Locum Veterinary Assistant

VCA Animal Hospitals•Santa Monica, CA

1d•$21 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

We want YOU! Come join our fun, experienced, patient, kind, compassionate team. VCA Santa Monica Main Street animal hospital is seeking a Veterinary assistant to help care for patients and grow your skills alongside of highly experienced pet professionals! Job Summary: Assist doctor and other hospital staff by care and cleaning of patients and facilities including completing patient treatments, assisting in surgery and all other animal care functions as well as other tasks involved in the operations of a veterinary hospital. • Previous experience or training/education working in a veterinary facility a plus. • Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented.” • Excellent communications skills. • Must be capable of being cross trained for front office receptionist duties that will be expected in the job. • Telephone and computer skills are necessary. • Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept change Duties & Job expectations The skills that you will be utilizing daily include, but are not limited to: · Venipuncture · Catheter placement · Radiology · Anesthesia monitoring · Physical examinations and patient assessment · Surgical preparation and assisting · Laboratory work · Pharmacy · Patient recovery · Compassionate care for our hospitalized patients Client Relations: • Agree to incorporate the principles of the VCA Mission Statement, Three Steps of Service and VCA Standards of Client Service in their daily job performance. • Demonstrate excellent relations with clients/pets in waiting and/or exam rooms • Assist receptionists with client/patient checking in and checking out of hospital. • Ensure that clients and pets feel welcome and comfortable. • Serve as “Ambassadors” of creating and maintaining goodwill for the hospital. – • Build rapport with clients and pets. • Greet clients and pets by name. – • Help new clients completely fill out the registration form • Inform new clients about the hospital’s services, programs, etc. • Exceed the client’s expectations of service. • Provide support to reception staff in appointment scheduling. • Ability to effectively communicate and educate clients on general animal husbandry and answer non-medical questions Benefits: VCA Animal Hospitals offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, pet care discounts, paid vacation, holidays and sick days, health and well-being programs that provide resources and training. Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials. The pay range for this position is $21 to $22 per hour If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs. Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more! The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development). We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com. A leader in veterinary care, VCA Animal Hospitals is committed to taking care of the future of veterinary medicine. We are a family of hometown animal hospitals determined to positively impact pets, people and our communities. From primary care to emergency, urgent and specialty care, VCA delivers world-class medicine and hometown care to more than four million pets each year. We invest in cutting-edge tools, training and technology that enable Associates across our national network of hospitals to lead the industry today and into tomorrow. Among our talented 35,000 Associates are nearly 7,000 veterinarians – including 500 who are board-certified specialists – nearly 4,000 credentialed technicians and over 10,000 veterinary assistants – all dedicated to giving pets the very best in medical care. The future of veterinary medicine is in our hands. Join us.

Requirements

Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented.”
Excellent communications skills.
Must be capable of being cross trained for front office receptionist duties that will be expected in the job.
Telephone and computer skills are necessary.
Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept change

Nice To Haves

Previous experience or training/education working in a veterinary facility a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist doctor and other hospital staff by care and cleaning of patients and facilities including completing patient treatments, assisting in surgery and all other animal care functions as well as other tasks involved in the operations of a veterinary hospital.
Venipuncture
Catheter placement
Radiology
Anesthesia monitoring
Physical examinations and patient assessment
Surgical preparation and assisting
Laboratory work
Pharmacy
Patient recovery
Compassionate care for our hospitalized patients
Agree to incorporate the principles of the VCA Mission Statement, Three Steps of Service and VCA Standards of Client Service in their daily job performance.
Demonstrate excellent relations with clients/pets in waiting and/or exam rooms
Assist receptionists with client/patient checking in and checking out of hospital.
Ensure that clients and pets feel welcome and comfortable.
Serve as “Ambassadors” of creating and maintaining goodwill for the hospital.
Build rapport with clients and pets.
Greet clients and pets by name.
Help new clients completely fill out the registration form
Inform new clients about the hospital’s services, programs, etc.
Exceed the client’s expectations of service.
Provide support to reception staff in appointment scheduling.
Ability to effectively communicate and educate clients on general animal husbandry and answer non-medical questions