Veterinary Assistant - Veterinary Dental Clinic of North Carolina

The Veterinary Dental Clinic of North Carolina is a well-established veterinary dental referral practice with an excellent reputation in patient care, client communication, and long-term referral relationships. We are located in Durham, North Carolina, which is consistently rated in the top 10 places in the USA to live and work.
We have a new state-of-the-art, 4,000 square feet facility exclusively dedicated to providing both veterinary dental referral services and continuing education for veterinary students, technicians, and practicing veterinarians.

We have over three years of experience integrating CB CT imaging with almost all patients benefiting from advanced imaging. Over 1400 patients have been scanned. We also take great pride in our excellent, experienced support staff, including RVTs and an RVT with a VTS in dentistry.

Here at The Veterinary Dental Clinic of North Carolina, we believe in offering excellent quality of life with four day work week, generous time off, and excellent benefits. If you are a passionate and caring team player, please apply today!

The Veterinary Dental Clinic of NC is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to join our hospital to provide exceptional care to our patients! We are a dentistry referral hospital located in a beautiful 4,000 square-foot facility with all of the bells and whistles, including:

• Cone beam CT scanner in a dedicated CT suite
• Surgery suite
• Large open treatment area with two-story height ceilings, upfitted with dedicated outlets for O2, compressed air & scavenging for multiple dental tables
• Fully-equipped in-house lab with Idexx analyzers, centrifuge, microscope, etc
• IV pumps dedicated to each dental station and surgery suite
• Anesthesia machines dedicated to each dental station and surgery suite
• CRI pumps
• Multiparameter monitors for each station and the surgery table (EtCO2, SpO2, BP, Temp, HR, RR, ECG)
• Ventilators
• Piezotome
• Dedicated training space for wet labs, equipped with eleven stations, each with its own high speed handpiece. 

You will work alongside other skilled Vet Assistants and support our Registered Veterinary Technicians & DVMs in the daily flow of the hospital. When you join our organization as a Veterinary Assistant, you gain access to a peer network of over 5000 individuals, 100% tuition reimbursement for accredited Vet Tech programs, and Learning & Development programs to help you meet your career goals.

Position Skills:

• Assist DVMs and credentialed veterinary technicians with appointments, prepping patients for surgery, surgical assisting, and pro-actively set up for any procedures or diagnostic tests
• Restrain animals in a safe, efficient, and caring manner
• Obtain accurate vitals, obtain medical histories, and/or note any changes of patient’s condition to DVM
• Collect and prepare laboratory samples
• Care and maintenance of all medical equipment including laboratory machines, surgical packs, anesthesia machines, and any other tools that are essential to daily operations
• High quality client communication on patient updates and questions

Position Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED certificate 
• Flexible schedule Monday-Friday (no weekends)
• Knowledge of medical procedures and animal handling
• Must possess strong communication skills, good judgment and be able to manage stressful situations, and work with others on a team respectfully
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds

• Pay range of $15.00-$19.00/hour based on experience
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) 
• Short Term Disability 
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
• SVP offers educational assistance for qualified teammates to enroll in AVMA-CVTEA accredited veterinary technician programs
• Teladoc- FREE doctor access 24/7
• Discounted Veterinary Care
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• A large network of over 5,000 veterinary professionals who all share common interest in promoting a collaborative working environment and individual career growth 
• Opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to help animals among a great team of people!

Our team’s continuous dedication has rewarded us with remarkable growth, and Southern Veterinary Partners now employs more than 8,000 employees nationwide. The organization’s success has not gone unnoticed, landing us recognition as #19 on Newsweek’s “Most Loved Workplaces” list in 2022. Additionally, we have ranked among Inc. 5000’s List of "Fastest Growing Companies in America" (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022) and the Birmingham Business Journal's "FastTrack 30" of the Fastest Growing Companies in Birmingham (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021).