Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Assistant
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25-08-2025
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Position at Powell Veterinary Center at Powell Blvd
Veterinary Assistant - Full-Time
Powell Veterinary Center (Powell Blvd)
Portland OR
Powell Veterinary Center is looking for aVeterinary Assistant to join our team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.
At Powell Veterinary Center a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner you will have the support tools and resources to elevate your skills. As a hospital deeply rooted in the local community you will experience the best of both worlds: a genuine local feel with the benefits of Thrives national resources.
About the Hospital
At Powell Veterinary Center we provide primary care for cats and dogs in the SE/Powell area. We are proud to be AAHA certified. We are the oldest veterinary clinic in the city built in 1929 and still located at our original site. Our focus is the celebration of the human/pet bond and all the joy it brings to life. We know that your pets are part of your family so we treat them like they are part of ours!
About You
As aVeterinary Assistant youll play an important role in pets lives by providing comprehensive care throughout their journey. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests to surgery assistance to support services including admitting and discharging patients.
Experience & Skills Requirements:
- Has a clinicalveterinaryexperience
- Familiar with common disease processes that present with an understanding of treatments and medications associated with their care.
- Comfortable utilizing digital radiography machines to acquire images using proper technique and positioning.
- Prepare animals and instruments for surgery
- Provide surgical assistance anesthesia monitoring and post-operative care
- Administer medications and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
- Possesses a positive work attitude
- Self-motivated
- Excellent communication and organization skills
- Is committed to a stress-free environment for our patients
- Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
Role Responsibilities:
- Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care advocate for pets and educate clients.
- With each hospital function assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
- Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your states Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians.
- Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options medications and additional treatments.
- Assist in maintaining relevant comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
- Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
- Use safe restraining techniques follow standard protocols and sustain clean sterile organized treatment areas exam rooms and labs.
- Be willing to guide mentor and support fellow team members.
Benefits our care in action
Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members emotional physical professional and financial addition to our health and life insurance and short- and long- term disability plans we offer eligible team members:
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with employer match
- Mental health resources including 24/7 access to Lyra Health
- Paid parental leave
- Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
- Employer-sponsored childcare and elder care
- Personalized care for every family-forming journey
- Discretionary funds and FREE CE courses
- Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
- Student loan management tools and assistance
Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.
We listen to your needs and then meet them. Through training and free CE experiences your career development can flourish. And in our locally rooted nationally connected community youll be able to make connections access opportunities and find support with ease.
Support for you is as vital as the support you provide.
Youll Thrive with Us
At Thrive you have the opportunity to develop your career in a way that best suits your goals. Take advantage of our comprehensive learning and skill-building programs to enhance your expertise. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
- Our vast diverse and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
- Live virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
- A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
- Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
- Move into any specialty hospital type or environment across the nation.
- Leadership training for a thriving and long career in the veterinary profession.
Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with an hourly pay rate starting at$22 - $24/hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience and location.
About Thrive
Vet-founded and Austin-born Thrive Pet Healthcare has expanded to over 380 partner hospitals nationwide united by a mission to shape the future of pet well-being through medical excellence innovative technology and a connected community of teams and partners.
We bridge general practice urgent care specialty and emergency care and our locally rooted nationally connected hospitals benefit from Thrives extensive resources while maintaining their unique identities.
We believe that supporting our people is the key to helping pets thrive through every stage of life.
Join us where #WeThriveTogether. We provide customizable professional development opportunities a supportive work environment that values work-life rhythms and 24/7 mental health support.
At Thrive Pet Healthcare we are committed to creating a culture where everyone from any background can be heard respected and valued. We pledge to build an inclusive environment nurtured by respectful curiosity to support encourage and celebrate the diverse voices of our teams and the communities we serve.
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