Surgery Animal Care Attendant

YegVet Inc•Edmonton, AB

2h•Onsite

About The Position

To provide support to the Surgery Team, including gold standard nursing and comfort care to our surgical patients, with clear and effective client communication. This will be a very important accessory role to our surgery department and will include assisting with treatments and updating owners as requested. This role will work under the direction of the Surgery RVTs with a primary focus on comfort care for surgical patients. Some cross-training and assisting in other departments may be required as requested.

Requirements

High school diploma
Able to stand for long periods of time (10 hours)
Able to lift 50lbs (22kg)
Exhibit compassion and patience
Strong patient restraint skills
Understanding of veterinary hospital flow
Knowledge of the scope of practice for hospital staff
Strong communication skills
Basic understanding of medical terminology
Ability to be on time and prepared to work at the beginning of your scheduled shift
Ability to communicate with clients in a friendly, compassionate and professional manner (both verbally and electronically)

Nice To Haves

Further veterinary professional training as VOA, VMA, etc will be considered an asset

Responsibilities

Responsible for surgery room set-up, clean up, and quick turn over between procedures
Prepare supplies for surgery and clean up following surgical procedures as required
Perform decontamination, inspection, assembly, sterilization, and storage of surgical supplies
Report problems or malfunctioning equipment to supervisor
Operate, clean, and perform departmental routine maintenance on all equipment
Perform quality assurance tests to ensure that the sterilization process is effective
Perform inventory management of supplies and pharmaceuticals as required, including ordering, receiving, storage, and handling
Notify the medical team of any concerns with patient attitude, stress, changes to appetite etc.
Manage, direct and sort incoming calls and messages to the appropriate team member
Become familiar with and use internal messaging and invoicing functions
Document in detail dietary intake, walks, urination, defecation, and other fluid losses
Provide mentorship and support to the kennel staff team
Provide a variety of oral nutrition options and hand feed if necessary
Provide environmental enrichment (Kongs, toys, treats, iPad, music, Feliway etc.) for hospitalized patients
Grooming and cleaning of patients as necessary
Monitor and encourage natural bathroom breaks
Facilitate safe, organized family visits for hospitalized patients
Clean kennels and ready them for new patients
Ability to safely and comfortably restrain a variety of species of animals for procedures such as blood collection, IV catheter placement, etc.
Have knowledge of biosecurity protocols
Other supportive tasks as deemed necessary