Overview
Urgent Care Veterinary Assistant Jobs in Washington, DC at PetMedic
Working in an urgent care environment is as exhilarating as running a million miles an hour with sand between your paws. PetMedic Urgent Care Vet Clinic is looking to add compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistant to our team.
At PetMedic, you can help shape the exciting new world of veterinary urgent care. Our fast-paced environment means you’ll do something different every day, but with more regularity and stability than an emergency setting. It’s like hitting the sweet spot with a tail-thumping belly rub that never ends – and that’s just the beginning. As part of our team, you’ll work with the latest technology, stay ahead using educational training, and partner with experienced doctors to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.
Veterinary Assistant
PetMedic in Navy Yard. DC
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Assist DVM and technicians with patient restraint and medical treatments
Communicate effectively with clinical team and clients
Comfortable with client education (reviewing medications, relaying treatment plans and discharge instructions)
Obtain radiographs and perform in house bloodwork
Clean exam rooms and replenish inventory as needed
Answers telephone calls quickly, efficiently and in a professional and friendly manner
Warmly greets clients and provide exceptional service
Entering new client information into the computer system
Following opening and closing procedures
Prepares client invoices for services performed
Handles payment transactions
Receives and relays telephone, fax, and email messages accurately and promptly
BENEFITS
We’re passionate about helping you reach your greatest pet-ential – both at work and at home. As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the world’s longest belly rub and ear massage combined:
Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
401K with a company match of up to 4%- after 6 months of service
Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect work-life balance
Employee Ruff-erral Program
Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Commuter Benefits
Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
Short-term and long-term disability
Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
Mental Health Resources
Company-paid bonding leave
Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development and uniform allowance
Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)
Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety, led by the medical director
Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt, budgeting, improving credit scores, mortgages, and refinancing
Plus, special benefits to utilize for your own pet:
Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods
Pet Insurance: Discounts available with our preferred vendor
REQUIREMENTS
Minimum 1 year of experience
Urgent care or ER experience preferred but not required
Able to commit to evening and weekend shifts
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 partner with our professionals to design a more efficient layout for our clinics. That’s just one way we’re hyper-focused on supporting our people, so they can focus on bringing the gold standard of medicine to our patients and their families. When it all comes together with the joy of working with pets, our career opportunities are as rewarding as a double decker bacon biscuit with peanut butter on top.
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 in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
Learn more about our career opportunities at: https://rarebreedvet.com/careers/
Where uncommon support partners with joy.
Title: Urgent Care Veterinary Assistant
Company: PetMedic
Location: Washington, DC
