Veterinary Doctor's Assistant/DA for ECC / ICU
About The Position
VCA Animal Specialty & Emergency Center is a high volume, AAHA accredited, referral and critical care hospital located in West Los Angeles. ASEC is proud to be one of LA's leading 24-hour specialty animal care centers for over 30 years now. As a teaching hospital with six specialties and over 200 staff members on our team, we host externs, interns, and specialty residents every year. We strive to maintain our positive and supportive learning environment, and keep our medicine and techniques ahead of the curve. We are currently seeking experienced ECC Doctor’s Assistants to join our team. Compensation : $ 25 - 36 / hr Compensation for this position is dependent on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule and additional responsibilities. ECC Veterinary Doctor’s Assistant: Doctor's assistants have the opportunity to be a part of providing critical care services and excellent customer service while working alongside our veterinarians, technicians, and front desk team. We are seeking highly organized individuals with strong multi-tasking and customer service skills. Current experience (within the last 2 years) in veterinary medicine is highly recommended, and experience in emergency or specialty medicine is a huge plus!
Requirements
- highly organized individuals with strong multi-tasking and customer service skills
- Current experience (within the last 2 years) in veterinary medicine is highly recommended
Nice To Haves
- experience in emergency or specialty medicine
Responsibilities
- Obtain initial patient histories from the client
- Transcribe physical exam findings, lab results, imaging reports, etc. into medical records
- Create financial estimates
- Client communication and education
- Performing client/patient follow-up phone calls
- Create and process prescription refills
- Maintain medical records
- Review discharge instructions with clients
- Complete lab submission forms
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- FSA/HSA account
- Holiday pay
- Paid vacation days
- Paid sick days
- Continuing education assistance
- 401K plan + employer match
- Personal uniforms
- Personal pet care discounts
- medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
