Veterinary Assistant
Animal Hospital of Old Saybrook
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Description
Animal Hospital of Old Saybrook is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistant to our team. At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community. Our diverse environment means you’ll work with friendly, talented, experienced veterinarians in a family focused practice. As part of our team, you’ll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.
Veterinary Assistant
Animal Hospital of Old Saybrook in Old Saybrook, CT
$18.00-$20.00 an hour (based on experience)
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Demonstrate excellent customer service with clients via phone and in-person
- Answers telephone calls quickly, efficiently, and in a professional and friendly manner using a multi-line system
- Warmly greets clients
- Prepares patient files
- Receives and relays client correspondence and updates client financial records
- Answers client’s inquiries about basic animal care questions and routine procedures
- Educates clients, answer general questions about treatments, laboratory tests, and explaining administration of medications
- Admits patients and handles medical records entries accurately
- Prepares client invoices for services performed
- Handles payment transactions
- Receives and relays telephone, fax, and email messages accurately and promptly
- Executing treatment orders
- Keeping cages clean and sanitized
- Walking, feeding and picking up after patients
- Various housekeeping duties (laundry, dishes, mopping, taking out garbage etc.)
- Restraining animals
- Collecting urine samples
- Run in-house labs
- Taking radiographs
- Performing blood draws
- Filling prescribed medications
BENEFITS
Our Comprehensive benefit package includes:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with a total company match up to 4%, after 6 months of employment
- Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
- Continuing education allowance and professional development support
- Mental Health Resources
- Company paid bonding leave or applicable state provided bonding leave
Perks for Your Pets Too!
Because we know how much your pets mean to you, we offer special benefits designed just for them:
- Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
- Diagnostics: Savings on reference lab testing
- Nutrition: Discounts on Purina pet foods
- Insurance: Preferred rates with our pet insurance partner
REQUIREMENTS
1 plus year veterinary experience or education
Team-oriented
Ability to multi-task
Ability to lift 50 pounds
Must be a team player and have compassion for pets and their people
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners is a purpose-driven team that places talent first by supporting professionals to thrive in our industry and empowering hospital teams to provide exceptional care for pets and their owners. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile to create exceptional work experiences for our hospital teams. We focus on providing our hospitals with the best culture, tools, and support to allow the staff to focus on what they love most: caring for our animal companions.
Joining our fun and team-first atmosphere comes with a level of support that’s hard to find anywhere else. Everything we do is with purpose – down to the way we invest in our people and create long-overdue change in the industry. We’re hyper-focused on supporting our professionals, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families.
Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.
Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics or classifications protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Learn more about our career opportunities at: https://rarebreedvet.com/careers/
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Benefits
- 401(k) with a total company match up to 4%, after 6 months of employment
- Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
- Continuing education allowance and professional development support
- Mental Health Resources
- Company paid bonding leave or applicable state provided bonding leave
- Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
- Diagnostics: Savings on reference lab testing
- Nutrition: Discounts on Purina pet foods
- Insurance: Preferred rates with our pet insurance partner
About this role
Animal Hospital of Old Saybrook, part of the Rarebreed Veterinary Partners network, is hiring a full-time Veterinary Assistant to join their Old Saybrook clinic. The role blends front-desk and clinical responsibilities: you'll handle client communications via phone and in-person, manage patient records and billing, and move between the reception area and treatment spaces to support the veterinary team. Clinical duties include animal restraint, sample collection, radiography, blood draws, lab work, and medication preparation—work that requires both technical skill and a steady hand with animals.
The position calls for at least one year of veterinary experience or formal education, along with the ability to multitask, lift 50 pounds, and work collaboratively in a team environment. You'll work alongside experienced veterinarians in a practice that emphasizes compassionate care and uses current technology. The pay ranges from $18 to $20 per hour based on experience, with benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) match up to 4% after six months; paid time off with flexible scheduling; continuing education support; and pet care discounts for your own animals.
This role suits someone who enjoys variety in their workday and is comfortable moving between client interaction and hands-on clinical tasks. If you have veterinary background and thrive in a collaborative setting, this is a straightforward opportunity to contribute directly to patient care in an established practice.
Typical pay for this role
$40,000
Typical range: $40,000 to $60,000
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