Veterinary Assistant or Technician

Socket.dev; Carrboro (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Health plans (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) with employer match

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Kindred Heart Animal Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC is seeking a Veterinary Assistant or Technician to provide nursing care for critically ill hospitalized patients, assist veterinarians, perform radiographs and lab work, and help with anesthesia.

The role emphasizes client communication, teamwork, and compassionate patient care; benefits include tuition assistance, multiple medical plans, retirement plan with match, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Ability to care for sick animals and assist veterinarians.
• Strong communication with clients and team.
• Comfort with monitoring and basic procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide animal nursing care to hospitalized patients.
• Communicate with clients about care plans and progress.
• Triaging and gathering patient information, vital signs.
• Assist with anesthesia and monitoring during procedures.
• Perform diagnostic testing including radiographs and labs.
• Assist in surgical procedures and patient monitoring.
• Help with radiographs and treatments.
• Medication calculation and administration.

Skills

Nursing care

Client communication

Vital signs

Anesthesia assistance

Radiographs and diagnostics

Teamwork

Technical troubleshooting

Tools

Diagnostic imaging equipment

Lab testing

Computers/EMR

Job description

Description

Kindred Heart Animal Hospital is seeking a Veterinary Assistant or Technician to join our dedicated staff near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This is a weekday position — no weekends required.

Why Kindred Heart Animal Hospital

Kindred Heart Animal Hospital is a full-service veterinary hospital serving Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The original location opened in 2022 and experienced enough growth that in 2023 we opened a second location, 5 miles away, in Governors Village. Our practice is filled with natural light and is fully equipped with in-house labs, digital radiographs, and ultrasound. We love our dedicated dental suite and dental radiographs. We truly function as a team, which you will easily appreciate when you visit us!

Carrboro and Chapel Hill form the western edge of the Triangle area of North Carolina, which is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the United States. We love living in a vibrant and diverse community, full of farmer’s markets, festivals, and concerts. Want to live in the country, in the city, next to a lake, in a college town, or in downtown Raleigh? All are an easy drive to Kindred Heart.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide animal nursing care to critically ill hospitalized patients in conjunction with veterinarians.
• Client communication
• Triaging patients including basic injury/illness assessment, gathering patient information and taking vital signs.
• Administer injectable and inhalant anesthesia.
• Patient care and treatments
• Performing diagnostic testing including radiographs and lab work
• Assisting with surgical procedures and patient monitoring
• Assisting in taking radiographs
• Medication calculation and administration
• Placing IV catheters and maintaining feeding tubes and urinary catheters
• Monitor Surgical procedures.
• Lab Diagnostics
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, and unpleasant odors.
• Ability to always communicate professionally and effectively and maintain professionalism in emotionally charged / challengin situations.
• Ability to provide high quality customer service embodying a yes culture for clients.
• Ability to work effectively with computers, software, and electronics.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills
• Physical ability to handle and restrain animals

Perks and benefits include

• Tuition assistance
• A choice between two medical plans with prescription drug benefits
• Dental and vision coverage available
• 401(k) Savings Plan with employer match, including immediate vesting
• Life insurance for yourself, spouse and eligible dependents available
• Paid time off / holidays
• Health Savings Account available
• Short term disability available
• Supplemental critical illness and accident plans available
• Uniform allowance
• Continuing education allowance for credentialed technicians
• Employee assistance program

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.