Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Assistant Welcome to our sunny little beach town of Carpinteria! VCA Carpinteria Veterinary Hospital has been serving this community and its pets for over 40 years and we are seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our team. Location: 585 Walnut Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013 Salary: $18.00 - $24.00 per hour, dependent on experience, education, and certification. Schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday At VCA Animal Hospitals, we take our mission statement your pets health is our top priority and excellent service is our goal very seriously. With every opportunity, we aim to exceed each pet owners expectations. Were looking for a personable yet highly professional service extraordinaire to join us in delivering our mission to our clients and their pets. This is a very unique position that is critical to facilitating the flow of our pets and clients safely in and out of our hospital. We are looking for an individual who performs well under stress, gets along and can work with all types of personalities, organized, confident, cannot have any major fear of animals, self starter, and extremely punctual. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Previous experience or training/education working in a veterinary facility preferred but not required. Must be friendly, outgoing, "people oriented". Excellent communication skills. Telephone and computer skills are necessary. Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept challenge. Primary job responsibilities: Maintaining medical records. Obtain and record patient histories go through previous records and enter proper vaccine/treatment history dispense collect specimens and set up for laboratory pick up prepare ear cytology for Veterinarian or Technician to view under microscope go over medications with clients advise clients of what vaccines and treatments pets are due for safely moving contagious/stressed/aggressive pets in and out of the examination rooms without incident preparing euthanasia paperwork with clients safely obtaining weight and temperature readings for each patient clean and maintain all areas in the room department throughout the day stock inventory and keep shelves organized communicating with clients in regards to the pets needs and facilitating the room flow for all pets coming into and out of the hospital Physical Requirements: Dependable attendance is required. Any allergies to animals must be controlled through medication. Must be able to lift 40 pounds. Must be willing to work long or irregular hours under pressure conditions. This position requires the ability to walk, bend, stand and reach constantly during 8-hour day. Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment such as electric clippers, syringes, radiology equipment, laboratory equipment, and computers. Benefits We offer competitive compensation and great benefits, including, medical/dental/vision and paid vacation (for F/T employees only), 401(k), generous personal pet care discounts, and more! At VCA we are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and want to be a place where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and do their best work. Apply Today! 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.