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Veterinary Technician Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals·Sacramento, California

Full TimeOn Site0-2 yrsPosted 3 months ago
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Veterinary Technician Assistant

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  • 77 similar openings in the Sacramento area · median $54,000

About the role

Provide essential patient care including walking pets, maintaining clean housing, and assisting technicians with fluids and restraint. Responsible for cleaning patient spaces, packing instruments, and stocking hospital departments to ensure smooth workflow.

VCA Loomis Basin is seeking a full-time Veterinary Technician Assistant to play a vital role in delivering a high level of patient care.

As an entry-level position, this is a great start for those who are interested in veterinary medicine.

VCA Loomis Basin is an AAHA-accredited, 24/7 hospital that offers Emergency, General Practice, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Oncology, and Specialty Surgery.

If you desire a fast-paced, challenging environment, where you can practice and grow your skills to the fullest extent, we encourage you to apply.

Duties Include: Patient Care: walking, ensuring access to clean water, and clean housing Assisting the Veterinary Technicians & Assistants with administering fluids, patient restraint, and other basic tasks Restraint for Radiographer Cleaning patient spaces and kennels Cleaning and packing instruments Stocking hospital departments to ensure smooth workflow Laundry for hospital to ensure towels, blankets and bedding are available when needed Please submit your resume for consideration!

Full-time associates receive health benefit options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Short and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401K, Holiday Pay, Vacation Pay; Sick Pay, Pet Care Discounts and more.

If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site.

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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. A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 500 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.

Requirements

This is an entry-level position suitable for individuals interested in veterinary medicine. No specific certifications are listed, but the ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment is encouraged.

  • Patient Care
  • Instrument Sterilization
  • Stock Management
  • Laundry Management
  • Patient Restraint
  • Hospital Maintenance
  • Radiography Assistance

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Locations
Sacramento, California; Loomis, California
Posted
Jun 11, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

VCA Animal Hospitals

A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From general practice to emergency and specialty...

IndustryVeterinary Services
TypePrivately Held
Size10,001+ employees
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In California, veterinary technician assistant roles typically see steady demand because clinics, hospitals, and specialty practices need support with patient handling, cleaning, and basic animal care. These jobs are competitive when candidates already have veterinary experience, can safely lift 50 lbs, and are comfortable working in fast-paced clinical settings. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save time, then confirm your availability for hands-on duties and highlight any animal-care experience in your application.

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