Part-Time Veterinary Assistant

About the role

The Animal Dermatology Clinic - Lynnwood is seeking a part-time Veterinary Assistant to support their team in providing high-quality dermatology care to pets.

Responsibilities

• Energetic and positive personality
• Takes initiative and is committed to the clinic's needs
• Punctual and willing to teach and share ideas
• Adaptable to change and flexible in work schedule and traveling
• Previous experience or training/education in a veterinary facility
• Must be friendly, outgoing, and people-oriented
• Excellent communication skills
• Able to be cross-trained for front office receptionist duties, including phone and computer skills
• Able to be a team player, willing to learn new techniques, treatments, and accept change
• Phlebotomy skills
• Preparation and restraint of animals during procedures
• Anesthetic monitoring
• Assistance in surgery
• Suturing of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues
• Application of bandages and/or splints
• Wound care
• Use of a stethoscope and otoscope
• Advice on proper pet care
• Excellent relations with clients/pets in the waiting area and exam rooms
• Exceed client expectations of service
• Compassionate nursing care
• Housekeeping/maintenance tasks
• Ability to perform a cursory examination of an animal
• Recognition of potential patient issues
• Clear communication of findings to a doctor
• Record keeping and filling prescriptions

Requirements

• College or college-equivalent education as required for becoming a Registered Veterinary Technician
• Dependable attendance is required
• Able to lift 40 pounds
• Able to work long or irregular hours under pressure conditions
• The ability to walk, bend, stand, squat, or reach constantly during a minimum 8-hour day

Benefits

• No weekends
• Competitive wages
• Variety of voluntary benefits, including hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness, etc. if working 20 or more hours/week
• 401K with employer match
• CE opportunities
• Uniforms provided
• Discounts on services and medications for employee pets
• May require some traveling

*For more information about Animal Dermatology Clinic, please visit our website animaldermatology.com!