Experienced Veterinary Assistant

Overview

VCA Laguna Niguel Animal Hospital is looking for an experienced and skilled Veterinary Assistant to join our team full-time (30-40 hours/week). Our four-doctor general practice is located in the heart of Laguna Niguel and offers wellness and sick appointments, general surgery, and dentistry.

Location:

28892 Crown Valley Pkwy, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677

Salary: $18-$26 / hour

Schedule:

5 days, 8 hours per day, Saturdays required, no Sundays

Your skills and expertise will support our doctor team in providing top-notch patient care and an unparalleled client experience.

We focus on the employee experience, too! We schedule monthly staff meetings, offer on-site and online training, schedule off-site team bonding activities, and we know how to have fun!

Required skills include:

• Obtaining medical histories
• Proper animal restraint and handling
• Administering SQ, IM, IV injections and SQ fluids
• IV catheterization and venipuncture (jugular, cephalic, saphenous)
• Lab work (in-house and reference lab)
• Radiographic positioning
• surgical pack sterilization
• Working independently and as part of a team
• A positive and helpful attitude
• Client communication
• Creating and reviewing cost estimates with clients
• Monitoring hospitalized, sedated, and post-op patients

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!

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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