**VCA Triangle Tower Animal Hospital** is hiring an experienced **Veterinary Assistant** to join our team! Location: 1300 Corporation Pkwy, Raleigh, NC 27610 **About Us** We are an **AAHA-accredited** 3-doctor practice in Raleigh, NC, offering Primary Care, **Surgery, and Dentistry** services as well as boarding and grooming. Practice **Hands-Free Radiology** and **Low Stress Animal Handling** . We have a family culture here. We do many events together and enjoy each other’s company in and out of the hospital. We have been serving our community for over 20 years and believe in providing the best possible care for our patients. Our hours are Monday through Friday 7:30am - 6pm, Saturdays 8am - 12pm, closed on Sundays. Check out our website here: https://vcahospitals.com/triangle-tower **About the Role** As Veterinary Assistant, you will help create and maintain a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our patients and clients. Duties will include: + Compassionate patient care + Client education and care + Venipuncture and catheter placement + Radiology and diagnostics + Lab sample collection and processing + Assisting with surgery, dentistry, and anesthesia + Medication preparation and administration + Safe and effective patient handling and restraint + Medical recordkeeping **Qualifications** + 2 or more years’ experience as a Veterinary Assistant strongly preferred, supportive of students of Veterinary Technology Programs, willing to train the right person for the position + Able to proficiently perform veterinary skills including duties listed above **Why VCA** VCA Animal Hospitals is a community of over 800 hospitals across the US, including primary care, emergency, and specialty medicine. We offer world class medicine with hometown care. Together we are taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. This means taking care of our people. We are passionate about supporting our technicians and assistants and are committed to your personal career development. At VCA, you will enjoy an inclusive work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve. Benefits include: VCA Animal Hospitals offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, pet care discounts, paid vacation (2weeks/year for RVTs), holidays and sick days, health and well-being programs that provide resources and training. Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. **Interested?** Apply now! **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