Veterinary Technician Assistant

Stryker Corporation; Edgewater (MD); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Flexible scheduling

CE support

Mental health resources

Bonding leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners in Maryland is seeking an enthusiastic Veterinary Technician or Assistant for our Edgewater hospital. Join a fast-paced urgent-care setting with a collaborative culture, no overnights, and a strong mentorship program.

We offer a consistent, year-round schedule, three-day weekends every other week, generous PTO, and opportunities to grow clinically while supporting the community. Penn Foster externship site participation is available.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 1 year of in-clinic veterinary experience (or equivalent education).
• Loves learning and welcomes coaching.
• Able to lift up to 50 pounds and handle animals of varying sizes.

Responsibilities

• Assist veterinarians with outpatient urgent care appointments and treatments
• Safely restrain dogs and cats for examinations and procedures
• Obtain patient histories and accurate vital signs
• Perform phlebotomy for blood sample collection
• Collect urine samples
• Administer medications (PO, SQ, IM, IV)
• Perform laboratory diagnostics including CBC, chemistry panels, electrolytes, and urinalysis
• Take high-quality full-body digital radiographs
• Calculate medication dosages and prepare treatments
• Fill prescriptions and review discharge instructions with clients
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient treatment area
• Communicate compassionately with clients during stressful situations
• Support grieving clients during quality of life assessments

Skills

1 year veterinary experience

Loves learning

Stays calm & organized

Communicates professionally

Team player

Lifts up to 50 pounds

Education

Equivalency veterinary education

Job description

PetMedic Edgewater

is looking for an enthusiastic Veterinary Technician or Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves learning, and wants to make a real impact on both patients and teammates. Our hospital combines the excitement of urgent care with a collaborative culture where people genuinely enjoy coming to work. Every day brings a variety of medical cases, from wound care and lacerations to toxicities, gastrointestinal illness, respiratory disease, and urgent diagnostics. All of this without the overnight shifts or holidays.

Whether you're an experienced assistant looking to expand your skills or someone with a strong veterinary foundation eager to grow, you'll be supported by an experienced leadership team and doctors who love to teach.

A Schedule You'll Actually Love

One of the biggest things our team tells us they appreciate is our scheduling.

• Consistent schedule planned well in advance
• Perfect schedule for online college students
• Tentative schedule built for the entire year
• Plan vacations, childcare, appointments, and life with confidence
• Three-day weekend every other weekend, and the potential to have 8 weeks of vacation/year
• Flexible PTO that complements your predictable schedule

We believe excellent patient care starts with a team that has time to rest.

Grow Your Veterinary Career & Make a Difference

Whether you're looking to sharpen your clinical skills or take the next step toward becoming a Veterinary Technician, we'll help you get there. PetMedic Edgewater is proud to be an approved Penn Foster Veterinary Technician externship site, allowing aspiring veterinary technicians to complete their required clinical externships while working alongside our experienced medical team.

We invest heavily in mentorship and professional development. If you're someone who wants to become stronger every month, not just every year, you'll fit right in. We're also deeply involved in our community through high school educational STEM programs, veterinary student mentorship, community concert and festival participation, and neighborhood outreach because we believe veterinary medicine extends beyond our hospital walls and into the homes of our patients.

We Celebrate the Good Stuff

We're passionate about exceptional veterinary medicine, but we also believe a great workplace should be fun. Expect birthday celebrations, graduation parties, holiday decorating contests, surprise treats, team outings, milestone celebrations, and plenty of reasons to smile. We celebrate our people because they're what make this hospital special. If you're someone who enjoys building genuine connections with your coworkers and celebrating each other's successes, we'd love to meet you.

What You'll Do

No two days are ever the same.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist veterinarians with outpatient urgent care appointments and treatments
• Safely restrain dogs and cats for examinations and procedures
• Obtain patient histories and accurate vital signs
• Perform phlebotomy for blood sample collection
• Collect urine samples
• Administer medications (PO, SQ, IM, IV)
• Perform laboratory diagnostics including CBC, chemistry panels, electrolytes, and urinalysis
• Take high-quality full-body digital radiographs
• Calculate medication dosages and prepare treatments
• Fill prescriptions and review discharge instructions with clients
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient treatment area
• Communicate compassionately with clients during stressful situations
• Support grieving clients during quality of life assessments

We're Looking For Someone Who

• Has at least 1 year of veterinary experience in-clinic (or equivalent veterinary education)
• Loves learning and welcomes coaching
• Loves to celebrate! We throw many parties and support our team through lifes many ecx
• Stays calm and organized during busy shifts
• Communicates professionally with clients and coworkers
• Takes initiative rather than waiting to be asked
• Enjoys working as part of a collaborative team
• Can lift up to 50 pounds and safely handle animals of varying sizes

What We Offer

• $25.00-$26.00/hour (based on experience)
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with a total company match up to 4%, after 6 months of employment
• Generous Paid Time Off & Predictable Scheduling
• Flexible scheduling
• Continuing education support
• Professional development opportunities
• Mental health resources
• Company paid bonding leave or applicable state provided bonding leave
• Employee discounts on veterinary services
• Discounts on diagnostics
• Discounts on Purina nutrition products
• Preferred pet insurance pricing

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our animal companions.

Joining our fun and team-first atmosphere comes with a level of support that's hard to find anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose - down to the way we partner with our professionals to design a more efficient layout for our clinics. That's just one way we're hyper-focused on supporting our people, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families.

Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.

FOR MARYLAND APPLICANTS:

UNDER MARYLAND LAW, AN EMPLOYER MAY NOT REQUIRE OR DEMAND, AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYMENT OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, THAT AN INDIVIDUAL SUBMIT TO OR TAKE A LIE DETECTOR OR SIMILAR TEST. EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS LAW IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $100.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics or classifications protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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