Veterinary Assistant

About the role

Powell Animal Hospital is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to join our team. This position offers a competitive starting salary of $16 - $18/hour, with potential for negotiation based on experience and credentials. The hospital provides a supportive environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end care for patients, including outpatient treatments, laboratory tests, and support services like admitting and discharging patients.
• Support veterinarians and the medical team to enhance productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Safely restrain patients and assist with exams and procedures.
• Administer medications and treatments as directed.
• Absorb and relay relevant health history and information from clients.
• Maintain medical charts and perform tasks such as venipuncture, catheter placement, anesthesia monitoring, radiographs, and lab work.
• Assist with hospitalized patient care, including monitoring and comfort measures.
• Support surgical and dental procedures, including dental radiographs.
• Maintain accurate and thorough medical records.
• Perform in-house lab testing and prepare samples for reference labs.
• Take and assist with diagnostic radiographs (including positioning and safety).
• Assist with surgical prep, sterile set-up, and patient recovery.
• Monitor anesthesia and maintain patient safety.
• Support post-operative care, including pain management, monitoring, and discharge education.
• Communicate clearly with clients regarding treatment plans, estimates, and next steps.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and restocking of exam rooms and treatment areas.
• Follow infection control and safety protocols.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of clinical experience.
• Strong technical skills including venipuncture, catheter placement, anesthesia monitoring, radiographs, and lab work.

Qualifications

• Willingness and ability to support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients regarding treatment plans, estimates, and next steps.
• Willingness and ability to support surgical and dental procedures, including dental radiographs.
• Willingness and ability to support hospitalized patient care, including monitoring and comfort measures.
• Willingness and ability to support post-operative care, including pain management, monitoring, and discharge education.
• Willingness and ability to follow infection control and safety protocols.

Skills

• Technical skills including venipuncture, catheter placement, anesthesia monitoring, radiographs, and lab work.
• Ability to support veterinarians and the medical team to enhance productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
• Ability to safely restrain patients and assist with exams and procedures.
• Ability to administer medications and treatments as directed.
• Ability to absorb and relay relevant health history and information from clients.
• Ability to maintain medical charts and perform tasks such as venipuncture, catheter placement, anesthesia monitoring, radiographs, and lab work.
• Ability to assist with hospitalized patient care, including monitoring and comfort measures.
• Ability to support surgical and dental procedures, including dental radiographs.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and thoroughness in medical records.
• Ability to perform in-house lab testing and prepare samples for reference labs.
• Ability to take and assist with diagnostic radiographs (including positioning and safety).
• Ability to assist with surgical prep, sterile set-up, and patient recovery.
• Ability to monitor anesthesia and maintain patient safety.
• Ability to support post-operative care, including pain management, monitoring, and discharge education.
• Ability to communicate clearly with clients regarding treatment plans, estimates, and next steps.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness, organization, and restocking of exam rooms and treatment areas.
• Ability to follow infection control and safety protocols.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Mental health resources, including easy access to therapy through Lyra Health.
• Paid parental leave.
• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet.
• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care.
• Expert advice, support, and network discounts for fertility and family planning.
• FREE CE courses.
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts.
• Student loan support tools and assistance.

About Thrive

Thrive Pet Healthcare creates the future of pet well-being through medical excellence, innovative technology, and a connected community of teams and partners. We invest in our people—through mentorship, leadership programs, continuing education, and well-being initiatives—so teams can grow and feel supported. For pet owners, we provide convenient solutions such as a mobile app, Thrive Plus membership, HereFurYou Helpline, online booking, and flexible financial options, making accessing quality care simpler for families.