Are you a Veterinary Assistant who wants to use and grow your skills?
Join our exceptional team at VCA Irvine University Park Animal Hospital ! We are an AAHA-accredited hospital that provides the highest quality client and patient care, utilizing fear-free techniques to create a low-stress atmosphere. We are a full-service hospital, providing boarding, bathing, and grooming.
Location: 5301 University Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
We have been providing high-quality patient care in Irvine for over 40 years, enriching and protecting the special relationship between pets and their people. Our energetic and passionate team includes 3 veterinarians and our exceptional support team members. We are well equipped with ultrasound, digital radiography, including digital dental radiography, and the most advanced patient monitoring tools, and we offer a positive, team-oriented work environment.
We are searching for Veterinary Assistants with outstanding skills with pets and people - knowledgeable about veterinary medicine, and comfortable developing relationships with all team members and clients.
Skills you will be utilizing/learning include, but are not limited to:
Patient Assessment - Differentiating routine cases from urgent & emergency cases
Anticipating the needs of the veterinarian
Completing patient treatments in a timely manner
Venipuncture & IV Catheter placement
Radiology
Pharmacy
Surgical Preparation
Anesthetic Monitoring
Dentistry
Patient Recovery
Maintaining electronic medical records with accurate & detailed data
Client communication & education
Providing compassionate care and a home away from home for all pets in the hospital
Hospital maintenance (including removal of animal waste) and ensuring the hospital is neat and clean at all times - both inside and outside
We are open 7 days a week. This position does require the ability to work at least 1 weekend day each week. The shifts are 4 days a week at 10 hours each. Salary is $19-25 , depending on experience.
In exchange for your qualifications and abilities, we offer competitive wages, as well as very competitive benefits and career development support.
If you are a current associate, you will 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
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