What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant/Technician (Full Time and Part Time positions available) position at Mililani Town Center Pet Clinic?
Job Description:
The veterinary technician or assistant plays a critical role in patient care, clinic operations, and helping veterinarians manage time and tasks as efficiently as possible. They assist the doctor during examinations and treatments, and communicate important patient care information to clients. They safely perform technical procedures and maintain hospital supplies and cleanliness. They provide exceptional customer service while maintaining a passion for veterinary medicine.
Responsibilities:
- provide compassionate, high standard care to all patients
- restrain patients for physical examinations, diagnostics, and treatments
- perform laboratory work, radiography, venipuncture, medication administration (PO, SQ, IM, IV, topical), pharmacy duties
- acquire medical history for appointments and communicate discharge
- explain instructions to owners
- monitor and carry out treatments as directed by doctors for hospital patients
- prep surgery room and instruments, assist in induction and recovery, monitoring
- of anesthetic depth during surgical procedures
- maintain safe and sanitary environment throughout the clinic
- learn and implement new tasks as the clinic expands and updates medical guidelines/protocols
Position Requirements
Safety
- always first priority for patient and staff
- follow protocols and instructions accordingly
- properly restrain patients
- lifting no more than 50# per person
Physical
- must be able to lift up to 50#
- able to be on feet for long periods of time (8 hours)
- able to restrain large animals, kneel, bend throughout the day
- able to maintain quick and efficient work pace throughout the day
Behavior/Appearance
- maintain professional, positive attitude and work environment, refrain from
gossiping
- friendly and compassionate
- team player
- honest, sense of ethics
- hair neatly pulled back and out of face
- clean scrubs
- closed toe shoes
- no long or dangly jewelry
Performance
- dependable and reliable (shows up for shift on time, does not frequently
call out sick)
- attention to detail, accurate
- productive and efficient (keeps busy, manages time)
- adaptable and calm in unexpected/emergency situations
- self motivated
- able to multitask and prioritize
- willing to learn new skills and information
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree or Associate's Degree in Veterinary Technology (required)
- One year previous experience in an animal hospital or clinic (required)
- One year animal handling experience (required)
Work Schedule: Day, Night, Weekends, Extended hours, and Holidays.
