Veterinary Assistant

About This Role

Paso Robles Veterinary Medical Clinic is seeking a full-time Veterinary Assistant to join our dedicated team. In this role, you will work alongside veterinarians and technicians to provide compassionate care for our patients.

What Success Looks Like

• Caregiver: Handle and restrain animals with confidence and gentleness, ensuring their comfort during examinations and procedures while providing reassurance to pets experiencing stress or illness.
• Medical Support: Assist our veterinary team with treatments, diagnostics, and surgeries, preparing equipment, monitoring patients, and maintaining accurate records of care provided.
• Hospital Caretaker: Maintain the cleanliness and organization of our hospital, ensuring a safe, sanitary environment for our patients, clients, and team members.
• Communication Liaison: Relay important patient updates to veterinarians and fellow team members, helping maintain continuity of care and ensuring all staff are well-informed about patients' status.
• Client Educator: Communicate with pet owners about their animals' care, medications, and home treatment plans, providing clear instructions with empathy and professionalism under veterinarian guidance.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Genuine compassion and affinity: A genuine love for animals of all species and temperaments.
• Animal handling skills: Strong animal handling skills with the ability to safely restrain patients for examinations and procedures.
• Vaccine administration and immunology knowledge: Knowledge with vaccine administration and immunology.
• Attention to detail: Excellent attention to detail in monitoring patients and maintaining medical records.
• Precision: Ability to follow directions precisely when assisting with medical procedures.
• Effective communication: Effective communication skills with team members and clients.
• Home care instruction: Knowledge of prescription medications to effectively instruct clients with home care instructions.
• Stress management: Ability to remain calm and composed in fast-paced or stressful situations.
• Willingness to learn: Willingness to perform cleaning tasks and maintain hospital appearance, and adaptability to new skills and protocols.
• Team-oriented: A team-oriented attitude with a positive, helpful approach.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required.
• Experience: 1+ years of experience preferred.
• Skills: Confidence with veterinary wellness care and animal handling; fluency or professional proficiency in English and Spanish is highly valued; basic computer skills for maintaining electronic medical records; associate degree in veterinary technology or continuing education in veterinary science a plus.