Urgent Care Veterinary Assistant

About the role

The Full-Time Veterinary Assistant at UrgentVet - Ballantyne is a key member of a dynamic team providing urgent care for dogs and cats. This role involves hands-on patient care, client service, and administrative tasks in a fast-paced, modern clinic setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care, including restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
• Perform clinical skills such as phlebotomy, catheter placement, and laboratory analysis
• Calculate drug dosages and assist with medication administration
• Support facility maintenance and client education efforts
• Work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• Collaborate with clinical teams and ensure the safety and well-being of patients, clients, and staff

Requirements

• Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task
• Energetic people-and-pet person with an 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
• Able to lift 40 lbs

Qualifications

• Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
• Basic clinical skills such as phlebotomy, catheter placement, and laboratory analysis
• Ability to calculate drug dosages and assist with medication administration

Skills

• Animal handling experience
• Basic clinical skills
• Drug calculation skills
• Facility maintenance knowledge
• Client education skills

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