Veterinary Assistant

Posted 12 Days Ago
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Centreville, VA, USA
In-Office
19-21 Hourly
Entry level
Pet • Professional Services
The Role
Provides compassionate veterinary support by maintaining medical records, preparing surgical areas and patients, filling prescriptions, performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging, and caring for boarded and hospitalized animals. The role requires prior veterinary assistant experience, Saturday availability, strong teamwork, and comfort working in a fast-paced clinic environment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid leave, retirement contributions, pet discounts, continuing education, and career development opportunities.
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🐾 Join Our Fun, Caring, and Pet-Loving Family! 🐾
Position: Veterinary Assistant (Must be available Saturdays)

Are you an experienced Veterinary Assistant who’s passionate about animals, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to be part of a supportive, tight-knit team? If so, we’d love to welcome you into our clinic family!

We’re not just coworkers—we’re a team that laughs together, supports each other, and works hard to provide the best care possible to our furry (and sometimes feathery or scaly!) patients. If you’re looking for a clinic where your skills are valued and your coworkers feel like family, this is the place for you!

What You'll Be Doing:
You’ll be the heartbeat of our clinic, helping keep everything running smoothly while delivering compassionate care. Here’s a glimpse at your daily adventures:

  • Keeping accurate, organized medical records

  • Prepping our surgical suite and getting patients ready for surgery

  • Filling prescriptions (and maybe handing out a few treats!)

  • Performing lab work and diagnostic imaging

  • Providing TLC to our boarded and hospitalized pets—they’re part of our family, too!

We’re Looking For Someone Who:

  • Has prior veterinary assistant experience

  • Brings positive energy and great vibes to the team

  • Works well with both people and pets

  • Can handle a little fur, a lot of love, and the occasional puppy kiss 💕

  • Is available to work Saturdays (we promise, our weekend crew is the best!)

Why You'll Love Working Here:
At VCA, we believe in high-quality medicine, continued growth, and a whole lot of heart. You’ll have access to:

  • A diverse and exciting caseload

  • Cutting-edge imaging and monitoring tools

  • A huge network of over 4,500 doctors and 600+ specialists

  • Opportunities to level up your career through CE, specialization paths, and leadership training

Perks & Benefits (Just to Name a Few):

  • Competitive pay

  • Medical and dental benefits

  • Generous discounts for your own pets

  • A fun, welcoming team that feels like home

The pay range for this position is $18.50-$21/hr

If you’re ready to make a difference, have some fun, and grow your career in a place where you’re valued—apply today and come join our VCA family!

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

  • Prior veterinary assistant experience
  • Availability to work Saturdays
  • Ability to work effectively with people and animals
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced veterinary clinic environment
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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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