VCA Laguna Niguel Animal Hospital is looking for an experienced and skilled Veterinary Assistant to join our amazing team full-time (30-40 hours/week)! Our four-doctor general practice is located in the heart of Laguna Niguel and offers wellness and sick appointments, general surgery, and dentistry. Location: 28892 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 Salary: $ 18- 26 / hour Schedule: 5 days, 8 hours per day, Saturdays required, no Sundays Your skills and expertise will support our doctor team in providing top-notch patient care and an unparalleled client experience. We focus on the employee experience, too! We schedule monthly staff meetings, offer on-site and online training, schedule off-site team bonding activities, and we know how to have fun! Required skills include: Obtaining medical histories Proper animal restraint and handling Administering SQ, IM, IV injections and SQ fluids IV catheterization and venipuncture (jugular, cephalic, saphenous) Lab work (in-house and reference lab) Radiographic positioning surgical pack sterilization Working independently and as part of a team A positive and helpful attitude Client communication Creating and reviewing cost estimates with clients Monitoring hospitalized, sedated, and post-op patients Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts, and more! If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs. Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more! The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development). We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com. A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians including 500 who are board-certified specialists nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.
