Job Description
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Care of hospitalized animals, including case cleaning, exercising, feeding, observation for signs of illness, laundry, and keeping animals clean
• Feeding and medicating animal as prescribed by the attending doctor, recording appetite +/- signs of illness.
• Release and discharge animal to their owners as directed by the doctor or licensed technician. Ensure that every animal released is clean and goes home with proper medication and belongings.
• Receive animals to be admitted for hospital care or treatment as directed by the doctor or LVT. Ensure that every animal has proper identification, cage cards, and medical records in the appropriate place.
• General cleaning of the clinic (public and employee areas), and cleaning of the outdoor areas to provide a clean and odor free environment. Housekeeping and laundry for all areas.
• Restrain patients for procedures performed by technicians or doctors.
• Maintaining a professional, cheerful, and helpful attitude when interacting with pet owners.
• Stocking of hospital supplies, adding items to the “want list” for ordering, rotating stock properly.
• Assist the receptionist, when necessary, carry food for clients and retrieving food or other supplies for team members and customers.
• Filling prescriptions, preparing vaccines for appointments, and assisting doctors during appointments.
• Taking complete medical history from clients and relaying information to the doctors.
• Correctly operate lab equipment without damaging equipment, preparing lab samples to go to outside lab, and running in house fecal examinations
• Taking radiographs properly with proper positioning
• Cleaning and preparation of surgical suite
• Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
High School diploma, certificate from a veterinary assistant program (not required)
PREFERRED SKILLS
Time management skills, good oral and written communication skills, appropriately handle and restrain animals, basic animal care, basic veterinary terminology, ability to recognize abnormal conditions, initiate to work effectively without direct supervision.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
We have a graduated level training program in place to insure all employees are trained and can pass a written test prior to graduating to the next training level. Pay and raises are dependent on the ability to learn, retain what you learn, and how hard you work and progress through the training program. Although previous experience may be factored in when giving you a starting wage, all new hires will begin on level 1 and work up through the levels. New hires without any experience in the vet clinic setting can expect to start out at minimum wage. The top of the wage range reflect senior training levels.
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