Veterinary Assistant Experienced

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Charleston, SC, USA
In-Office
15-20 Hourly
Junior
Pet • Professional Services
The Role
Provides compassionate care for canine and feline patients in a general veterinary practice. Responsibilities include client education, venipuncture, catheter placement, radiology, diagnostic testing, laboratory sample processing, surgical preparation and assistance, anesthesia monitoring, dentistry, medication administration, patient restraint, and medical recordkeeping. The role requires at least one year of veterinary assistant experience performing technical duties or comparable experience as a veterinary technology student, with surgical experience preferred or required for the position.
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VCA Charles Towne Animal Hospital is hiring a full time Veterinary Assistant who has surgical experience to join our general practice team .

About Us

Our AAHA-accredited primary care facility provides illness care, surgery, dentistry, and more. We see canine and feline species patients! Our hours are typically Monday through Friday 8am-6pm, Saturday 8am-3pm, closed on Sundays.

Check out our website here: https://vcahospitals.com/charles-towne

Compensation: $15 - $20 / hr is based on skill set and experience.

Schedule: Full time, Saturday rotation required

About the Role

As a Veterinary Assistant, you will help create and maintain a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our patients and clients. Duties will include:

  • Compassionate patient care

  • Client education and care

  • Venipuncture and catheter placement

  • Radiology and diagnostics

  • Lab sample collection and processing

  • Surgical preparation and assisting

  • Anesthesia monitoring

  • Dentistry

  • Medication preparation and administration

  • Safe and effective patient handling and restraint

  • Medical recordkeeping

Qualified candidates will have at least one year of experience as a veterinary assistant performing these technical duties, or similar level of experience as a veterinary technology student. We are looking for individuals to join our team, who will bring a positive attitude and who will contribute to our positive culture. This individual will also take an owner's approach towards all areas of care at the hospital and provide the highest standard of care to their patients, clients, leadership and their peers.

Why VCA

VCA Animal Hospitals is a community of over 800 hospitals across the US, including primary care, emergency, and specialty medicine. We offer world class medicine with hometown care.

We are passionate about supporting our technicians and assistants and are committed to your personal career development. At VCA, you will enjoy an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve. Benefits include:

Health & Well Being

  • Medical, dental & vision insurance, a variety of additional coverage options

  • Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance

  • Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay (when applicable)

Other Perks

  • Generous hospital discounts for your pets.

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match

Interested? Apply! We look forward to hearing from you.

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development).

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.

Skills Required

  • At least one year of experience as a veterinary assistant performing technical duties, or similar experience as a veterinary technology student
  • Surgical experience
  • Ability to perform venipuncture and catheter placement
  • Ability to assist with surgery and monitor anesthesia
  • Ability to perform radiology, diagnostics, laboratory sample collection and processing, dentistry, medication administration, patient restraint, and medical recordkeeping
  • Saturday rotation availability
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The Company
HQ: Los Angeles, CA
35,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is a family of hometown animal hospitals dedicated to positively impacting pets, people, and communities. They provide world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year, offering a range of services from primary and urgent care to specialty and emergency medicine. VCA is part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands.

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