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 Full-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
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision Options)
- 401k Match
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- Paid Parental Leave + Paid Maternity Leave
- One (1) Work/Life Balance day off
- Short-term and long-term disability options
- Supplemental insurance options
- Discounted Veterinary Care
- Scrub allowance
- Hands-on and E-training
- Professional growth opportunities
- Tuition assistance for prospective Veterinary Technician Students
- Tuition reimbursement for Credentialed/Registered Veterinary Technicians
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision Options) 401k Match Generous paid time off (PTO) Paid Parental Leave + Paid Maternity Leave One (1) Work/Life Balance day off Short-term and long-term disability options Supplemental insurance options Discounted Veterinary Care Scrub allowance Hands-on and E-training Professional growth opportunities Tuition assistance for prospective Veterinary Technician Students Tuition reimbursement for Credentialed/Registered Veterinary Technicians
About this role
American Veterinary Group's UrgentVet clinic in St. Petersburg operates an after-hours urgent care model for dogs and cats, handling cases like wounds, infections, and digestive issues in a fully digital, equipment-rich environment. As a Senior Veterinary Assistant, you'd work in a fast-paced setting performing clinical tasks—phlebotomy, catheter placement, lab work, patient monitoring, and restraint—alongside facility maintenance and client education. The role demands hands-on animal handling skills, prior hospital experience, and the physical capability to lift 40 pounds regularly.
This is a full-time position requiring flexibility with evenings, weekends, and holidays, plus potential travel for training. You'd be part of a team in a modern, paperless clinic and expected to bring strong communication, multitasking ability, and a genuine commitment to both animal and client care. The company offers solid benefits including health coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid parental leave, tuition assistance for veterinary technician credentials, and discounted veterinary care—plus professional development opportunities within the organization.
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