Emergency Veterinary Assistant
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Provide essential support to veterinarians and technicians in an emergency veterinary setting, ensuring compassionate patient care, accurate record keeping, and maintaining a clean and functional hospital environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide compassionate care to all patients
- Greet patients and their owners, taking weight and vital signs upon arrival
- Triage patients, perform physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by LVT's
- Calm and soothe anxious patients
- Assist doctors and technicians with medication administration or patient restraint
- Perform laboratory tests and take radiographs
- Operate and maintain hospital equipment (EKG, fluid pump, etc.)
- Fill prescriptions, calculate and administer medications, maintain controlled drug documentation
- Feed patients as prescribed and report abnormal conditions or behaviors
- Communicate positively with clients and educate them about insurance, wellness, and medicinal plans
- Maintain hospital cleanliness, clean equipment, kennels, and facilities
- Bath and care for overnight patients, ensuring cleanliness prior to release
- Adhere to hospital's safety and wellness regulations
- Maintain accurate medical records
- Show up for work regularly; full-time presence at work is essential for every shift
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Two or more years’ experience in veterinary environment
- Experience with surgical monitoring
- Experience with radiology
- Experience with client education
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 2+ years’ experience in veterinary environment successfully performing all of the duties of this position
Nice to Have
- Equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience
- Emergency experience preferred
- Care and Compassion
- Animal Restraint and Safety
- Communication
- Team Orientation
- Dependability
- Cleanliness Standards
- Energy and Productivity
- Time Management
- Technical Skills and Learning
- Care and Use of Equipment
Skills
* Required skills
Benefits
About PetVet Care Centers
PetVet Care Centers is an organization with over 420 locally led veterinary hospitals and 11,000+ team members nationwide, focused on providing exceptional and compassionate animal care.