What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at Thomasville Veterinary Hospital?
NEW MANAGEMENT looking for dependable, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and skilled Vet Asst. to join our growing TEAM.
The veterinary assistant provides support to the veterinarians and technicians in their daily tasks by cleaning and maintaining equipment, feeding, exercising and grooming patients, preparing and sanitizing surgery suites, restraining and handling patients, and clerical and administrative work. They deliver quality care for all patients and provide exceptional service.
Essential Functions:
- Provide compassionate care to all patients
- Greet patients and their owners as they arrive and shows them to an examining room, taking the patient’s weight and other vital signs upon arrival
- Triage patients, perform physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by the licensed veterinary technicians (LVT’s).
- Calm and soothes anxious patients
- Assist doctors and technicians with the administration of medications or with patient restraint
- Perform laboratory tests and take radiographs
- Operate and maintain hospital equipment including EKG, fluid pump, syringe pump, scales, anesthetic monitors and machines, etc.
- Fill prescriptions, calculate and administer medications, maintain proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs.
- Feed patients as prescribed by the attending doctor or as the client has requested; record appetites; recognize and report any unusual conditions or abnormal behaviors
- Communicate in a positive manner with clients and ensure that they feel comfortable leaving their pet(s)
- Educate clients about insurance, wellness, and medicinal plans
- Maintain the cleanliness of the hospital each day; clean equipment, kennels and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensure the safe use of chemicals; complete laundry
- Bath and care for patients who stay overnight; ensure that every animal released is clean and properly groomed prior to their release
- Adhere to hospital’s safety and wellness regulations
- Understand and carry out oral and written directions
- Maintain accurate medical records
- Shows up for work regularly; full time presence at work is essential for every shift
- Promote hospital products and services and support the organization
- Respond respectfully with urgency to directions given by Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT).
- Perform any other duties as assigned by Manager; may have other assigned duties if working in a specialty area (i.e., dentistry, surgery, emergency, radiology, cardiology, neurology, internal medicine, etc.)
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $10.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Holidays
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Veterinary assistant: 2 years (Required)
- Veterinary & Lab Animal Assistants: 2 years (Required)
- Veterinary experience: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $10 - $19