Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Assistant Position

VCA Marina Bay Cities Animal Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Assistant for our growing hospital.

Location: 2506 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Schedule: Full-Time, 5/8 work week

Salary: $20 - $22 / hr.

VCA Marina Bay Cities Animal Hospital is a great place to work and learn! We are a full-service general practice. We have a fun, fast-paced facility with a friendly & positive working environment. We are also close in proximity to the beach, Venice, Santa Monica, and tons of great places to visit and eat nearby. We also value honest and direct communication between staff, management, and clients. We are community-centered; we honor the client/patient relationship, and we respect people and pets. We are looking for smiling faces with compassionate, exceptional, and superior client communication skills with "Can Do" attitudes. Some of the skill level expectations the ideal candidate will possess are listed below:

• Complex patient care; review nutrition recommendations; perform veterinary assistant appointments for clients per hospital standard operating procedure.
• Ability to obtain a patient history and document appropriately.
• Enter information into the medical record using appropriate medical terminology and standard abbreviations.
• Obtain patient parameters (weight, temperature, pulse, respiration); maintain IV fluids; understand basic medical math calculations.
• Medication administration (SQ, IV, oral, topical, IM); perform basic medical math calculations.
• Understand patient forms, checklists, monitoring forms, and safety forms per hospital standard operating procedures.
• Compassionate handling of anxious and fearful patients
• Knowledge of the steps included in professional dental cleaning and dental home care for our patients.
• Knowledge and ability to perform basic laboratory tests; handle and collect samples/specimens for evaluation (blood, urine)
• Under direction, monitor anesthesia and recovery.
• Fill prescriptions per veterinarian direction; controlled substance handling based on state regulations.
• Respond to emergencies under direction and with calm and cool composure.
• Basic client education (written and verbal); ability to help mentor and grow newer members of the team.
• Knowledge and understanding of anesthesia safety.

We are passionate about supporting veterinary technicians and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a veterinary technician career has to offer.

We are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We support a work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve. Below are some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team!

• Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community

• Leadership opportunities

• Career development programs

• Opportunities to give back through strong shelter partnerships and VCA Charities

• Continuing education allowance

• Tuition support and sponsorships

• Veterinary Technician license reimbursement

• Free mental health and wellness subscriptions (Head Space)

• Referral bonuses

• Competitive wage

• Medical, dental & vision insurance

• Generous pet care discounts

• Life, long and short-term disability insurance

• Paid parental leave

• Paid vacation and sick time

• 401(k)

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