Overnight Veterinary Assistant

Thrive Pet Healthcare

Norwalk, CA

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$19–$25 Per Hour
SKILLS
Animal Care, Centralized Operations/Management, Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Detail Oriented, Diversity, Follow Through, Hospital, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Testing, Leadership, Medical Diagnosis, Mentoring, Operational Support, Outpatient Care, Patient Admissions, Prescription Drugs, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Radiography, Scholarship, Student Loans, Testing, Training Program, Training/Teaching, Veterinary Hospital, Veterinary Medicine, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Norwalk, CA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Overnight Veterinary Assistant in Norwalk, CA, United States

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Overnight Veterinary Assistant

Crossroads Animal Emergency & Referral Center (Norwalk)

Location: Norwalk, CA, 90650

Time Type: Full-Time

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Crossroads Animal Emergency is looking for an Overnight Veterinary Assistant to join our growing team!

As a Veterinary Assistant, you'll play an important role in pets' lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

Role Responsibilities:

  • Serve the critical role of being the liaison between doctors, clients, and patients
  • Organize/ track patient diagnostics
  • Coordinate hospitalized patient treatment
  • Prepare patient discharge reports/ in-hospital updates
  • Communicate with clients, referring DVMs; and pharmacies as needed regarding appointments, medical concerns, patient updates, referrals, and prescriptions
  • Assist veterinary staff in animal restraint, radiography, and with lab equipment

Experience & Skills Requirements:

  • Minimum 1 - 3 years of veterinary experience
  • Basic knowledge of veterinary medicine and terminology
  • Ability to communicate calmly, clearly, and effectively with both staff and clients
  • Strong verbal and written skills
  • Strong attention to detail and follow through
  • Excellent customer service skills and a desire to provide outstanding service to clients
  • Ability to handle high stress situations

You'll Grow With Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU

Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills

A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits - our care in action

We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:

Paid time off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions

Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account

Pet perks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations

Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets

Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions

401k with employer contribution and no waiting period

Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete

Scholarship opportunities and student loan support program

and so much more!

Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a hourly pay rate starting at $19 - $25/ hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.

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