Veterinary Assistant jobs in Kent, WA

Summit Veterinary Referral Center is hiring Veterinary Assistants

Job Summary:
We are currently seeking Veterinary Assistants to join our team. As a Veterinary Assistant, you will be responsible for providing high-quality medical care to both pets and their owners while working with your team. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, be adaptable, have a positive attitude, and a passion for animal care.

Responsibilities:

• Assist veterinarians in diagnosis and treatment of critically ill and injured animals.
• Monitor the vital signs of patients and report any abnormalities to veterinarians.
• Administer PO medications, fluids, treatments, and procedures as directed by veterinarians.
• Perform In-house lab work
• Assist with advanced imaging (X-ray/Echocardiogram/Fluoroscopy/Ultrasound)
• Obtain and record patient histories, and maintain accurate medical records.
• Prepare prescriptions and communicate discharge order

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of veterinary medical terminology, anatomy, and pharmacology
• Ability to work quickly and accurately in an often chaotic and stressful environment.
• Prior veterinary experience required (minimum 2 years)
• Experience working in ER/ICU or Specialty preferred, but we will train the right person
• Current WA state medclerk license preferred, but not required
• Team player, detail oriented, reliable, dependable, trustworthy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Team player, detail oriented, reliable, dependable, trustworthy

Availability:

• 10 hour shifts 4 times per week
• 1 scheduled weekend shift per week required
• On-call shift rotation required once trained

Benefits:

• Hourly pay range- $18.00 - $26.00 depending on experience
• Shift differential for any shift hours worked within 6p-6am $3/hr Mon-Thurs and $5/hr Fri-Sun

Interested in joining our team?

apply here or check us out at www.summitvets.com

Why Summit:

Summit Veterinary Referral Center is the largest Emergency and Specialty Center in the South Puget Sound. With specialists in Anesthesia, Cardiology, Emergency/Critical Care, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Nutrition, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Surgery and Radiology, we work as a team to provide the most comprehensive patient and client care in our region. Grand rounds occur daily and our specialists are regularly available to consult on cases (even in the middle of the night). We have 7 surgical suites, CT/MRI, endoscopy, telemetry, digital radiography, echocardiography, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and more.

Our culture is all about collaboration, and a thriving passion for best medicine. We embrace your learning and development with a robust CE budget and opportunities for growth (VTS support). We strive for sustainable excellence with multiple structures in place to aid in reducing burnout and helping you live your best life!

We have grown steadily in our 13-year history, but we are still a young developing practice with a lot of heart. We need talented folks like you and your friends (don’t worry…we have PLENTY of room to fit in more folks like you) to help us keep growing, thriving, and delivering the absolute best in patient and client care.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.