Veterinary Assistant
DuPont Veterinary Center•DuPont, WA
•$18 - $22•Onsite
About The Position
DuPont Veterinary Center is hiring a full-time Veterinary Assistant to join its fantastic team. The ideal candidate is passionate about animal welfare and nurturing the human-animal bond, believes client education is key to lifelong pet health, and possesses strong client communication, time management, and organizational skills. The clinic culture celebrates individual contributions and offers a 4-day work week with no nights, on-call shifts, or holiday hours. They also provide mentoring and support for career growth.
Requirements
- Knowledge of preventative care and vaccines
- Excellent patient handling skills, with a focus on low-stress or Fear Free techniques
- Ability to accurately triage patients and obtain thorough medical histories
- Experience with anesthesia monitoring
- Diagnostics - including radiographs, phlebotomy and sample collection, and in-house lab work
- Professional, compassionate communication with clients and staff
- A positive attitude, reliability, and a genuine passion for veterinary medicine
Nice To Haves
- Killer client communication skills
- Phenomenal time management and organizational skills
Responsibilities
- Safe and effective patient handling and restraint
- Knowledge of preventative care and vaccines
- Obtaining diagnostics - including radiographs, phlebotomy, and sample collection, and performing in-house lab work
- Professional, compassionate communication with clients and staff
- Succinct documentation of patient records and client interactions
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) matching
- Tuition support
- Referral bonuses
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Supplemental insurance options
- Up to three weeks of paid parental leave
- Generous PTO
- Employee discounts
- Quarterly team bonuses
- Continuing education allowance
- State license & VTNE fee reimbursement
- Uniform allowance
- Six paid holidays
- Employee Assistance Program
- 4-day work weeks
- No nights, on-call shifts, or holiday hours
- Free/discounted lab work for all employee pets
- Pet discounts on services and products
- Pet food discount program
- Mentoring and support
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
