What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at VCA Animal Hospitals?
Join the VCA Benicia Animal Hospital Team!
Location: 335 Military W, Benicia, CA 94510
We are a general practice with 2 doctors. At VCA Benicia Animal Hospital, we give individualized, personal service to each client and treat each pet as if they were our most important patient. Our well-trained staff is friendly, caring, and compassionate to clients and patients alike. You can rest assured that at VCA Benicia Animal Hospital we will always go the extra mile to care for your pets! We would love to meet you and see if you are a fit for our team!
As a member of the VCA team, your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so they will partner with us for the lifelong care of their companion animals.
Duties will include:
- Maintaining medical records.
- Preparing surgical suite and surgical patients.
- Filling prescriptions.
- Performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging
- General hospital housekeeping such as laundry and re-stocking items needed in hospital and in boarding.
- Providing compassionate care and a home away from home for boarded and hospitalized pets, not limited to sanitizing and cleaning kennels in boarding and in hospital, feeding, watering and on occasion administering simple medications to dogs and cats. This includes weekends and holiday shifts. Must be confident and aware around large dogs and cats.
We offer competitive compensation starting between $18.00 -$21.00 depending on experience, and great benefits for eligible employees, including medical/dental, generous personal pet care discounts and more! VCA can offer assistance in Tech programs and upward mobility!
Apply today!
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.
Website: https://vcahospitals.com/benicia
Apply today!
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
Salary : $18 - $21
