Veterinary Assistant

Festival Veterinary Clinic • Bel Air, MD

5d • $18 - $21

About The Position

Festival Veterinary Clinic is hiring a Veterinary Assistant to work alongside veterinarians, technicians, and support staff to provide high-quality animal care and customer service. The role combines assisting with examinations, treatments, and surgeries; animal handling and basic care; clinic preparation and maintenance; basic laboratory work; recordkeeping; and communication with pet owners. It also includes client-facing administrative duties such as greeting clients, processing payments, answering calls, and scheduling appointments. This is a full-time position with a Monday–Friday schedule from 7:50 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and every other Saturday morning. The salary is $18.00–$21.00 per hour, depending on the candidate’s skills, experience, and qualifications.

Festival Veterinary Clinic has served pets and families in Harford County, Maryland, since 1994. It provides routine wellness and preventative services, diagnostics, dentistry, surgery, laser therapy, senior-pet care, and care for exotic pets. The clinic describes its team as community-focused and committed to combining modern veterinary medicine with compassion, teamwork, and respect for pets and their people.

Requirements

• Previous experience working with animals in a veterinary setting.
• Technical knowledge in areas such as disinfection, medication administration, and use of diagnostic equipment.
• Physical ability to handle animals safely and compassionately.

Responsibilities

• Assist veterinarians and veterinary technicians during examinations, treatments, and surgeries.
• Handle and restrain animals safely and compassionately.
• Prepare examination rooms and surgical areas by cleaning and sterilizing equipment and surfaces.
• Perform basic laboratory tests, including collecting blood, urine, and stool samples.
• Administer medications and vaccinations under the supervision of a veterinarian.
• Feed, bathe, and exercise animals as needed.
• Maintain accurate medical records.
• Communicate with pet owners about their pets’ care, treatment plans, and follow-up visits.
• Clean and maintain the clinic, stock supplies, and help ensure a safe and sanitary environment.
• Greet clients and pets, complete appointment sign-in, confirm appointment details, and escort clients to exam rooms.
• Ensure accurate accounting for service and product sales, handle payments, process credit and debit cards, and schedule future appointments.
• Answer client calls about appointments, hospital inquiries, medication refills, and other requests; make outbound appointment reminder and follow-up calls.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Employee pet discount.
• 401(k) with a company match.
• Employee referral bonus of $1,000 for referring a new team member to a partner hospital.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed