Part-Time Senior Veterinary Assistant
Department: UrgentVet Hospitals
Employment Type: Part Time
Location: UrgentVet - Lexington
Reporting To: Raul Cardona
Description
UrgentVet bridges the gap between daytime general practice and emergency/overnight care, offering after-hours care for canine and feline patients without the additional expense of emergency clinic fees. Our hospitals offer care for common urgent cases, including wound management, ear infections, vomiting/diarrhea, and euthanasia. Each of our paperless clinics is specially designed to deliver efficient care and equipped with cloud-based EMR, digital x-ray, and a full suite of IDEXX in-house lab equipment.
Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to helps animals among a great team of people? Our clinic is seeking a Full-time/Part-time Senior Veterinary Assistant to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic.
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Key Responsibilities
Daily tasks of an UrgentVet Senior Veterinary Assistant include but are not limited to patient restraint, phlebotomy, sample collection, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, drug calculation, facility maintenance, and client education.
Skills, Knowledge, & Expertise
Applicants must demonstrate professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment. An UrgentVet team member is an energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills. Must be willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays. Full-time employees may be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding.
Preferred Requirements:

• Prior customer service experience
• Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
• Must be able to lift 40 lbs

Benefits

• 401k Match
• Discounted Veterinary Care
• Scrub allowance
• Hands-on and E-training
• Professional growth opportunities