Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant
About The Position
UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care, providing after-hours care for canine and feline patients without additional emergency-clinic fees. Hospitals treat common urgent cases such as wounds, ear infections, vomiting and diarrhea, and euthanasia. The paperless clinics are equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital X-ray, and IDEXX in-house laboratory equipment. The Senior Veterinary Assistant helps provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced urgent care clinic. The position requires regular on-site presence to support patient care, respond to time-sensitive needs, collaborate with clinical teams, and help maintain the safety and well-being of patients, clients, and staff. The employer will consider reasonable accommodation requests in accordance with the ADA and applicable laws.
Requirements
- Prior customer service experience.
- Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting.
- Animal handling experience, including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring.
- Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation.
- Professionalism, dependability, positive communication skills, and ability to multitask in a hands-on environment.
- Strong work ethic and social and organizational skills.
- Ability to lift 40 lbs.
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
- Regular on-site attendance is required.
- Full-time employees may be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding.
Nice To Haves
- Energetic, people-and-pet-focused approach.
- Interest in professional growth or pursuing veterinary technician education.
Responsibilities
- Provide patient care and client service in an urgent care clinic.
- Provide team leadership.
- Handle and restrain animals, collect samples, and monitor patients.
- Perform clinical tasks including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation.
- Perform facility maintenance and client education.
- Maintain an on-site presence to support patient care, time-sensitive needs, team collaboration, and safety.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plan options
- 401k match
- Generous paid time off
- Paid parental leave
- Paid maternity leave
- One Work/Life Balance day off
- Short-term and long-term disability options
- Supplemental insurance options
- Discounted veterinary care
- Scrub allowance
- Hands-on and e-training
- Professional growth opportunities
- Tuition assistance for prospective Veterinary Technician students
- Tuition reimbursement for credentialed/registered Veterinary Technicians
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
