What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at Center Line Veterinary Hospital?
At Center Line Veterinary Hospital, we provide pet owners with the care their beloved animals deserve. To that end, we’re searching for a veterinary assistant to help our team uphold our consistently high pet care standards. The veterinary assistant will be responsible for any and all processes that help our team better focus on their tasks, from diagnosing pet illnesses to choosing appropriate treatment strategies, to following through with treatments and care. They will monitor animals under their care, perform tests, offer medication, and clean and sterilize equipment — all to help Center Line Veterinary Hospital provide the best pet care possible.
Objectives of this role
- Provide animals with comfortable care
- Monitor pets at regular intervals during their stay
- Keep customers informed of the status of their pets
- Assist animals with exercises to maintain their physical fitness
- Ensure office inventory is consistently stocked so pets under our care always have access to the medicines and resources they need
- Uphold Center Line Veterinary Hospital’s reputation as a fantastic veterinary establishment
- Assist Doctors and Licensed Veterinary Technicians with day to day duties.
Responsibilities
- Regularly nourish and hydrate animals under our hospital’s care
- Provide animals with bathing and grooming services
- Clean and sterilize veterinary equipment
- Care for animals throughout treatment and examinations
- Record information on pets to ensure consistently appropriate care
- Advise pet owners on ways to properly care for their pets at home
- Help with xrays and run blood machines.
Skills and qualifications
- Professional experience working with animals
- Strong verbal communication skills
- Proficiency with computers and veterinary software
- Ability to effectively work with pets alongside other veterinarians
- Adept problem-solving approaches to overcome any issues with animals in Center Line Vet’s care
- Excellent organization skills to efficiently multitask under pressure
Preferred qualifications
- Proficiency with veterinary diagnostic equipment
- Ability to comfortably restrain animals
- Extensive knowledge of animal medicine and effective medicine administration techniques
- Experience administering effective first aid to animals
- Comfortable with veterinarian terminology
- Keen understanding of proper animal living conditions
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $25,000.00 - $30,000.00 per year
Expected hours: 22 – 38 per week
Benefits:
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Uniform allowance
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Surgery
Schedule:
- 4 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Rotating weekends
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25,000 - $30,000