Rediscover your passion for pet care and healing as you join Animal Medical Hospital and our of our exceptional Veterinary Professionals, committed to medical and surgical excellence in an empathetic, warm and friendly environment. We offer interesting, diverse, and challenging cases, with manageable caseloads and a commitment to maintaining Work-Life Balance. Join us in this next exciting phase of our journey.

Position: Emergency Vet Assistants at AMH are an essential part of our company. Our Emergency VA’s work closely with our veterinarians and assist them throughout with patient care and cases.

As an Emergency Vet Technician/Assistant you will:

• Handle emergency situations, remaining calm while showing empathy and compassion.
• Facilitate communication between clients and the hospital team caring for the pet and direct questions to the appropriate staff.
• Assist in basic laboratory procedures (i.e. handling blood and urine specimens, using in-house lab analyzers, using the centrifuge, and staining ear and blood films)
• Setting up, assisting in operating, and cleaning commonly used hospital equipment, oxygen cages, heating devices, and exam rooms.
• Clean and prepare surgical instrument packs, set up equipment and supplies for surgical procedures, and disinfect surgery suites.
• Draw blood proficiently and safely.
• Assist in exam rooms by getting history of the patients as well as basic information including temperature, pulse, respiration rate, weight and lab samples.
• Operate equipment pertinent to carrying out duties, including but not limited to laboratory equipment, anesthesia, dental, and radiology.
• Competent animal restraint
• Ability to read normal vital parameters
• Abiility to take radiographs is preferred by not required
• Ability to tactfully communicate with owners in emergency situations

Our AMH Family: At AMH, teamwork, accountability, respect and integrity are all values our employees share. We understand continuing education and improving skills helps grow our employees to be the best they can be for themselves and also the patients they care for. We strive every day to create a positive, enthusiastic culture where we work together to achieve great things for our clients and their pets.

To attract talented veterinary professionals like you, we have a flexible approach to remuneration based on your expertise and potential – typically, this will include…

• An appealing hourly rate that will reflect your expertise and experience
• Continuing Education allocation to assist with you Career Growth (Licensed Techs)
• Paid Time Off on commencement with annual increases
• Employee Pet Wellness Discounts

Plus…

• 401K: We’re serious about investing in our people. Our team members receive a hefty 100% match on the first 3% they put in, plus a 50% match on the next 2%
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance. Plus a la carte benefits
• Access to Counselingis a huge benefit we love to let our staff know about! We offer all employees access to our Employee Assistance Program that will get you linked to a licensed counselor to speak with for up to 9 sessions per topic.
• Monthly In-House CE is another bonus! Like we said, continuing education is our jam and want our employees to always stay learning and growing.
• Flexible Scheduling

Position Qualifications:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Experience: 1-2 years experience preferred
• Open availability with the possibility of working 1-2 weekend shifts per month
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Excellent interpersonal skills, active listener, empathetic
• Knowledge of veterinary medical terminology preferred
• Ability to learn veterinary software
• Solution-oriented with high attention to customer service.
• Ability to gain animal confidence when restraining them for transport, boarding, or treatment.
• Ability to read pet body language and use in controlling/handling individual animal temperament.
• Respond and quickly react to frequent auditory signals, warnings, or communication from other team members, animals or medical equipment.

About AMH: Animal Medical Hospital & 24 Hour Urgent Care is a state-of-the-art General Practice and Emergency Hospital offering internal medicine, dermatology, cardiology, critical care, surgery, boarding, grooming and bathing. We are dedicated to constantly improving the care that we give and, as a result, we have been accredited through the American Animal Hospital Association since 1984

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Charlotte, NC 28205: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Please list 3 references

Experience:

• Emergency Veterinary Assistant: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 3x12
• 4x10
• 5x8
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person