Veterinary Assistant

Seeking an experienced Veterinary Assistant!

Location: 10445 Old Ocean City Blvd, Berlin, MD 21811

Compensation: The pay range this position is $17-$24/hr

Ready to Take Your Veterinary Career to the Next Level?

Are you a seasoned Veterinary Assistant looking for more than just a job? Are you ready to grow, thrive, and truly make a difference in the lives of pets and their people? If you're nodding yes, then VCA Delmarva Animal Hospital wants to meet you!

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

At VCA Delmarva, we’re more than a hospital — we’re a close-knit, supportive team that believes in collaboration, compassion, and delivering gold standard care every single day. Located on the beautiful Maryland Eastern Shore, just minutes from the beach, our AAHA-accredited practice offers the perfect balance of career fulfillment and coastal living.

What Makes Us Stand Out

• A modern, state-of-the-art facility with the tools and tech you need to do your best work

• A dedicated, long-standing team that feels like family — many of us have been here for years!

• A strong culture of mentorship, learning, and professional growth

• A chance to truly make an impact in a thriving community of pet lovers

• Flexible scheduling and a supportive leadership team that listens

Schedule needs

• 4 days on 3 days off including Sunday.

Check Us Out

Want to get a feel for our vibe? Take a look at our hospital here:

vcahospitals.com/delmarva

Why We Need You

As a member of the VCA team, you will help create and maintain a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient.

Whether you are a seasoned Veterinary Assistant or a Technician in training, we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. The skills that will be utilized include, but are not limited to:

• Compassionate patient care

• Client education and care

• Pharmacy and medication administration

• Lab sample collection and processing

• Diagnostic imaging

• Surgical preparation and assisting

• Anesthesia monitoring

• Dentistry

• Medical recordkeeping

Why VCA

VCA Animal Hospitals is a community of over 800 hospitals across the US, including primary care, emergency, and specialty medicine. We offer world class medicine with hometown care. Together we are taking care of the future of veterinary medicine.

This means taking care of our people. We are passionate about supporting our technicians and assistants and are committed to your personal career development. At VCA, you will enjoy an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve. Benefits include:

Career Support

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

• Advancement and leadership opportunities

• Internal CE and development opportunities

• Free NAVTA membership, access to VetFolio, Plumbs App, and more

• Tuition assistance including Veterinary Technology Associates, Bachelors completion and more

Health & Well Being

• Medical, dental & vision insurance, a variety of additional coverage options

• Free mental health care through Lyra Health (up to 12 sessions a year)

• Access to free counseling through Cigna Life Assistance program

• Access to Headspace app

• Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance

• Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay

• Paid parental leave

• Fertility coverage, gender affirmation services

• Growing network of onsite social workers

Other Perks

• Generous hospital discounts for your pets, a variety of other discounts including cellular service, apparel, computer equipment, etc.

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Referral bonus opportunities

• Practice management software with digital innovations for streamlined practice flow and client communication

• Opportunities to give back through VCA Charities and community partnerships

Interested? Apply! We look forward to hearing from you.

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