Veterinary Assistant 1270

Banfield Pet Hospital•Scottsdale, AZ

51d•$15 - $19•Onsite

About The Position

The Veterinary Assistant supports the veterinarians and veterinary technicians in ensuring quality veterinary care for all pets, advocates for pets, educates clients on all aspects of pet health, and ensures a safe and effective hospital environment. The role involves acting as an extra set of hands for veterinarians and technicians to ensure the best quality pet care and to maximize productivity. This includes performing or preparing procedures, completing preparatory work, ensuring client and pet comfort, and monitoring hospitalized or surgical pets as allowed by state practice acts. The assistant will also educate clients about wellness plans, preventive care, and hospital services, obtain client information and medical history, maintain medical charts, and ensure safety through proper restraining techniques and maintaining clean treatment areas. Assistance with surgery, utilization of technical skills within state practice acts and NAVTA guidelines, and mentoring other paraprofessionals are also key aspects of the role. The position is guided by the Five Principles of Mars, Inc.: Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency, and Freedom.

Requirements

Certificate of completion from a NAVTA approved Veterinary Assistant program, or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Must be able to perform all required skills of NAVTA approved veterinary assistant programs at a level in which to aid in the efficiency of the practice.
Must be at least 18 years old to perform duties involving radiography (x-ray) and exposure to radioactive substances.
One year related experience required with customer service preferred.
Must have 2 years experience.
Must have anesthetic training: Monitoring and Scaling/ Minimum 2 years.
Must been skill in anesthetic protocols such as monitoring, scaling, placing IV catheters.

Nice To Haves

Customer service experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
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.