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Part-Time Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant (Weekends)

American Veterinary GroupSarasota, FL
Onsite

About The Position

UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care, offering after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees. Our hospitals offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment. Our clinic is seeking a Part-time Senior Veterinary Assistant to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic.

Requirements

  • Professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
  • Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills
  • Prior customer service experience
  • Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
  • Must be able to lift 40 lbs
  • Regular on-site presence as an essential function of the role
  • In-person attendance is necessary to support patient care, respond to time-sensitive needs, collaborate with clinical teams, and maintain the safety and well-being of patients, clients, and staff.

Nice To Haves

  • Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays

Responsibilities

  • Provide outstanding patient care
  • Provide team leadership
  • Provide client service
  • Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
  • Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation
  • Facility maintenance
  • Client education

Benefits

  • 401k Match
  • Discounted Veterinary Care
  • Scrub allowance
  • Hands-on and E-training
  • Professional growth opportunities

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Based on current job postings on Teal, the average Veterinary Assistant salary in the US is approximately $42,000 per year, with a typical range of $31,000 to $58,000.
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