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Veterinary Assistant

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Orange, CA
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Orange, CA
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Supports veterinarians and technicians by maintaining medical records, reviewing treatment plans with pet owners, preparing surgical patients and facilities, filling prescriptions, performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging, and caring for boarded or hospitalized pets. The role emphasizes compassionate, low-stress patient care, client communication, cross-training, and professional growth in a general practice animal hospital.
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VCA Orange Animal Hospital is seeking a full-time Veterinary Assistant to join our team!


Location: 1100 W Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92868

Salary: $ 17 – 22 per hour, depending on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule, and additional responsibilities

In this position, you will be supporting our Doctors and Technician team by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. 


Duties will include, but are not limited to:
* Maintaining medical records. 

* Creating and reviewing treatment plans with pet owners
* Preparing the surgical suite and surgical patients. 
* Filling prescriptions. 
* Performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging.
* Providing compassionate care and a home away from home for boarded and hospitalized pets.
Benefits: We offer competitive compensation and great benefits for eligible employees, including medical/dental, generous personal pet care discounts and more!


We are a general practice hospital with a very experienced full-time medical director. Our facility features in-house blood chemistry testing, complete blood cell count testing, and pancreatitis testing. We are able to offer our clients the most recent technology in digital radiography, digital dental radiography, and digital ultrasonography. Our team has a focus on gold standard patient care and expanding the learning and growth of team members. We also offer cross-training opportunities and support the expansion of client communication skills.


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

If you are a current associate, you 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. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.

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