- Salary
- $18 – $22
- Location
- Plymouth, MN, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Healthcare
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
Practice
TLC Cat Clinic, located in Plymouth, MN, specializes in providing high-quality, compassionate veterinary care exclusively for cats. Our mission is to foster strong human-animal bonds through a focus on preventive care, responsible pet ownership, and client education. We proudly serve Plymouth and neighboring areas. At TLC Cat Clinic, we are committed to ensuring the well-being of feline companions in a warm and welcoming environment.
More about the Role
🐾 All cats. All day. Your kind of job?
We’re hiring a Veterinary Assistant at our cat-only practice! Support our veterinarians and technicians with patient care, surgery, lab work, and client education. You’ll also help at the front desk, welcoming clients and scheduling appointments.
📩 Bring your love of cats—apply today!
Pay $18 - $22
Competencies
- Patience & Compassion: Remaining professional while still making teammates, clients, and patients feel as comfortable as possible regardless of the situation or challenges presented. Responding quickly and calmly to crisis while maintaining a high standard of patient care.
- Collaboration & Teamwork: Carefully coordinating actions with veterinarians and practice team members. Providing feedback appropriately and in a timely manner. Quickly incorporating feedback to ensure positive results. Sharing ideas and being open to other’s ideas.
- Communicating: Conveying instructions to clients and teammates to ensure successful patient care.
- Active Listening: Following the instructions of veterinarians and sometimes patient owners. Picking up the needs of veterinarians and teammates based on prior experiences and feedback.
- Organization Skills: Clear tracking of lab specimens, medications, patient instructions, workflow, and other job-related items while managing multiple patients and clients.
- Client Satisfaction: Ensuring all activities and interactions result in the highest level of client satisfaction.
Essential Responsibilities
🐾 Your next chapter starts with whiskers and purrs!
Join our cat-only practice as a Veterinary Assistant and help provide compassionate care tailored to our feline patients.
- Assist with exams by gathering patient histories, vital signs, and weights.
- Use gentle, cat-friendly handling to help patients feel comfortable.
- Collect samples, perform in-house lab testing, and prepare outside lab specimens.
- Assist with radiographs while following safety procedures.
- Administer medications, vaccines, and treatments as directed by the veterinarian.
- Monitor hospitalized cats and communicate patient updates to the medical team.
- Welcome clients, schedule appointments, and assist with front desk duties.
- Provide client education with warmth and professionalism.
- Keep exam rooms, treatment areas, and equipment clean, organized, and stocked.
- Support teammates and assist with other duties as needed.
Requirements/Qualifications
- Ability to work on weekends as required
- Previous veterinary experience preferred
- Ability to lift patients and carry equipment up to 25 pounds; ability to lift patients or carry equipment over 25 pounds with assistance
- Practice OSHA safety techniques including proper PPE
- Basic math and the ability to calculate medication dosages
- Basic computer skills, familiarity with MS office applications, etc.
- Strong communication skills to ensure patient safety
Benefits Offered
- Paid time off
- Health insurance; dental insurance; vision insurance
- Retirement benefits or accounts
- Bonus incentive
- Flexible work schedules
- Career and professional development
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Program
Benefits offered may vary depending on full or part time employment status according to company policy.