Job Description

Acres Animal Hospital is an independently owned and operated small animal veterinary hospital. We are looking for a part time veterinary assistant-receptionist to join our team. The successful applicant will be a friendly individual who can work both independently and in a team to provide individualized veterinary medical care to our patients, and excellent customer service to our clients. As both conventional medicine and alternative medicine are offered to our patients, the successful applicant should be ready to learn something new!

Duties include but are not limited to:

answer telephone and reply to messages, logging & keeping notes check email messages and reply, logging & keeping notes schedule appointments; confirming appointments maintain a clean and welcoming reception area greet clients as they enter in a friendly and welcoming manner collect detailed patient history and other information assist the veterinarian in providing veterinary medical care to patients restraint of patients (dogs and cats) for examination and care assist in the preparation of medications for treatment of patients maintain detailed and accurate medical records and logs clean and disinfect exam rooms, treatment areas, and kennels clean and maintain instruments and equipment communicate with pet owners; help educate them on their pet's care invoicing and taking payments pet food sales
Qualifications

high school diploma and successful completion of college veterinary assistant program or relevant university degree animal handling ability with dogs and cats to restrain for procedures math skills to perform patient care calculations and for cashier duties people skills: effective verbal and written communications telephone skills: ability to handle two lines computer skills proficient to create electronic medical records and use veterinary software able to work independently and in a team quick learner accurate attention to detail able to lift 50 pounds knowledge of alternative medicine preferred compassionate and caring
Acres Animal Hospital is open 12 noon to 6pm, and employees are typically scheduled between 11:45am-7pm. There are no weekend, overnight, or early morning shifts. We are looking for someone to work Mondays only on a regular basis. There is a chance to pick up extra shifts and work four days per week to cover a sick leave from November 10 to December 9, 2025. Employee benefits include paid sick days allowance prorated for amount of time worked, uniform allowance, and a discount on veterinary care for staff pets. We are a welcoming, inclusive, tolerant, positive and supportive workplace offering individualized patient-centered integrative veterinary care in a family-oriented setting. Respect, education, and excellence in veterinary care are our mandates.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00-$20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 7.25 per week

Benefits:

On-site parking Store discount
Education:

Secondary School (preferred)
Experience:

Veterinary Assistant: 1 year (preferred) Front desk: 1 year (preferred) Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person