Veterinary Assistant Radiation Oncology
About The Position
VCA Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Center of Kalamazoo is excited to be launching its new Radiation Oncology Service and is seeking a Veterinary Assistant for our new team! Our Radiation Oncology Service: At VCA VSECK, our radiation oncology team designs an individualized treatment plan for each pet patient using the most advanced and effective treatments available – much like those used in human medicine. With Varian TrueBeam™ technology at VCA VSECK, we are committed to the future of radiation therapy for our patients. We provide definitive intent and palliative intent radiation treatments as well as quality of life monitoring.
Requirements
- Proficient in anesthesia monitoring and administration
- Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills
Responsibilities
- Anesthesia monitoring
- Creating individualized anesthetic protocols in collaboration with Radiation Oncologist and licensed veterinary technician
- Collecting patient histories
- Client communication via phone and email
- Discharging patients
- Physical examinations and patient assessment
- Venipuncture/IVC placement
- Performing laboratory work and diagnostic imaging
- Hands free radiology
- Pharmacy
- Patient recovery
- Obtaining records
- Scheduling patients in EMR
- Work collaboratively with team members of all hospital services
Benefits
- Leadership opportunities (career growth potential)
- Hefty discounts to VetGirl, and Fear Free Certification
- Licensure tuition support and scholarships
- Free wellness subscriptions (Head Space)
- Referral bonuses
- Competitive wage
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- Life, long and short term disability insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Infertility Benefits
- Paid vacation and sick time
- 401(k)
- Generous employee pet discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
