Weekdays-Only Veterinary Assistant/Tech — Growth & Benefits

Kindred Heart Animal Hospital; Wildwood Springs (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition assistance

Medical plans

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Paid time off

Health Savings Account

Short-term disability

CE allowance

Uniform allowance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

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

We are a full-service hospital serving Carrboro and Chapel Hill with in-house labs, digital radiographs, ultrasound, and a dental suite. The role includes nursing hospitalized patients, triage, anesthesia administration, diagnostics, radiographs, surgical support, and client communication.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in veterinary medicine required.
• 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/challenging 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.

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.

Skills

Veterinary experience

Client communication

Vital signs

Anesthesia administration

Radiographs

Diagnostic lab tests

Surgical assistance

Education

Veterinary technician certification

Job description

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

We are a full-service hospital serving Carrboro and Chapel Hill with in-house labs, digital radiographs, ultrasound, and a dental suite. The role includes nursing hospitalized patients, triage, anesthesia administration, diagnostics, radiographs, surgical support, and client communication.