Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant

About the role

The Full-Time Veterinary Technician position at UrgentVet - Smithfield is an opportunity to make a significant impact in the community by providing high-quality care to dogs and cats in urgent situations. The clinic offers a unique blend of general practice and emergency care, ensuring that patients receive timely and effective treatment.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia under the supervision of licensed veterinarians.
• Multi-task in a hands-on environment, demonstrating professionalism, dependability, and healthy communication skills.
• Work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• May be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding.
• Must have prior customer service experience and prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting.
• Regular on-site presence is required due to the essential nature of the role in supporting patient care, responding to time-sensitive needs, collaborating with clinical teams, and maintaining the safety and well-being of all involved.

Requirements

• Demonstrates 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.
• Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Prior customer service experience.
• Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting.
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs.

Qualifications

• Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring.
• Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation.
• Additional duties including facility maintenance and client education.

Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise

• Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring.
• Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation.
• Additional duties including facility maintenance and client education.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision Options)
• 401k Match
• Generous paid time off (PTO)
• Paid Parental Leave + Paid Maternity Leave
• One (1) Work/Life Balance day off
• Short-term and long-term disability options
• Supplemental insurance options
• Discounted Veterinary Care
• Scrub allowance
• Hands-on and E-training
• Professional growth opportunities
• Tuition assistance for prospective Veterinary Technician Students
• Tuition reimbursement for Credentialed/Registered Veterinary Technicians