Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Assistant Position

VCA Marina Bay Cities Animal Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Assistant for our growing hospital.

Location: 2506 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Salary: $19 to $20 per hour

Looking for a facility to improve your Veterinary Assisting Skills? Are you looking to grow your passion for serving people and their pets? We want you! VCA Marina Bay Cities Animal Hospital is a great place to work and learn! We are a full-service general practice open 7 days a week. We have a fun, fast-paced facility with a friendly & positive working environment. We are also close in proximity to the beach, Venice, Santa Monica, and tons of great places to visit and eat nearby. We also value honest and direct communication between staff, management, and clients. We are community-centered; we honor the client/patient relationship, and we respect people and pets. We are looking for smiling faces with compassionate, exceptional, and superior client communication skills with "Can Do" attitudes. Some of the skill level expectations the ideal candidate will possess are listed below:

• Complex patient care; review nutrition recommendations; perform veterinary assistant appointments for clients per hospital standard operating procedure.
• Ability to obtain a patient history and document appropriately.
• Enter information into the medical record using appropriate medical terminology and standard abbreviations.
• Obtain patient parameters (weight, temperature, pulse, respiration); maintain IV fluids; understand basic medical math calculations.
• Medication administration (SQ, IV, oral, topical, IM); perform basic medical math calculations.
• Understand patient forms, checklists, monitoring forms and safety forms per hospital standard operating procedures.
• Compassionate handling for anxious and fearful patients
• Knowledge of the steps included in professional dental cleaning and dental home care for our patients.
• Knowledge and ability to perform basic laboratory tests; handle and collect samples/specimens for evaluation (blood, urine)
• Under direction, monitor anesthesia and recovery.
• Fill prescriptions per veterinarian direction; controlled substance handling based on state regulations.
• Respond to emergencies under direction and with calm and cool composure.
• Basic client education (written and verbal); ability to help mentor and grow newer members of the team.
• Knowledge and understanding of anesthesia safety.

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!

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