Veterinary Assistant
- Category
- Support Staff
- Job ID
- 35628
- Role Type
- Open to Full-Time or Part-Time
- Hospital
- Arlington South Veterinary Hospital
Arlington South Veterinary Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Assistant to join our team!
The veterinary assistant is the entire team's primary support. Every department relies on their significant role in aiding with a variety of services to provide excellent client and patient care.We’re looking for someone who is positive, dependable, eager to learn, and enjoys working as part of a team. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build their skills and grow into a veterinary technician role with hands-on training and support along the way.
What You’ll Do
- Assist the veterinary team with patient care and daily hospital operations
- Restrain and handle dogs and cats safely and compassionately
- Prepare exam rooms and maintain a clean, organized treatment area
- Assist with appointments, treatments, and procedures
- Collect and prepare laboratory samples
- Help with patient cleaning, feeding, and general care
- Provide excellent customer service to our clients and their pets
- Learn new skills and progressively take on additional technician responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
- A positive attitude and willingness to learn
- Dependable, motivated, and hardworking
- A team player who communicates well with others
- Someone who genuinely enjoys working with animals and is able to deal with them even when they are stressed, ill or in pain.
- Able to multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Compassionate toward patients and their families
- Previous veterinary experience is a plus, but we’re willing to train the right person!
- Someone who is interested in developing a long-term career in veterinary medicine.
Why Join Our Team?
We believe in supporting our team members and helping them grow. If you’re looking for a position where you can learn, gain hands-on experience, and work toward becoming a veterinary technician, we’d love to meet you!
National Veterinary Associates (NVA) is a leading North American pet health care company with nearly 1,300 locations spanning general practice veterinary hospitals, Ethos emergency and specialty hospitals, and pet resorts and equine veterinary care. With approximately 40,000 team members, we care for pets and support pet families in communities across the United States and Canada. Our purpose is to give pets and the people who love them more quality years together, and our mission is to make care more personal, easy and accessible while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life. Across NVA, we support our teams with the resources, expertise and opportunities they need to deliver exceptional care and help shape the future of veterinary and pet care.
Purpose: Give pets and the people who love them more quality years together
Mission: Transform the pet family experience to be personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life.
Values: Care Deeply, Do What’s Right, One Team, Own It, Shape What’s Next
One NVA: Bringing General Practice & Ethos Together
NVA is built to make care personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine across every stage of a pet’s life.
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