**About Us** VCA Mueller Pet Medical Center is a well-established, AAHA-accredited hybrid hospital offering both general practice and 24-hour emergency and critical care. Our General Practice Department serves as a development program where team members develop foundational veterinary skills that can be expanded upon in our Inpatient Departments (Urgent Care, ER, ICU, and ICW). **About the Role** As a Veterinary Assistant in our General Practice Department, you will play a vital role in providing preventive care, follow-up visits, and chronic case management while working alongside hybrid DVMs who bring advanced knowledge from ER and ICU medicine. This position is designed for those looking to build strong core competencies in patient care while preparing for growth into more advanced medical settings. **Key Responsibilities** + Assist doctors and technicians during routine exams, follow-up visits, and chronic case management. + Provide client communication and education, ensuring each visit supports long-term patient health. + Manage patient flow for scheduled appointments. + Maintain accurate medical records. + Accurately dispense and label prescribed medications while ensuring proper documentation and client instructions. + Perform laboratory tests, sample handling, and basic diagnostic imaging. **What We’re Looking For** + Previous veterinary assistant experience preferred, but we value a growth mindset and willingness to learn. + Strong communication and client-service skills. + Ability to multitask in a fast-paced clinical setting. + Enthusiasm for developing foundational technical and patient-care skills. + Weekend availability is required. **Why Join Us?** We are passionate about supporting our associates and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. At VCA we are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. We support a work environment where you can focus on your career, your happiness, and the patients you serve. Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. The pay range for this position is $19 to $20/ hour. **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