Overview

🐾 Join the Award-Winning Team at AtlasVet!

Veterinary Assistant (Non-Credentialed Technician)📍 1326 H St NE, Washington, DC 20002🔗 atlasvetdc.com

🕒 Shift & Schedule

• 10-hour shifts

• 4-day work week

• Evenings (until 8:30 PM)

• One Saturday per month

Office Hours:

• Mon–Thurs: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

• Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

• Saturday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

• Sunday: Closed

💵 Pay

$22–$25/hour (based on experience)

✅ Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of veterinary hospital experience preferred

• Willing to train the right candidate with a positive, proactive attitude

• Passion for animal care and collaborative teamwork

🐶 About AtlasVet

AtlasVet is a 10-doctor, AAHA-accredited small animal practice located in the heart of DC. We focus on dogs and cats, and are proud to have been voted DC’s Best of the Best Veterinary Hospital 2024. We’re a growing, tight-knit team — and we’re adding our 11th doctor.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive care including soft tissue surgery and orthopedic consults

• Ultrasound quick scans and in-house diagnostics (Istat lab)

• Pulse software & Scribenote AI charting

• Fear Free handling techniques — several team members are certified

• Supportive training and a focus on team development

🎉 Our Culture

We take our work seriously, but we know how to have fun too. At AtlasVet, you’ll find:

• Team-building events like DC Pride Parade, after-hours outings, and even community litter cleanups

• A creative, eclectic atmosphere featuring local artists and music-themed decor

• A deep commitment to our local community

🌟 Join Us!

If you're looking to grow your career in a collaborative, compassionate, and creative veterinary hospital, we’d love to meet you!

Responsibilities

How you'll make an impact: 

 

• Maintain and uphold the Core Values and Mission Statement of MPH.
• Assist in all daily duties for clinic care.
• Participate in any special cleaning duties.
• Provide client care by scheduling appointments, taking payments, and check-ins.
• Maintain excellent client communication.
• Record all pertinent medical, client and case related information in the patient record accurately with appropriate grammar, terms, and accurate information.
• Review medical records, estimates or discharge instructions with clients.Answer the phones in a courteous and informative way.
• Provide patient care under the direction of a DVM.
• Perform clinic upkeep as directed.
• Perform equipment maintenance as directed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Must be proficient in a variety of skills ranging from but not limited to laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, surgery, dental and nursing skills.
• Ability to demonstrate patience and composure in stressful situations, and ability to handle a fast pacedenvironment.
• Ability to stay calm and efficient during a medical crisis.
• The employee must have mental processes for reasoning, remembering, mathematics, and language ability (reading, writing, and speaking the English language) to perform the dutiesproficiently.
• The employee must also be confident around pets.

Required Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Physical Requirements:

• The employee must have the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
• The employee must be able to endure sitting, standing, and walking on hard floor surfaces for extended periods of time.
• The employee must be Able to work in noisy work conditions with sounds from animals and equipment that can be moderately high.
• The employee will be routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled substances.
• The employee must possess sufficient ambulatory skills to perform duties while in hospital environment.The employee must have specific vision abilities which include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must have good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.

 

We put people first and never compromise on our values. 

Apply today for immediate consideration! 

 

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans withDisabilities Act and certain state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to benefits@mvetpartners.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

 

Mission Pet Health (MPH) is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are administered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We embrace diversity and are committed tocreating an inclusive environment for all employees.