Veterinary Assistant jobs in Shreveport, LA

Come work and learn with us! We have positions available for a Full-Time Veterinary Technician/Assistant to join our team. If you enjoy patient care and working in a clinic that supports continuing education, a fast-paced environment, and gold-standard medicine then we are the practice for you!

• Are you looking to advance your career as a Veterinary Technician/Assistant?
• Do you have a strong passion for the Veterinary field?
• Do you want to work with dedicated, highly skilled veterinary professionals?

If you answered "yes" to these questions, then we want to hear from you.

In this role you will:

• Calculate basic medical math.
• Compassionately, calmly, and gently approach and handle patients.
• Need understanding in classification of commonly-used medications, associated side effects and appropriately monitors therapeutic response.
• Administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
• Venipuncture of varying routes .
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Able to read and carry out treatment orders prescribed by a Veterinarian.
• Ability to identify a decline in patient health status, and have knowledge of basic patient emergency protocol.
• Experience in patient monitoring under anesthesia.
• Registered Veterinary Technician preferred but not required.

Schedule:

• Rotating Shifts
• Flexible Schedules
• Weekends required

Physical Demands & Environment:

• Ability to lift 25 pounds on a regular basis
• This position requires standing and walking for long periods of time
• This position requires employees to interact with and handle domesticated household pets including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, rodents, etc.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Pet Insurance
• 401K
• Service Discounts
• PTO

Job offer contingent on successful completion of background check, drug screening not required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $14.00 - $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)
• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person