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VCA Animal Hospitals

Veterinary Assistant

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In-Office
Sayville, NY
19-20 Hourly
Entry level
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Sayville, NY
19-20 Hourly
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Part-time Veterinary Assistant supporting veterinary technicians and doctors in a small-animal hospital. Responsibilities include patient assessment, anesthesia monitoring, surgical preparation, dentistry, radiology, laboratory work, venipuncture, catheter placement, pharmacy support, patient recovery, and compassionate hospitalized-animal care. The role also emphasizes creating a low-stress environment and delivering excellent client and patient experiences.
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Seeking a Veterinary Assistant Part Time!


Location: 5262 Sunrise Highway Sayville, NY 11782

Compensation: The pay range for this position is $19-$20/hr


About Us

Since 1986, our animal hospital in Sayville, New York, has helped hundreds of dogs, cats, and other family pets achieve happier, healthier lives. Sayville Animal Hospital offers veterinary services for small and large pets, providing the extra special medical care each of them needs. We proudly serve Sayville, Suffolk County, and the surrounding areas.

We are open Monday through Thursday 9am - 8pm, Friday 9am - 4pm, Saturday 9am - 1pm, closed Sunday.


*available shifts - Wednesday 3pm-8pm, Thursday 3pm-8pm, Every other Saturday 8am-4pm


Why VCA

We are passionate about supporting veterinary assistants and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a veterinary technician career has to offer. 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. Below are some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team!


Career Support

  • Access to the people and resources of a large veterinary community
  • Advancement and leadership opportunities
  • Internal CE and development opportunities
  • Free NAVTA membership, access to VetFolio, Plumbs App, and more
  • Tuition assistance including Veterinary Technology Associates, Bachelors completion and more

Health & Well Being

  • Medical, dental & vision insurance, a variety of additional coverage options
  • Free mental health care through Lyra Health (up to 12 sessions a year)
  • Access to free counseling through Cigna Life Assistance program
  • Access to Headspace app
  • Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance
  • Paid vacation, paid sick time, holiday pay
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fertility coverage, gender affirmation services
  • Growing network of onsite social workers

Other Perks

  • Generous hospital discounts for your pets, a variety of other discounts including cellular service, apparel, computer equipment, etc.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Referral bonus opportunities
  • Practice management software with digital innovations for streamlined practice flow and client communication

Why We Want You!

As a member of VCA Sayville, you will support technician and doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient.
You have worked hard to gain experience and we want you to use the knowledge that you have invested your time and talent in. The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to:

  • Physical examinations and patient assessment
  • Anesthesia monitoring
  • Surgical preparation and assisting
  • Dentistry
  • Radiology
  • Laboratory work
  • Venipuncture
  • Catheter placement
  • Pharmacy
  • Patient recovery
  • Compassionate care of our hospitalized animals

Interested? Apply! We look forward to hearing from you.

If you are a current associate, you 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. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com.

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