Veterinary Assistant-VCA Central Kitsap - VCA Animal Hospitals

**VCA Central Kitsap Animal Hospital** is expanding its team and looking for **Veterinary Assistants!** Are currently working in a veterinary wellness setting and looking to take the next step in your career? VCA Central Kitsap Animal Hospital is a hybrid practice offering emergency, internal medicine and urgent care in addition to wellness veterinary care. Take that next step and use your current knowledge as a stepping stone to expand your skills! Our veterinary assistants are an integral part of a dedicated team providing compassionate care to all of our patients. The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to: + Assist doctors with exams, treatments and procedures. + Venipuncture + Administer SQ fluids, medications, etc. + Work in conjunction with all technical staff across the hospital to ensure patients are receiving the best possible care and communicating frequently with the team. + Discharge instructions with clients. + Complete estimates, basic record keeping. + Recovering patients from anesthesia. + Dentistry and dental radiographs. + Pharmacy. + Processing laboratory samples in-house and preparing laboratory samples for outside labs. + Diagnostic Imaging. **Compensation:** $ 17.00 - 22 /hour. Starting range is determined by skill set and years of experience in the field. Financial growth opportunities available. **Schedule:** Full-time opportunity. Typically, 4-day work week, from 8.5-10.5/hrs. **Requirements:** + 6+ months experience as a Veterinary Assistant or currently enrolled in a Veterinary Assistant Program. **Website** : https://vcahospitals.com/central-kitsap **What We Value:** At VCA Central Kitsap Animal Hospital, we prioritize a collaborative approach to healthcare and strive to provide excellent care to our patients. Our team is dedicated to raising the bar for veterinary medicine and consistently improving our practices. We take pride in our love for animals and show compassion and respect towards our patients at all times. Our doctors and leadership team provide ample support to our technical staff through training, educational events, and work-life balance. We foster an inclusive work environment where you can concentrate on your professional growth, well-being, and caring for your patients. We believe that any good relationship is built on trust, and have worked hard to gain the trust of our clients in the community. This has developed a strong client culture of being open to medical recommendations. We aim to continue building upon that relationship to best serve the pets in our community. **Location:** 2238 NW Bucklin Hill Rd, Silverdale Washington **Benefits:** We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more! **Apply Today!** We value your time, and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. Apply today on our mobile-friendly application. We look forward to speaking with you! **If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.** Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more! The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development) We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com