Veterinary Assistant-PT

Banfield Pet Hospital•Tampa, FL

5d•$15 - $19

About The Position

The Veterinary Assistant-PT role is a part-time position focused on providing high-quality pet care and supporting veterinarians and veterinary technicians. This role involves assisting with procedures, educating clients, maintaining medical records, ensuring safety protocols, and potentially mentoring other paraprofessionals. The position emphasizes the Five Principles of Mars, Inc.: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom.

Requirements

Action Oriented
Customer Focus
Listening
Peer Relationships
Personal Learning
Ensure medical quality
Effective communication

Responsibilities

Act as the extra eyes, ears and hands for the veterinarian and veterinary technician to ensure the best quality pet care and to maximize the veterinarian's and veterinary technician’s productivity.
Communicate with veterinarian, veterinary technicians and all other associates to maintain the flow of patients.
Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service at all times.
Perform or prepare procedures that do not require veterinarian or veterinary technician assistance.
Complete preparatory work for other procedures.
Ensure that clients and pets are comfortable in the hospital.
Monitor hospitalized or surgical pets as allowed in the state practice acts.
Educate clients about Optimum Wellness Plans, preventive care, pet health needs, hospital services and other issues.
Obtain relevant information and history from clients and maintain proper and complete medical charts.
Ensure the safety of pets, clients and associates by utilizing safe restraining techniques, following standard protocols, and maintaining clean, sterile and organized treatment areas, exam rooms and labs.
Assist with surgery as applicable.
Utilize technical skills to the fullest, within state practice acts and as outlined in the NAVTA guidelines for veterinary assistant skills and duties.
Mentor other paraprofessionals in the hospital.
Other job duties as assigned.