Technician assistant

VCA
Anchorage, AK Full Time
POSTED ON 4/28/2024 CLOSED ON 5/5/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technician assistant position at VCA?

We are seeking a Technician Assistant to join our team!

We have a well established Senior team of Technician Assistants and Licensed Technicians to help support you. We are a four doctor practice with a booming client base that grows more and more every week.

We are looking for someone that can handle the pressures of working in a busy environment but still maintain a positive attitude and wonderful demeanor.

Client care is just as important as patient care. The Ideal candidate will have a passion to serve the client as well as the patient.

We are located in the heart of Anchorage, Alaska. At our newly remodeled facility we are able to accommodate for small animals as well as exotics.

As a general practice facility we have a large focus on low stressed handling and treatment of all patients. On staff we have the only behavior resident in the state!

The successful candidate will also be a believer in the possibilities of high quality veterinary medicine and patient care with the expertise and technical know-how to make them happen.

In this position you will be supporting our Doctors and Technician team by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients.Duties will include :

  • Restrain patients for the Technician and Doctor team.
  • Preparing surgical suite and surgical patients.
  • Maintain a clean facility for both patients and clients.
  • Assist in boarding when needed.
  • Filling prescriptions.
  • Performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging.
  • Providing compassionate care and a home away from home for boarded and hospitalized pets.

Evening and weekend hours required.

Pay Range $16-$17

At VCA, your passion for medicine and compassion for pets and people is matched with a commitment to your professional growth.

  • You will enjoy exposure to a diverse and stimulating caseload, employ the most advanced imaging and monitoring tools, and tap into the expertise of more than 4,500 doctors, including 600 boarded specialists.
  • You will sharpen your skills and even learn some new techniques and explore career options that only VCA can offer, such as continuing education, transfer, specialization, and leadership opportunities.

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.

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

Last updated : 2024-04-28

Salary : $16 - $17

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