Veterinary Assistant
Job Summary:
Directly assists the Veterinarians and Technicians on duty.
Minimum Qualifications:
Knowledge Of:
Basic animal husbandry, animal restraint techniques, and appropriate customer service.
Ability To:
- Perform all duties listed under “Receptionist” and “Hospital Attendant”
- Restrain different types of pets for various procedures
Education: Equivalent to completion of 12th grade
Experience: At least one year experience working in an animal hospital as a receptionist and/or hospital attendant.
Recent experience at a veterinary hospital is preferred.
Specific Duties:
- Assist Hospital Attendants and Receptionists with their duties as needed.
- Accompany clients into exam room, get a TPR, and record medical history.
- Assist Veterinary Technicians with appointments by educating clients, drawing up vaccines, trimming patient’s nails, checking for fleas, etc.
- Fill prescriptions in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
- Educate clients about basic care of pets and deliver to-go-home instructions.
- Assist Veterinary Technicians and Vets with various treatments as directed.
- Assist Vets and Veterinary Technicians with collection of blood, urine, skin, and fecal samples and operation of the in-house laboratory (microscope, centrifuge, Vet-Lyte and Vet-test machines, refractometer, blood glucose monitor, etc).
- Assist Vets and Veterinary Technicians with radiology procedures (technique, safety, positioning of patient, operating the X-ray processor, etc)
- Assist Vets and Veterinary Technicians with surgical procedures (hold patients for placement of IV catheters and fluids, induction, and intubatation; position patient on surgery table, understand appropriate sterile techniques, provide nursing care post operatively, clean and wrap surgical instruments and supplies, and operate the autoclave)
- Other related duties as assigned.
