Veterinary Assistant
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 25, 2026. Mars Veterinary Health scores B on the Alion truth index.
VCA Santa Margarita Animal Hospital is looking for an experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our amazing team full-time! Our four-doctor general practice is located in the heart of Rancho Santa Margarita and offers wellness and sick appointments, general surgery, and dentistry.
Location: 30052 Santa Margarita Pkwy, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Salary: $21 to $25 per hour depending on experience, certification, etc. We offer 8-hour shifts. Saturday shift will be required.
Schedule: Full-Time, 5/8 including 1 weekend day
Your skills and expertise will support our doctor team in providing top-notch patient care and an unparalleled client experience.
We focus on the employee experience, too! We schedule monthly staff meetings, offer on-site and online training, schedule off-site team bonding activities, and we know how to have fun!
Required skills include:
- Obtaining medical histories
- Proper animal restraint and handling
- Administering SQ and IM injections and SQ fluids
- Radiographic positioning
- Filling prescriptions
- Surgery pack sterilization
- Anal gland expression, nail trims, wound care
- Monitoring hospitalized, sedated, and post-op patients
- Working independently and as part of a team
- A positive and helpful attitude and a willingness to learn
- Client communication
- Creating and reviewing cost estimates with clients
If you are a current VCA/Mars associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log in to Workday and click the Career worklet on the landing page, or search for "Find 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
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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.