What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at Nisqually Veterinary Clinic?
Nisqually Veterinary Clinic has an opening for an experienced (1-2 years) Veterinary Assistant.
Responsibilities include first and above all else, being empathetic and compassionate. We are a small , privately owned veterinary clinic providing a wide variety of services from preventative care and vaccines, to advanced diagnostics, management of chronic illness and intricate surgery. We have very close bonds with our clients and they expect high quality care, as well as being acknowledged immediately when they arrive to checking them out quickly and efficiently.
We prefer experience with Avimark as we are a paper light practice, but we will happily train the right person. Computer knowledge is a must.
As a Veterinary Assistant you will be taking patient history and vitals, performing a variety of lab work, blood draws, IVC placement, preparing slides, taking x-rays, assisting the DVM in surgery, assisting the LVT with duties as assigned. Other job duties would include, but are not limited to, making appointments appropriately, checking clients out quickly, phone triage, and other administrative duties such as scanning in documents from other clinics and faxing/emailing records to specialists, etc.
We require that you have experience in a fast paced environment and are capable of effectively multi tasking with several phone lines, client and staff requests, etc. Must be professional in appearance and attitude, have reliable attendance, as well as be friendly and interactive with our valued clients and patients.
We are open Monday - Friday, and closed weekends.
Job Type: Full-time or Part-time
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $16.75 - $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 4x10
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Why do you feel you would be a good fit for this position?
Experience:
- Veterinary: 1 year (Preferred)
- Veterinary assistant: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $18