Veterinary Assistant - Experienced

We are seeking part-time and/or full-time experienced veterinary assistant(s) for our privately-owned small animal practice in Tacoma, WA.

Button Veterinary Hospital is a well-established (est. 1920!), full-service, 4 FTE doctor small animal practice providing comprehensive medical, surgical, and dental care. We offer appointments for preventive care, medical cases, acupuncture, surgery, dentistry and urgent care. Because of our longevity, we have treated pets for 4 and 5 generations of families in the South Puget Sound! We provide care for dogs, cats, rabbits, and pocket pets.

Button Veterinary has an excellent reputation in the community for providing quality veterinary care to our patients and personal service to our clients. We value our clients and their pets as family and expect our staff to bear that in mind in everything we do. We strive to offer the best client experience and work to minimize our patient’s stress during their interactions with us.

Our goal is to assemble a veterinary health care team committed to providing exceptional client service and full-service veterinary health care. Our team is compassionate, ethical, and honest and we understand the deep importance of the human-animal bond. We work daily to provide progressive, high-standard medicine while accommodating the different needs/resources of our clients.

Our current open hours are Monday-Friday, 8-6, but those hours may change based on our client’s needs. We understand the importance of a work/life balance so we try to schedule staff and appointments so that staff is able leave within 0-15 minutes of their scheduled time off, although occasionally there is an exception due to the nature of the business.

We relocated to our current facility in January 2024 and have 2 surgical suites, a dental suite with a 2-patient capacity, a dedicated surgical prep area, as well as a new Class IV laser, an ultrasound, digital radiology and digital dental radiology.

Qualities we are seeking in our assistants are:

• Team-player
• Positive attitude
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent technical skills
• Adaptability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Professional demeanor
• Motivated/self-starter
• Ability to multi-task and adapt to different doctors
• Reliable (excellent attendance)
• An understanding of the importance of quality client/patient service

We are dedicated to having a good culture, there are many facets to our culture, but we place an emphasis on positivity. What you say and do should always reflect the above qualities.

Your responsibilities would include:

• Assisting the veterinarians and technicians by admitting patients,
• Taking medical histories
• Managing EMRs (electronic medical records), including transcription
• Communicating effectively with clients
• Prepping/cleaning up surgery/dentistry areas
• Compassionate and effective animal restraint
• Medical treatments for outpatients and hospitalized patients,
• Other duties as needed, including helping to maintain a clean and tidy facility

This is a physically demanding job, you must be able to work on your feet all day, be able to get up and down off of floors and be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

All employees receive a uniform expense, employee discounts and are eligible to participate in our 401k plan. Full-time employees also received subsidized health/vision/dental insurance and paid time off.

If you are looking for a great, fun team to work with and you think you might be a good fit for our hospital, please submit your cover letter and resume to our practice manager, Debby Phillips.

Pay: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you looking for a part-time or a full-time position?

Experience:

• veterinary: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Veterinary Medication Clerk license (Preferred)

Work Location: In person