Veterinary Assistant / Veterinary Technician

Job Description

Job Description

Veterinary Assistant

*All general practice VA should be able to perform or learn with training all of the following:

· Assisting doctors in exam rooms

· Prepare vaccines

· Provide patient care, keeping patients clean, dry, and comfortable.

· Properly restrain pets for common procedures

· Triaging patients

· Expressing anal glands and performing pedicures

· Phlebotomy

· Preparing lab work and performing in-house blood work

· Ability to help restrain pets for radiographs

· Use EzyVet for input of charges and proper medical recordkeeping

· Proper documentation of medical records

· Communicating with Clients (discussing treatment plans, vaccines schedules)

· Basic GP education

· Prepares and maintains the exam rooms and treatment areas

· Ensure that each animal has proper identification, including name tags, kennel cards

· Knowledge of common medications

· Recognizes patients with contagious disease and follow applicable procedures

· Ability to properly fill prescriptions and over the ounter medications.

· Ability to administer subcutaneous fluids and injectable medications

· Ability to administer intramuscular injections, intravenous injections and placing intravenous catheters

· Maintains knowledge of the hospital’s programs, products and services

· Obtains baseline information, such as weight and temperature, as well as pertinent patient health information

· Maintain compassion, sympathy and professionalism during high-stress situations and ensure client service is exceeding the expectations of our clients

· Maintain professional appearance

· Willingness to learn

· Handle different forms of payments (care credit, check, cash, credit, etc.)

· Handle incoming and outcoming mail/email

· Update patient charts from client communications

· Understand vaccinations, basic lab tests, common diseases, and pet behavior (or ability to learn)

· Ability to provide friendly, efficient service to patients in person, as well as on the phone.

· Ability to operate office technology (computer, copiers, fax machines)

· Able to identify when a patient needs immediate attention

· Managing record requests between other hospitals and specialty practices

. Be able to help restrain a pet in treatment with a tech/assistant if needed.

· Be a liaison between courier service and laboratory to ensure samples are collected in time.

· Time management and multitasking abilities

· Ability to train new hires

· Ability to educate clients on non-medical questions clients may have

· Ability to discuss results of routine lab tests (heartworm, fecal, etc.)

*This job is physically active and requires frequent bending and standing for long periods of time. It requires routine lifting and restraining of pets. Ability to lift objects weighing 40 pounds without assistance and objects weighing more than 40 pounds with assistance. Must be able to withstand unpleasant odors and noises. May be exposed to bites, scratches, animal waste and contagious diseases.

Full-service small animal veterinary hospital offering wellness and urgent/emergent care. Other services include wellness plans, vaccinations, preventative care, surgery, internal medicine, dentistry, dental x-ray, digital x-ray, in-house diagnostic testing, boarding, grooming, and hospital care.

Company Description

Full-service small animal veterinary hospital offering wellness and urgent/emergent care. Other services include wellness plans, vaccinations, preventative care, surgery, internal medicine, dentistry, dental x-ray, digital x-ray, in-house diagnostic testing, boarding, grooming, and hospital care.