Veterinary Assistant-Locum

VCA Animal Hospitals•Albuquerque, NM

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Join The VCA Vet Care Animal Hospital and Referral Center Team! Location: 8850 Holly Ave NE, unit K Albuquerque, NM 87122 At VCA Vet Care Animal Hospital and Referral Center, you can be the Veterinary Assistant you have always wanted to be! We have a unique culture in our hospital that values each person’s individual skill and personality. There’s something special about you, and we are excited to learn more! Compensation is dependent on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule, and additional responsibilities. Our Internal Medicine Department is expanding! Come join our team! Why We Want You! As a member of the VCA team, you will support Technician and Doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient. You’ve worked hard for your credentials (CVT, RVT, LVT), and we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to: The successful Internal Medicine candidate will be a believer in the possibilities of high-quality veterinary medicine and patient care—with the expertise and technical know-how to make them happen. The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to: Venipuncture Catheter placement Radiology Anesthesia monitoring Physical examinations and patient assessment Laboratory work Pharmacy Patient recovery Compassionate care for our hospitalized patients Experience Requirements include: Previous Emergency or Specialty experience Excellent problem-solving abilities Strong attention to detail Excellent interpersonal skills and focus on client care Strong written and oral communication skills Familiar with common disease processes Strong medical math skills. (Including being able to calculate fluid rate, common CRI’s and multimodal drug infusion.) Able to obtain Blood pressure, ECG, Sp02, and ETC02 and integrate clinical signs with disease processes to assist doctors in early and appropriate intervention of patient care. Administer medications, and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian Experience in advanced imaging (preferred) Experience in advanced procedures (preferred) If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log in to Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find 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 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

Previous Emergency or Specialty experience
Excellent problem-solving abilities
Strong attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal skills and focus on client care
Strong written and oral communication skills
Familiar with common disease processes
Strong medical math skills. (Including being able to calculate fluid rate, common CRI’s and multimodal drug infusion.)

Nice To Haves

Experience in advanced imaging (preferred)
Experience in advanced procedures (preferred)

Responsibilities

support Technician and Doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients
win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient
Venipuncture
Catheter placement
Radiology
Anesthesia monitoring
Physical examinations and patient assessment
Laboratory work
Pharmacy
Patient recovery
Compassionate care for our hospitalized patients
Administer medications, and treatments prescribed by a veterinarian
Able to obtain Blood pressure, ECG, Sp02, and ETC02 and integrate clinical signs with disease processes to assist doctors in early and appropriate intervention of patient care.