Veterinary Assistant

Company Description

Central Hospital for Animals is looking for an experienced, compassionate veterinary assistant to join our team in Carbondale, Illinois. We’re a full-service veterinary hospital providing wellness care, dentistry, routine surgeries, and more for dogs, cats, and exotic pets. If you’re looking for a veterinary team that values quality medicine, teamwork, and continued learning, we’d love to meet you!

Our modern veterinary facility is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including on-site laboratory capabilities that allow our team to efficiently perform and process diagnostic testing. We practice evidence-based medicine and provide pet owners with the information and resources they need to make informed decisions about their pets’ care. Our hospital also includes a full-service grooming salon, offering everything from nail trims to custom brush-outs and styling.

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Job Description

What You’ll Do

As a veterinary assistant, you’ll play an important role in supporting our doctors and veterinary team while helping provide excellent patient care. Your responsibilities may include:

• Safely restraining and handling dogs, cats, and exotic pets
• Triaging incoming veterinary patients and obtaining accurate medical histories
• Collecting and processing laboratory samples and assisting with on-site diagnostic testing
• Assisting with diagnostic imaging and radiographs
• Providing nursing and medical care for hospitalized patients with varying levels of stability
• Administering medications and monitoring patient responses
• Communicating treatment plans and recommendations clearly with veterinary clients
• Preparing patients for surgery and assisting the veterinary team during procedures
• Supporting anesthesia monitoring and surgical recovery
• Maintaining a clean, organized, and safe veterinary environment

Qualifications

• What We’re Looking For

• We’re looking for a veterinary assistant who is compassionate, dependable, calm under pressure, and comfortable working as part of a collaborative veterinary team. A minimum of one year of veterinary experience is preferred.

• The ideal candidate will:

• Be comfortable properly restraining and handling pets

• Have experience with sample collection, medical histories, laboratory testing, and radiographs

• Have anesthesia monitoring experience or a strong interest in developing these skills

• Be organized, adaptable, and able to multitask in a busy veterinary environment

• Communicate effectively with clients and fellow team members

• Be a self-starter who is eager to continue building their veterinary knowledge and skills

• This role involves exposure to unpleasant odors and noises and may include contact with animal waste, bites, scratches, and potentially contagious diseases. Comfort working around these conditions is essential.

• Grow With Us

• Whether you want to become a master of your veterinary assistant role or are ready to take the next step in your career, Central Hospital for Animals supports your professional growth. You’ll have access to a variety of hands-on, interactive, and virtual training opportunities designed to expand your veterinary skills and knowledge.

• If you’re ready to bring your compassion, curiosity, and veterinary experience to a team that cares deeply about its patients and clients, we’d love to hear from you!

Additional Information

We offer our staff:

Compensation: $15-18/hr depending on experience

• Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL Employees
• Paid Bereavement Program
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Competitive Compensation
• Continuing

Education

• Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• Referral Bonus Program for most positions!
• Additional

Benefits

• May Also Be Available (i.e. Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)

• Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory pre-employment screening.

• *Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.

• For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit https://allianceanimal.com/additionaljobdescriptiondetails/.

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