Veterinary Assistant

About This Role

Provide excellent medical and customer care to patients and pet parents in a Vetco Total Care full-service hospital. This role involves assisting veterinarians with appointments, surgeries, and treatments, ensuring efficient daily operations, and fostering a cohesive team environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet clients and patients, escort them to exam rooms, obtain vital signs, and record in electronic medical records
• Collect thorough patient histories and document patient visits in EMRs
• Assist veterinarians with routine and emergency appointments, surgery, dentistry, and euthanasia
• Perform patient restraint, obtain and process laboratory samples, handle and dispense medications under veterinary direction
• Schedule appointments, provide client education, relay test results, and maintain client/patient records
• Prepare patients for surgical and dental procedures and assist with anesthesia monitoring during procedures and recovery
• Perform in-hospital treatments for sick patients including administering injectables, oral medications, and IV fluids
• Keep patients clean, watered, fed, and safely walk canine patients as directed by the veterinarian
• Assist in the training of new staff members and disseminate knowledge as required by HOM/HLOD
• Maintain a neat and clean hospital environment, performing regular cleaning based on necessity and schedule

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Compassionate and sympathetic demeanor with professionalism during emotional and stressful situations
• Telephone and computer skills
• Team player willing to learn new techniques, offer creative ideas, and accept change

Qualifications

• At least 1-year previous experience working in veterinary practice or sufficient relatable animal care experience