Seasonal Veterinary Assistant/Doctor Coordinator
Listed on 2026-01-01
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
Veterinary, Animal / Pet Care
Seasonal Veterinary Assistant/Doctor Coordinator
Med Vet is a fast‑growing emergency and specialty veterinary provider with practices nationwide. We help our patients receive advanced medical treatments and innovations, including chemotherapy, radiation, cardiac ablations, glaucoma treatment, physical rehabilitation, dermatology and more. We are looking for collaborative and driven people to join our clinical team.
We thrive on people living out our core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Compassion. Use your passion to drive the Med Vet experience for our clients and patients, as well as your teammates.
Seasonal needJanuary 1 – June 1 , 2026
Available shifts- Thursday–Saturday 2 p – 2 a
- Sunday–Wednesday 4 p – 2 a
- Record and deliver organized rounds, discuss cases, and gather additional information as necessary.
- Evaluate incoming patients and prioritize based on assessment.
- Partner with the patient‑care team regarding treatment plans, client communication, and nursing care concerns.
- Provide client education, including-home care instructions, medication information, and general wellness updates on hospitalized patients.
- Assist DVM with patient assessment, treatment, and procedures.
- Provide monitoring and nursing care to hospitalized patients.
- Induce and monitor general anesthesia and sedation procedures.
- Perform in‑house laboratory testing and prepare samples for outside laboratory testing.
- Directly support specific doctor(s) for a given shift; may support different doctors within a department at different times.
- Ensure follow‑through of departmental workflow for supported doctor(s).
- Collaborate on scheduling consultations, transfers, and diagnostics.
- Delegate team responsibilities as appropriate to team members (rounding, planning and managing diagnostic scheduling, etc.).
- Act as point of contact for referral‑partner transfers/inquiries if doctor is unavailable.
- Provide departmental client communication for cases (concerns, care‑plan discussions, Q&A in absence of doctor).
- Draft medical‑record documentation for supported doctor(s).
- Monitor e‑mails and voicemails for doctor(s).
- Assist with and ensure completion of outpatient procedures as required by doctor(s).
- Escort outpatient clients to and from exam rooms, prepare and maintain exam rooms.
- Coordinate and delegate prescription refills to team members.
- Prior veterinary experience required; previous emergency experience desired.
- Proficient in calculations (drugs, constant‑rate infusions, unit conversions, etc.).
- Flexibility with work hours and ability to work additional hours when necessary.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast‑paced environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
This position has an initial hiring range of $20.75 – $31.00 per hour based on skill set and experience. We support our weekend and overnight caregivers with lucrative shift differentials:
- Hours worked between 8 p – 11:59 p = base pay + $2/hour
- Hours worked between 12 a – 7:59 a = base pay + $3/hour
- Hours worked on weekends (day or night) = base pay + $1/hour plus any applicable differential
Med Vet is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are also a drug‑free organization; therefore employment with Med Vet is dependent upon passing a drug screen and background check. Med Vet does not accept unsolicited resumes from third‑party recruiters.
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