Veterinary Assistant

Overview

🐾 We're Hiring a Full-Time Veterinary Assistant! 🐾

📍 Location: Sycamore Veterinary Hospital13217 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, Virginia 23113🌐 sycamorevet.net

💵 Compensation:

$16–$18/hour — commensurate with experience!

🕒 Schedule:

Flexible 3, 4, or 5-day workweek🗓 One Saturday per month (8 AM–2 PM)🏥 Office Hours:Mon–Fri: 8 AM – 6 PMSaturday: 8 AM – 2 PM

🐶 Who We Are:

We’re a 7-doctor practice offering everything from soft tissue & orthopedic surgery to laser therapy and more.

Our culture is built on mentorship, open communication, and a supportive leadership style.

🌟 What We Offer:

• Fear Free 🐱

• Training provided if you’re not already Fear Free certified

• Phovia (fluorescent light therapy for skin healing!)

• Career growth & CE encouraged for all positions 📚

• Tech used: Cornerstone software & Zoetis lab equipment

🛠️ Your Role as a VA:

• Support in exam rooms (patient restraint, assisting vets)

• Inpatient care & comfort 💙

• Prep patients for surgery 🐾

• Technical skill assistance as needed — we’ll train if you're eager!

💬 Who We're Looking For:

Someone who is:

• Passionate about veterinary medicine 🩺

• At least one year in a veterinary hospital setting

• A team player with a great personality

• Eager to learn & grow

• Bonus if you have anesthesia or microscope skills (not required!)

We hire for attitude and heart — skills can be taught, but the right fit with our close-knit team is what matters most.

📩 Apply Today and be part of a hospital that truly invests in its people and pets!

Responsibilities

How you'll make an impact: 

• Maintain and uphold the Core Values and Mission Statement of MPH.
• Assist in all daily duties for clinic care.
• Participate in any special cleaning duties.
• Provide client care by scheduling appointments, taking payments, and check-ins.
• Maintain excellent client communication.
• Record all pertinent medical, client and case related information in the patient record accurately with appropriate grammar, terms, and accurate information.
• Review medical records, estimates or discharge instructions with clients.Answer the phones in a courteous and informative way.
• Provide patient care under the direction of a DVM.
• Perform clinic upkeep as directed.
• Perform equipment maintenance as directed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Must be proficient in a variety of skills ranging from but not limited to laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, surgery, dental and nursing skills.
• Ability to demonstrate patience and composure in stressful situations, and ability to handle a fast pacedenvironment.
• Ability to stay calm and efficient during a medical crisis.
• The employee must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics, and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the dutiesproficiently.
• The employee must also be confident around pets.

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Physical Requirements:

• The employee must have the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
• The employee must be able to endure sitting, standing, and walking on hard floor surfaces for extended periods of time.
• The employee must be Able to work in noisy work conditions with sounds from animals and equipment that can be moderately high.
• The employee will be routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled substances.
• The employee must possess sufficient ambulatory skills to perform duties while in hospital environment.The employee must have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must have good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.

We put people first and never compromise on our values. 

Apply today for immediate consideration! 

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans withDisabilities Act and certain state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to benefits@mvetpartners.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

Mission Pet Health (MPH) is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We embrace diversity and are committed tocreating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Salary : $16 - $18