Part Time Veterinary Assistant/Technician

The position:

This is a Monday/Wednesday 830am to ~5pm position with opportunity for additional coverage. This schedule can fluctuate based on the needs of coverage. We are mobile and there is one assistant/tech with each DVM in our vehicles. You would meet at either Elkridge address or Towson address to start the routes. Ideally, you would be able to cover either unit if needed. Possible opportunity for surgical assisting so that experience is a plus, but not required.

About us:

HomeVets Baltimore in-home veterinarian service offers high-quality veterinary care in the comfort of your pet’s own home. With longer appointment times and in-home service, HomeVets provides thoughtful, targeted treatment and considers all factors of you and your pet’s lifestyle. And by seeing your pet at home, HomeVets provides a low-stress experience, ideal for anxious patients.

At prices that are comparable to those of a conventional veterinary hospital, HomeVets doctors apply thoughtful, thorough care, unhampered by the pressure to see multiple clients per hour. Our doctors carefully consider every aspect of your pet’s condition, and develops treatment plans that are designed to meet all of your family’s needs, including busy schedules, budgetary considerations, family circumstances, and environmental factors.

Our veterinarians are able to perform most of the routine care that would be found at a traditional brick and mortar veterinary facility, right in your home, garage, or backyard.

Services include (but are not limited to) vaccines and wellness checkups; diagnosing and treating skin, eye, and ear infections, biopsies, wound care, and minor surgical procedures.

We also offer off-site surgical procedures such as spays, neuters, mass removals, dental cleaning and extractions, and more. Please ask us about getting your pets procedure done.

We are able to provide sedation for animals that suffer from anxiety or aggression when being examined by the veterinarian.

Veterinary Technician Job Description - Mobile

Reports to: Doctor on mobile unit or Practice Manager.

Overall Responsibility: To assist the doctors with their appointments for both annual well visits, sick visits and other procedures/activities performed or requested by the doctor. The technician must be able to work with cats, dogs, and occasional exotics.

Responsibilities: The responsibilities of the mobile technician include, but are not limited to the following activities:

Technical skills/activities-

• Assisting doctors in the client’s home and driving the mobile unit as necessary

• Vaccine preparation

• Restraint for lab work and treatments

• Expressing anal glands and perform nail trims

• Sending out lab work

• Learning the PMS (EzyVet) including input of charges and medical record keeping

• Client communication and basic client education

• Stocking and cleaning the vans

• Knowledge of common medications, filling medications as prescribed

• Ability to administer subcutaneous fluids and injections

• Ability to perform recovery procedures for post surgical/anesthetized patients.

• Obtaining vitals, blood pressure, ECG, and other monitoring parameters

• Phlebotomy

• Basic knowledge of anesthetic drugs, protocols, and anesthesia monitoring

• Ability to place intravenous catheters

• The technician should be familiar and comfortable with handling and nursing care of exotics including SQ/IM/IV injections.

• Perform in-house diagnostics such as ear cytology and 4DX snaps

Medical Recording-

• Be well versed in practice software, medical record charting, surgical monitoring charts, dental charts, hospitalized patient charts and keep very thorough and professional notes in each.

• Be able to record the Subjective of the SOAP such as chief complaint, recent history, TPRW’s, medical history, all medications given or dispensed and complete discharge/homecare/report card instructions.

• Thoroughly record conversations with clients including all recommendations, declined recommendations or treatments.

Interpersonal skills/activities-

• Strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, regular attendance, teamwork, initiative, dependability and promptness are essential

• Accept responsibility, listen to staff and clients objectively, help set the tone for a positive image of the practice

• Promote positive attitudes

• Clearly communicate in a respectful manner

• Willing to assist coworkers with their duties as needed

• Assist with new employee training

• Maintain patient, client and employee confidentiality

• Take care of and maintain practice property and equipment

• Knowledge of all policies and procedures as outlined in the Employee Handbook

All other duties as assigned.

Educational Requirements: 3 years veterinary assistant/technician experience preferred –technician degree a plus.

Physical Requirements: This job is physically active and requires frequent driving, bending and standing, stooping for long periods of time. It requires routine lifting and restraining animals. You must be able to lift up to 40 lbs unassisted.

Environmental working conditions:

Noise exposure from barking dogs and machinery.

Danger of being bitten or scratched.

Exposure to various risks including but not limited to; toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis, gas anesthesia, drugs and chemicals under OSHA, rabies and euthanasia drugs as well as compassion fatigue.

The job description is subject to addition, subtraction, or revision by management as needed.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: On the road