Companion Animal Clinic Veterinary Assistant

VetEvolve • Blacksburg, VA

102d

About The Position

Here at Companion Animal Clinic, we are looking to hire a part-time veterinary assistant team member to add to our team! The Veterinary Assistant works closely with the veterinarians in appointments. The veterinary assistant must be able to follow instructions quickly and handle animals in situations that will vary with each patient.

Requirements

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer & personal services.
• Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology.
• Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies and interactions with each other and the environment.
• Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar.

Responsibilities

• Assist veterinarian in restraint and treatment of patients in a variety of situations including but not limited to vaccinations, radiology, euthanasia, ultrasound, acupuncture, and placing IV catheters.
• Work closely with the assigned veterinarian for the day’s appointments.
• Assist the veterinarian in preparing by proactively looking at the schedule to determine where delays and issues may arise.
• Help respond to veterinarian’s call backs and messages as directed.
• Understand the doctor’s preferences when seeing appointments.
• Be proactive about preparing exam rooms.
• Clean the exam room after discharging each patient.
• Prepare for incoming appointments based upon the appointment type such as sick pet, annual exam, new puppy or kitten etc.
• Communicate with Service Coordinators, Veterinarians, other OPAs, and clients as soon as a delay in appointments is known.
• Promptly and correctly enter vaccine history from external records in Cornerstone.
• Educate clients on recommended heartworm and flea & tick products as well as vaccine information and potential reactions.
• Accurately enter charges for appointments into the Patient Visit list in Cornerstone.
• Fill all daily Rx requests after doctor approval before the end of the day following CAC protocol.
• Properly & safely restrain animals.
• Effectively and safely perform blood draws for necessary testing.
• Properly run bloodwork and appropriately package and prepare for delivery according to laboratory protocol.
• Call clients whose pets have negative fecal and 4DX results.
• Prepare and interpret fecal and ear cytologies per CAC protocol.
• Perform nail trims.
• Coordinate appropriate paperwork for health certificates.
• Maintain lab supplies and equipment, including centrifuges and microscopes.
• Keep lab and exam areas neat and clean.
• Answer phones after 3 rings unless actively working with a patient or client or assisting someone who is.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees