Veterinary Assistant

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Get ready to make a positive impact on your team members, your community, and the veterinary industry! Hometown Veterinary Partners was founded in 2023 with a mission to empower veterinary professionals by building veterinary hospitals that inspire, uplift, and fulfill. We are seeking full and part‑time Veterinary Assistants (VA) to work right where you live in brand‑new, bright, and beautiful veterinary hospitals.

A VA at Hometown Veterinary Partners (HVP) is a member of the hospital team and reports directly to the Hospital Director or Partner Doctor. The VA supports our core beliefs—Culture, Collaboration, and Community—and provides exceptional client care that is approachable, accessible, and individualized. You’re a respected member of the team, and your skillset and ideas are vital to a successful hospital that advances medical care, client communication, teamwork, and marketing to build the HVP brand.

This is your opportunity to contribute to the culture of your dreams! You will provide client care in your location while earning a competitive wage and a full suite of benefits.

• Culture
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  Build and foster a healthy workplace at each location and support you along the way.
• Community
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  Contribute to the neighborhoods and create positive change in our veterinary industry. Our teams are empowered to maintain local autonomy and growth.
• Collaboration
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  Operate with an entrepreneurial spirit, embrace growth mindsets, and celebrate everyone’s individual viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds.

• Maintain a positive, supportive, and collaborative work environment.
• Bring interpersonal and conflict resolution skills to support an inclusive environment.
• Support the training and onboarding of new team members.
• Provide ongoing input that supports efficiency, productivity, and well‑being.
• Identify opportunities and support best practices to contribute to our growth.
• Provide a positive and exceptional client experience and patient care.

• Welcome clients and their pets to the hospital in a friendly and courteous manner.
• Assist clients in checking in and out and set up appointments for follow‑up care.
• Gather basic vital signs, weight, and patient history.
• Properly restrain pets during examinations and procedures.
• Prepare and administer medications as prescribed by the DVM.
• Observe animal behavior and health conditions and report to the DVM.
• Assist in emergency situations.
• Keep accurate records and logs and document them in patients’ medical notes.
• Advise pet owners on nutrition and healthcare as directed by the DVM.
• Educate owners on medications, husbandry, and recommended practices for their pets.
• Perform clinical diagnostics.
• Support medical procedures such as collecting specimens, performing laboratory and diagnostic procedures, and assisting in medical and surgical procedures in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.

• Give input, ideas, and suggestions for continual improvement of the practice environment for the care team, patients, and pet parents.
• Be part of quality, safety, and health initiatives.
• Triage emergency cases appropriately and keep clients and pets at ease.
• Review patients’ records to ensure immunizations, diagnostic and routine testing, and prevention are up to date.
• Document all observations, testing, and treatments in medical notes.
• Clean kennels, examination tables/rooms, treatment areas, sterilize equipment, and wrap packs.

• Responsibilities listed above and procedures as defined by the state Practice Act.
• Initiative-taking with a demonstrated passion for excellence and continuous learning.
• Comfort in a high‑growth environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail in a fast‑paced environment.
• Solid and effective communication, technology, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Ability to relate with clients in a friendly and professional manner.
• Excellent phone etiquette.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the role including standing,…