Veterinary Assistant

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San Diego, CA, USA
In-Office
18-24 Hourly
Senior level
Pet • Professional Services
The Role
Provides veterinary assistant support in a small-animal hospital, including patient examinations, anesthesia monitoring, surgical preparation, dentistry, radiology, laboratory work, venipuncture, catheter placement, pharmacy duties, patient recovery, hospitalized animal care, and client communication. Works closely with veterinary technicians and doctors to deliver compassionate, low-stress patient and client experiences.
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We are seeking a highly experienced Veterinary Assistant (VA) to join our team at VCA Bay Park Animal Hospital. Our hospital is proud of its strong culture of teamwork, collaboration, and mutual support—where helping one another is part of our everyday commitment to providing exceptional care to both our clients and their pets.


Location: 3024 Hancock St, San Diego, CA 92110

Salary: $20 - $22 per hour

Schedule: Full-Time, 5x8-hour work week, with 2-3 Saturdays per month. Closed Sunday
Preferred shift is: 9 am - 5:30 pm

Why We Need You!
As a member of the VCA team, your mission is to win the confidence of every pet parent by delivering an outstanding client experience, so they partner with us for the lifelong care of their companion animals. 
You’ve worked hard for your credentialing, and we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in.  The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to:

  • Physical examinations and patient assessment
  • Anesthesia monitoring
  • Surgical preparation and assisting
  • Dentistry
  • Radiology
  • Laboratory work
  • Venipuncture
  • Catheter placement
  • Pharmacy
  • Patient recovery
  • Client Communication
  • Compassionate care of our hospitalized animals

Why We Want You!

As a member of the VCA, you will support technician and doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent by delivering an outstanding client experience, so we can provide exceptional care for every patient.


VCA Animal Hospitals offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, pet care discounts, paid vacation, holidays, and sick days, and health and well-being programs that provide resources and training. Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. The pay range for this position is $18 to $24/ hour


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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. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.

Skills Required

  • Highly experienced Veterinary Assistant
  • Veterinary credentialing
  • Availability for a full-time schedule of five eight-hour shifts weekly, including two to three Saturdays per month

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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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