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CityPets Veterinary Care & Wellness
Veterinary Assistant
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What they do
A Veterinary Assistant assists with animals under veterinary care or in laboratories. Feeds animals, cleans cages, and administers medical treatment under the supervision of a veterinarian or veterinary technician. Works in a veterinary clinic, animal hospital, or laboratory.
$36,754 / year median in Maryland
+25% projected growth
Job Description
CityPets Veterinary Care & Wellness is a growing small animal practice located in the Federal Hill neighborhood of Baltimore City. We take pride in offering excellent client service, and helping our patients live long and happy lives by focusing on wellness care and preventive medicine. We are looking forward to hiring a friendly, responsible, compassionate, motivated individual to fill our part-time veterinary assistant position. Our services include examinations, vaccinations, routine soft tissue surgery, radiography, in-house and reference lab services, and dental procedures. Responsibilities would include animal restraint, taking patient history, assisting with examinations, assisting in surgery, monitoring anesthesia, caring for hospitalized patients, filling prescriptions, processing lab samples, taking radiographs, interacting with clients and patients in a professional and kind manner, as well as other general hospital duties. Applicants must have a minimum of a high school diploma, as well as at least 2 years of experience in a veterinary hospital setting. Compensation is negotiable, and is commensurate with level of experience.