Veterinary Assistant

Pay based on experience in veterinary assistant position.

The Spay & Neuter Center of Southern Nevada is seeking a dependable, ecstatic full-time Veterinary Assistant to join our specialized team. We are looking for a positive person who values teamwork, cooperation, and customer service. Our culture is compassionate, hard working, and friendly in our family-oriented work environment. Since our facility is fast-paced, the applicant must be able to prioritize, multi-task, and stay organized. If you're looking to take pride and ownership in your work and make a difference in the community apply below!

The Veterinary Assistant is crucial to the daily flow of our hospital. The veterinary assistant plays a valuable role in client customer service and outstanding patient care. The veterinary assistant works directly with licensed veterinary nurse and the DVMs. The assistant is responsible for assuring that the clients are comfortable with their patients being in our care for procedures and vaccinations. The assistant works closely in communicating any medical concerns between the owner and the LVT/DVM, performing thorough check-ins, restraining patients for exams, and executing proper signed paperwork in accordance with the procedure. The assistants restrain patients for surgery prep, shaving surgical sites, and pepping for surgical incisions. You may be training on monitoring anesthesia, vitals, and recovery of surgical patients. As a trusted team member you would be responsible for helping with any rechecks on patients, taking vitals, and communicating follow up treatments to owners. Discharges, cleaning, prepping, and stocking are a requirement. The team member interacts and engages with the patients and ensures at all times the patient is comfortable.

We encourage growth within the hospital. With proper training, experience, and encouragement there are opportunities to move forward into other vet positions within the hospital. We want our team members to thrive in their work place and take ownership in what we do. Here at our hospital we believe that through what we offer we our helping ensure a future for pets in helping control unwanted breeding, along with preventing the potential illnesses that arise from not spaying or neutering.

The employee would work an average of 36-40 hours each week. We currently operate out of two locations one on the central/west side of town and one in east Las Vegas, it is a requirement to work at both locations, reliable transportations is required.

Applicant job requirements:

• Able to work with cats and dogs
• Animal handling and restraint
• Good understanding of basic math and reading
• Able to take direction and supervision, with active listening skills
• Monitoring patient vitals
• Communicating effectively with clients
• Obtain crucial history from patients
• Understand and direct clients on vaccinations, spaying and neutering
• Able to work alone with good time management, and with others
• Lift up to 50# as needed
• Can be on their feet, standing, kneeling, sitting for up to 9 hours
• Restock and organize supplies
• Able to safely handle cleaning chemicals
• Maintain a clean work area, along with patient and other treatment areas
• Able to handle and adjust to fast paced high stress environment
• Has an outstanding positive attitude, team player, and encourages a great day!

We ask that the applicant is comfortable around animals, has a passion for helping those in need, able to communicate and work alongside valuable team members, and enjoys working in a fast paced high volume job setting.

All applicants must be able and willing to take a drug test and must work one weekend day each week.

Our goal is to improve the lives of companion animals in our community by providing an affordable avenue to responsible pet ownership, preventing unnecessary euthanasia through offering a compelling spay and neuter solution. We aim to protect animals from preventable diseases by providing convenient, affordable vaccines and surgeries to our community.

https://spayneuterlv.com

Benefits:

• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance, illness, and accident insurance through Aflac
• 401k and matching
• Employee discounts
• Employee assistance program w/mental health benefits

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Expected hours: 36 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person