Doctor's Assistant - Surgery

Join the VCA West Coast Specialty & Emergency Animal Hospital team as a Doctor's Assistant in Surgery!

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Location: 18300 Euclid St., Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 4 X 10 alternative work week

Compensation: $20 - $30 / hour.

ALL dependent on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule, and additional responsibilities.

Why We Want You!

We are seeking a dedicated Doctor's Assistant (Veterinary Assistant - VA) to join our Surgery department. The ideal candidate will have a passion for providing high-quality care to animals, with a specific focus on surgery. As an integral part of our team, you will work closely with veterinarians, veterinary technicians and/or assistants, and other staff members to ensure the well-being of our patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the veterinarian and Technical Support Team with physical examinations and consultations.
• Facilitate appointments and drop-offs between the client, the doctor, and the Technical Support Team
• Ability to communicate and interact compassionately, as well as educate clients about procedures and post-operative care
• Managing medical records, reports, and correspondence
• Must possess a good understanding of financial and medical charges and accurately charge for services
• Ability to schedule patient appointments for consults, rechecks, and/or procedures as well as facilitate discharges in a fast -paced, high-stress environment
• Ability to perform other duties that may be assigned by leadership

Skills:

• Excellent client service skills
• Must be detail-oriented
• Exceptional organization and time management abilities
• Laboratory work
• Pharmacology
• Compassionate care for our hospitalized patients
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment
• Restraining and assisting in patient exams and routine procedures
• Obtain patient vitals
• Maintain accurate and complete medical records
• Maintain a clean work environment to maintain any infectious disease protocols, handle medical/biomedical and infectious waste appropriately

Qualifications:

• 2 years minimum Veterinary Medicine experience as a Veterinary Technician or Assistant (preferred, but not required)
• Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and common conditions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment
• Compassionate and empathetic attitude towards animals and their owners
• Willingness to learn and grow in the veterinary field

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log in to Workday and click the Career worklet on the landing page, or search for "Find 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 


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. xywuqvp 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