Veterinary Assistant: Surgical Support & Front Desk

Aggie-Animal-Clinic-; Dixon (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Aggie-Animal-Clinic- in Dixon, CA seeks an experienced veterinary assistant for our small, busy clinic. Must submit a cover letter and have at least 1 year of in-clinic veterinary experience.

Responsibilities include customer service, restraint, vaccines and injections, nail trims, veterinary procedures, vital signs, anesthesia monitoring, surgical assistance, venipuncture, and in-house lab work. We offer benefits, CE classes, and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 1 year in-clinic veterinary experience.
• Must submit cover letter.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
• Flexible schedule; opening or closing shifts Mon-Fri and Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Customer service and front desk tasks.
• Restraint and handling of animals.
• Assist with vaccines and injectable medications.
• Vaccinations, nail trims, expressing anal glands, heartworm testing, suture removal.
• Vital signs, SQ/IM/IV injections, placing IV catheters.
• Maintain medical notes, enter charges, update puppy/kitten packages, handle lab samples.
• Clean kennels and equipment; prep surgery table and instruments.
• Anesthetic monitoring and surgical assisting.
• Venipuncture and in-house lab sample processing.

Skills

Customer service

Restraint

Vaccination administration

Surgical assisting

Anesthetic monitoring

Venipuncture

Medical records management

Front desk experience

Team communication

Flexibility

Tools

Surgical instruments

In-house lab equipment

Job description

Aggie-Animal-Clinic- in Dixon, CA seeks an experienced veterinary assistant for our small, busy clinic. Must submit a cover letter and have at least 1 year of in-clinic veterinary experience.

Responsibilities include customer service, restraint, vaccines and injections, nail trims, veterinary procedures, vital signs, anesthesia monitoring, surgical assistance, venipuncture, and in-house lab work. We offer benefits, CE classes, and employee discounts.