet Care Centers’ Regional Veterinary Referral Center in Springfield, VA is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to support veterinarians and technicians in daily tasks including cleaning, restraining, preparing surgeries, medicating, and maintaining patient care. This full-time role is critical in a busy emergency and specialty hospital that operates 24/7.

You will greet clients, assist with exams, perform labs, radiographs, and ensure accuracy of medical records while upholding safety standards.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Strong basic technician skills (IVC placement and maintenance, phlebotomy, radiology, in-house lab).
• Comfortable with managing hospitalized and potentially critical patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate care to all patients.
• Greet patients and their owners as they arrive and show them to an examining room, taking the patient's weight and other vital signs upon arrival.
• Triage patients, perform physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by the licensed veterinary technicians (LVT's).
• Calm and soothe anxious patients.
• Assist doctors and technicians with the administration of medications or with patient restraint.
• Perform laboratory tests and take radiographs.
• Operate and maintain hospital equipment, including EKG, fluid pump, syringe pump, scales, anesthetic monitors, and machines, etc.
• Fill prescriptions, calculate and administer medications, maintain proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs.
• Feed patients as prescribed by the attending doctor or as the client has requested; record appetites; recognize and report any unusual conditions or abnormal behaviors
• Communicate in a positive manner with clients and ensure that they feel comfortable leaving their pet(s)
• Educate clients about insurance, wellness, and medicinal plans
• Maintain the cleanliness of the hospital each day; clean equipment, kennels, and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensure the safe use of chemicals; complete laundry
• Bath and care for patients who stay overnight; ensure that every animal released is clean and properly groomed prior to their release
• Adhere to the hospital's safety and wellness regulations
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions
• Maintain accurate medical records
• Show up for work regularly; full-time presence at work is essential for every shift
• Promote hospital products and services and support the organization
• Respond respectfully with urgency to directions given by Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT).
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Manager; may have other assigned duties if working in a specialty area (i.e., dentistry, surgery, emergency, radiology, cardiology, neurology, internal medicine, etc.)

Skills

Emergency room experience

Fear Free Certification

RECOVER Certification

Phlebotomy

Radiology

In-house lab

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Radiology equipment

Medical records software

Job description

PetVet Care Centers’ Regional Veterinary Referral Center in Springfield, VA is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to support veterinarians and technicians in daily tasks including cleaning, restraining, preparing surgeries, medicating, and maintaining patient care. This full-time role is critical in a busy emergency and specialty hospital that operates 24/7.

You will greet clients, assist with exams, perform labs, radiographs, and ensure accuracy of medical records while upholding safety standards.