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Clinic Veterinary Assistant

Michigan Humane

Clinic Veterinary Assistant

Location: Detroit, MI

The Clinic Veterinary Assistant is responsible for providing veterinarians and LVTs with direct support. The Clinic Veterinary Assistant uses various technical and nursing skills to treat outpatient and hospitalized animals while providing support to the clients and the community.

A key role in Detroit's only urgent care clinic, our Clinic Veterinary Assistants deliver fast, compassionate, high-quality care. This position offers the opportunity to utilize your full technical skillset in a fast-paced environment—triaging cases, supporting critical patients, and working closely with our medical team to provide an exceptional urgent care experience for pets and their families.

Responsibilities:

  • Instruct clients and provide client education concerning such health care topics as proper nutrition, dental procedures, medicating pets, preventative health programs, and follow up care. Fill, label and document prescriptions, administer medications, bandaging and other treatments as prescribed by the veterinarian.
  • Greet clients and lead them to exam rooms, doing technician appointments, retrieve and document accurate medical history of patients.
  • Place intravenous catheters, administer and monitor fluid administration, and phlebotomy.
  • Place microchips, administer vaccines and select controlled substances while under veterinary supervision.
  • Assist in surgery, including monitoring of anesthetics, preparation of patient and necessary surgical equipment, and maintaining required logs in surgery, lab, x-rays and other areas as required.
  • Oversee recovery of patient and maintenance of surgery equipment, supplies, packs, etc.
  • Handles and positions animals for radiological examination making proper selection of x-ray technique. Develop and properly identify the radiograph.
  • Collect, prepare and perform various lab tests on feces, urine, blood, skin care, and body fluids; possess full knowledge of all lab maintenance and procedures.
  • Perform routine procedures such as nail trims, ear cleaning, bathing and maintaining a clean work environment.
  • Assist other medical staff who are performing humane euthanasia.

Qualifications:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced urgent care setting.
  • Licensed in the State of Michigan preferred.
  • May be trained externally or internally to perform the duties and functions listed above.
  • Previous experience in a veterinary clinic setting preferred.

Join our team at Michigan Humane and make a positive impact, grow your skills and career, and be part of a compassionate and dedicated organization. Apply today!

Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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