Part-Time Urgent Care Senior Veterinary Assistant
American Veterinary Group
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Description
Are you looking for an opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to helps animals among a great team of people? Our clinic is seeking a Part-Time Senior Veterinary Assistant to help provide outstanding patient care, team leadership, and client service in a fast-paced, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic.
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Key Responsibilities
- Demonstrates professionalism, dependability, healthy and positive communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a hands-on environment
- Energetic people-and-pet person with excellent work ethic and social and organizational skills
- Willing to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays
- Full-time employees may be required to travel for on-site training and onboarding
- Prior customer service experience
- Prior experience working with animals in a hospital setting
- Must be able to lift 40 lbs
- This position requires regular on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Due to the nature of veterinary hospital operations, in-person attendance is necessary to support patient care, respond to time-sensitive needs, collaborate with clinical teams, and maintain the safety and well-being of patients, clients, and staff. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and will consider requests for reasonable accommodation in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable laws
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Animal handling experience including patient restraint, sample collection, and monitoring
- Clinical skills including phlebotomy, catheter placement, laboratory analysis, and drug calculation
- Additional duties including facility maintenance and client education
Benefits
- 401k Match
- Discounted Veterinary Care
- Scrub allowance
- Hands-on and E-training
- Professional growth opportunities
Benefits
- 401k Match Discounted Veterinary Care Scrub allowance Hands-on and E-training Professional growth opportunities
About this role
American Veterinary Group's UrgentVet clinic in Lexington is looking for a Senior Veterinary Assistant to work part-time in an after-hours urgent care setting for dogs and cats. You'd be handling common urgent cases—wound management, ear infections, gastrointestinal issues, and euthanasia—in a modern, fully equipped facility with digital x-ray and in-house lab capabilities. The role demands flexibility with evening, weekend, and holiday shifts, and you'll need to be comfortable lifting 40 pounds regularly while managing multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
This position suits someone with prior hospital veterinary experience and strong animal handling skills, including patient restraint, phlebotomy, and sample collection. You'll support the clinical team with lab work and drug calculations, contribute to facility maintenance and client education, and demonstrate the communication and organizational skills needed to work effectively alongside colleagues under time-sensitive conditions. The clinic values dependability and a positive attitude in a collaborative setting.
The benefits package includes 401k matching, discounted veterinary care, a scrub allowance, and professional development opportunities through hands-on and e-training. This is an in-office role where your physical presence is essential to patient care and team operations.
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