Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Assistant | Key Largo, FL

You don’t need veterinary experience to start here. You need steady hands, patience, and a real interest in learning. We’ll teach you the rest: how to read a nervous cat’s body language, how to hold a dog gently and safely for a blood draw, and how to help a scared pet feel safe. At Island Hammock Pet Hospital in Key Largo, we’re hiring a full-time or part-time Veterinary Assistant, and no experience is required.

About the Practice
We’ve cared for pets across Key Largo and the Florida Keys since 2010. We’re AAHA accredited and Fear Free Certified, and we offer wellness exams, surgery, dentistry, diagnostics, an in-house laboratory, and radiology. Fear Free handling shapes every visit, from gentle restraint to calming techniques, and you’ll learn it alongside our team. We celebrate the wins, big and small, and support each other through the tough moments. And when your shift ends, you’re in the Keys, with boating, diving, and sunsets close by, and Miami about an hour away.

What You’ll Help Make Possible

• Calm, low-stress visits through gentle, Fear Free handling
• Exam rooms prepped and ready, so appointments stay on schedule
• Accurate samples and lab work that support our doctors’ decisions
• Patients monitored closely before and after procedures, with any change reported quickly
• A clean, well-stocked hospital that’s ready for every patient
• Clients who leave understanding their pet’s care and next steps

What We’re Looking For

Required:

• No prior veterinary experience required, we’ll train you
• Availability for 10-hour day shifts, including rotating weekends

Preferred:

• Animal care or veterinary experience
• Interest in learning Fear Free handling techniques
• A calm, patient presence with animals and the people who love them
• Dependable and detail-oriented
• Clear, kind communication with clients and teammates

Schedule

• Full-time or part-time
• Day shift
• 10-hour shifts
• Rotating weekends
• No holiday shifts required

Compensation
Compensation for this role ranges from $16.00 to $18.00 per hour, based on experience and role alignment.

Benefits

• Competitive pay, based on experience
• Free virtual mental health for your household (ages 13+)
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Generous CE allowance plus paid CE time
• Uniform allowance
• Pet care discounts for your personal pets
• PTO, floating holidays, parental leave, and military leave
• A robust Employee Assistance Program (from finances to wellness and everything in between)
• Access to Encore Vet Group’s library of training, CE, and career development resources
• A 401(k) with up to 5% company match

This reflects our full-time benefits package. Since this role can be full-time or part-time, actual benefits will depend on the number of hours you work.

If you’re ready to learn veterinary medicine from a team that will genuinely teach you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today.

Check us out: www.ihph.net

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