Internal Medicine Veterinary Assistant

Ethos Veterinary Health • Waukesha, WI

15d • $16 • Onsite

About The Position

Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center, Waukesha, is a 24/7 Emergency and Specialty Animal Hospital. WVRC offers a warm, friendly atmosphere where our main goal is to provide compassionate care to our patients and clients as well as offering outstanding customer service. The Veterinary Technician Assistant provides key support to the technician and veterinarian staff. Must be friendly, professional and courteous, and capable of handling several tasks at once with frequent interruptions. Must be able to take direction from multiple staff members while adhering to training standards. This Veterinary Technician Assistant opening is in our growing Internal Medicine department! Schedule and Compensation: Full time, 4 ten hour shifts per week 4 holidays per year will be required NO weekends Hourly pay starts at $16 and may be higher depending on experience Essential Functions: Multi-tasking and attention to detail skills are required. Must have the ability to stand for much of the work period and enough stamina to work past the regularly scheduled shifts, if needed. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: Routinely check department voicemail. Answer simple client questions. Participate in planned procedures throughout the day by setting up and cleaning procedure rooms. Organize the next day’s appointments to include reading medical records to acquire proper information. Accurately enter notes into medical records. Restraining patients for exams, treatments or procedures. Properly remove patients from IV fluids and transport to other areas of hospital as needed Stocking the treatment areas Cleaning Kennels, floors, etc. Laundry Taking patients outside Feeding patients About You: Able to work in a highly collaborative environment and commitment to develop long-term relationships with colleagues, clients, and community. Excellent communication and organizational skills Positive outlook, a passion for providing the highest quality in patient care and the ability to deliver exceptional client service.

Requirements

• Must be friendly, professional and courteous, and capable of handling several tasks at once with frequent interruptions.
• Must be able to take direction from multiple staff members while adhering to training standards.
• Multi-tasking and attention to detail skills are required.
• Must have the ability to stand for much of the work period and enough stamina to work past the regularly scheduled shifts, if needed.
• Able to work in a highly collaborative environment and commitment to develop long-term relationships with colleagues, clients, and community.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Positive outlook, a passion for providing the highest quality in patient care and the ability to deliver exceptional client service.
• Must have excellent attention to detail skills.
• Must be able to multi-task.
• Must be organized.
• Must take direction well.
• Must have good telephone etiquette.
• Fluent English skills (speaking & reading) are required for the role; fluency in multiple languages a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Prior veterinary experience preferred.
• Must have worked or volunteered to work with dogs and cats at a clinic, Humane Society, Kennel or similar.
• Fluent English skills (speaking & reading) are required for the role; fluency in multiple languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Routinely check department voicemail.
• Answer simple client questions.
• Participate in planned procedures throughout the day by setting up and cleaning procedure rooms.
• Organize the next day’s appointments to include reading medical records to acquire proper information.
• Accurately enter notes into medical records.
• Restraining patients for exams, treatments or procedures.
• Properly remove patients from IV fluids and transport to other areas of hospital as needed
• Stocking the treatment areas
• Cleaning Kennels, floors, etc.
• Laundry
• Taking patients outside
• Feeding patients

Benefits

• Full-time Benefits include comprehensive Medical, Dental, 401k Retirement Savings Plan, Flexible Spending Plan, Uniform Allowance, Veterinary Services Benefits, Continuing Education Benefits and Paid Time Off.
• Ethos Veterinary Health offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees