Veterinary Assistant
VetnCare•El Dorado Hills, CA
•Hybrid
About The Position
This role involves triaging incoming patients, assisting with emergency treatments, diagnostics, and anesthesia monitoring. Responsibilities include placing and maintaining IV catheters, performing blood draws, running in-house laboratory tests, calculating and administering medications, and providing post-operative and critical patient care. The position also supports a variable caseload, assists with client communication, scheduling, check-in/out, and phone support, and maintains a clean and organized treatment area.
Requirements
- 2-3 years of experience as a Veterinary Assistant required
- ER experience preferred
- Strong technical skills including venipuncture, catheter placement, and drug calculations
- Ability to remain calm, focused, and efficient in emergency situations
- Compassionate communicator with strong client service skills
- Team-oriented, detail-focused, and able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Triage incoming patients and assist in prioritizing care based on urgency
- Room patients and obtain accurate medical histories from clients
- Assist with emergency treatments, diagnostics, and anesthesia monitoring
- Place and maintain IV catheters
- Perform proficient blood draws and run in-house laboratory testing
- Calculate and administer medications accurately
- Provide post-operative and critical patient care, including monitoring recovery
- Support a variable and sometimes unpredictable caseload
- Assist with client communication, scheduling, check-in/out, and phone support as needed
- Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient treatment area
Benefits
- Shared impact bonus resulting from hospital profitability
- 50% discounts on care for all teammate pets
- Comprehensive medical (virtual care included), dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with 100% company match up to 4%
- Health and Dependent Care FSA/HSA accounts
- Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program providing free mental health counseling, legal and financial consultations, and family support services available 24/7
- Company provided access to Calm app and Talkspace therapy services
- Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays
- Consistent growth opportunities to advance your career
- Annual engagement surveys
- Annual event to celebrate and recognize our wonderful teams
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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