Veterinary Assistant (Part-time)

PetVet Care Centers•Franklin, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

PetVet Care Centers' Pet Vet Battlewood is currently seeking a Veterinary Assistant to join their team! Pet Vet Battlewood has been caring for Franklin's pets since 1996! We are a five doctor General Practice that provides a wide range of preventative and medical services. To ensure our patients receive the quality care they deserve. Our hospital is extremely well equipped with in-house lab work, digital x-ray, ultrasound, oxygen cages and EKG services. We are a team of committed, compassionate veterinary professionals with the experience required to operate our veterinary hospital with the excellence that pet owners and the staff that serve them expect. We treat every patient, client and staff member as a unique entity and tailor to the particular needs of each individual. Position Overview The veterinary assistant provides support to the veterinarians and technicians in their daily tasks by cleaning and maintaining equipment, feeding, exercising and grooming patients, preparing and sanitizing surgery suites, restraining and handling patients, and clerical and administrative work. They deliver quality care for all patients and provide exceptional service.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
MUST have vet assistant experience.
May consider an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience
Maintains current knowledge in the field of expertise and actively seeks opportunities for continuing education and skill improvement.
Ability to restrain animals, fill prescriptions, and monitor sedation procedures
Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors
Requires knowledge of hospital procedures, policies, and services; client and patient treatment protocols; hospital computer systems; and the standard procedures, records, and terminology used in a veterinary hospital.
Depending on the functional area of assignment, tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and/or extended periods of time standing and/or walking.
This is a strenuous job that requires a lot of lifting, cleaning, and constant motion.
May involve some climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
Some tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting or carrying moderately heavy animals (up to 50 pounds)

Nice To Haves

Care and Compassion - displays a desire to build rapport, provide personal assistance, and emotional support
Animal Restraint and Safety - uses sound judgment when handling patients and always takes appropriate precautionary steps when needed
Communication - uses effective and appropriate methods of interacting with others
Team Orientation - works cooperatively with the team to address tasks and accomplish goals
Dependability - demonstrates responsibility in completing all job tasks
Cleanliness Standards - consistently follows sanitization and sterilization policies and procedures
Energy and Productivity - completes tasks quickly and thoroughly without prompting
Time Management - manages time and prioritizes work tasks effectively
Technical Skills and Learning - keeps up-to-date with new technical skills and knowledge in the field
Care and Use of Equipment - takes appropriate steps to perform operation checks and maintenance of equipment

Responsibilities

Provide compassionate care to all patients
Greet patients and their owners as they arrive and show them to an examining room, taking the patient's weight and other vital signs upon arrival
Triage patients, perform physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by the licensed veterinary technicians (LVT's).
Calm and soothe anxious patients
Assist doctors and technicians with the administration of medications or with patient restraint
Perform laboratory tests and take radiographs
Operate and maintain hospital equipment, including EKG, fluid pump, syringe pump, scales, anesthetic monitors, and machines, etc.
Fill prescriptions, calculate and administer medications, maintain proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs.
Feed patients as prescribed by the attending doctor or as the client has requested; record appetites; recognize and report any unusual conditions or abnormal behaviors
Communicate in a positive manner with clients and ensure that they feel comfortable leaving their pet(s)
Educate clients about insurance, wellness, and medicinal plans
Maintain the cleanliness of the hospital each day; clean equipment, kennels, and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensure the safe use of chemicals; complete laundry
Bath and care for patients who stay overnight; ensure that every animal released is clean and properly groomed prior to their release
Adhere to the hospital's safety and wellness regulations
Understand and carry out oral and written directions
Maintain accurate medical records
Show up for work regularly; full-time presence at work is essential for every shift
Promote hospital products and services and support the organization
Respond respectfully with urgency to directions given by Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT).
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Manager; may have other assigned duties if working in a specialty area (i.e., dentistry, surgery, emergency, radiology, cardiology, neurology, internal medicine, etc.)