What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at Spartan Animal Hospital?
Spartan Animal Hospital in McFarland is seeking a FT, highly motivated veterinary assistant to join our team. We are a state-of-the-art clinic providing medical, surgical and dental services for dogs, cats and exotics.
Our Mission: Spartan Animal Hospital's core mission is to partner with our clients to nurture and preserve the human-animal bond through compassionate, comprehensive, quality medical and surgical care for our patients.
Our Staff: We are passionate about supporting our staff and offer a positive and rewarding work environment.
Benefits for FT employment include:
- Health insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off
- Uniform Allowance
- CE Allowance
- Employee Pet Discounts
- Voluntary Dental/Vision Insurance
- Retirement Account
- No weekend hours
- 4 day work week
Responsibilities include:
- Greeting clients, scheduling appointments, and maintaining patient medical records
- Assisting the veterinarians and veterinary technicians with patient care
- Obtaining patient histories
- Professionally managing phone calls on multiple lines. Receive and process telephone, email and fax messages accurately
- Receiving inventory shipments
- Cleaning surgical instruments
- Answering client’s inquiries about hospital policies, basic pet care questions and basic costs
- Preparing client invoices and obtain payments after services performed
- Assisting in maintaining hospital cleanliness
- Performing other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Previous experience in veterinary or animal care is preferred. Minimum of 1 year of customer service experience is required
- Positive personality, love of working with clients and their pets, and outstanding communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task while maintaining composure towards clients and others
- Computer skills with the ability to learn new software programs quickly
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.00 - $18.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- No weekends
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17 - $19