Relief Veterinary Assistant
About The Position
BluePearl Pet Hospital in Augusta, Georgia, is seeking a skilled Relief Veterinary Assistant to help cover staffing deficits as needed. Overnight availability is strongly preferred. Pay is $16.50–$25.30 per hour, plus competitive shift differentials for eligible night and weekend hours. The pay band depends on experience and advancement through the hospital’s competency assessment tool. Shift differentials require a four-hour minimum: Monday–Friday, 6 p.m.–8 a.m. is an additional $3.50 per hour; Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. is an additional $3.50 per hour; and Saturday and Sunday, 6 p.m.–8 a.m. is an additional $5.00 per hour. The role provides veterinary nursing and patient-care support in an emergency hospital setting. Duties include triaging cases, performing diagnostic procedures and physical assessments, providing medication and nursing care, supporting ICU and inpatient patients, assisting with anesthesia and monitoring for ASA I or II patients, communicating with clients, and supporting veterinarians with estimates and patient discharges. The assistant is expected to maintain knowledge of R.E.C.O.V.E.R. CPR guidelines and demonstrate proficiency in assigned emergency roles. BluePearl states that it is an equal opportunity employer and drug-free workplace. It is committed to a respectful and diverse work environment and offers reasonable assistance or accommodation during the application process upon request.
Requirements
- Skilled veterinary assistant.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
- Maintain current knowledge of R.E.C.O.V.E.R. CPR guidelines and demonstrate proficiency in assigned emergency roles.
Nice To Haves
- Overnight availability is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Triage emergency cases as they arrive.
- Perform diagnostic procedures, including radiographs and laboratory work.
- Provide nursing care in accordance with hospital standards of care and core values.
- Conduct physical exams and accurately assess heart rate, pulse rate, capillary refill time, mucous membranes, temperature, and respiratory rate.
- Perform phlebotomy.
- Administer medications through appropriate routes and durations; understand medication classifications and associated side effects, and monitor therapeutic responses.
- Set up and manage patients in the ICU or inpatient ward.
- Report patient signalment, problem lists, and treatment plans during nursing rounds.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
- Assist with patients classified as ASA I or II.
- Discharge patients, communicate with clients, and assist DVMs with creating and reviewing estimates as needed.
- Maintain current knowledge of R.E.C.O.V.E.R. CPR guidelines and demonstrate proficiency in assigned emergency roles.
Benefits
- Competitive shift differentials for eligible night and weekend hours.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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