What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at VCA Animal Hospitals?
Veterinary Assistant
We are an AAHA accredited hospital providing our patients with excellent care from start to finish. With increased hospital visits, we need to add full and part time veterinary assistants to our state of the art hospital in Versailles KY. Our 3 doctor hospital has a wide range of patients needing medical attention. The team members must be a believer in high quality medicine and excellent patient care. In this position you will be working with your team to care for your patients and overseeing all medical attention that is needed. This team member must be a clear communicator, team player and have the passion for serving patients. Act as the extra eyes, ears, and hands for our veterinary staff to ensure the best quality patient care. Obtain relevant information and maintain proper and complete medical records. Our hospital is working with team member to become fear free certified in order to help patients receive the best care with less stress
Must have’s in order to be considered:
Must have at least 1 year experience in the veterinary field and basic medical knowledge.
Must have high school Diploma or G.E.D
Must be a least 18 years of age
Must have positive attitude
Must be able to be on your feet for extended periods of time which often require bending, crouching, squatting, and leaning over, twisting, reaching, upper body strength, hand strength, sitting on the floor, and other physical demands.
Must be strong enough to withstand pulling of a large strong dog on a leash
Must have basic math and writing skills
Must be able to lift 40 lbs. unassisted
Must be available to work a 4 or 5 day work week with hours possible Monday through Saturday as hospital needs.
Skills
Animal handling skills and at least a basic understanding of animal behavior and low stress handling techniques
Ability to remain calm and multi-task in a stressful environment
Ability to work positively as a team player
Ability to learn, apply new skills and follow through with directions and task
Ability to effectively problem solve and make decision as needed.
Understanding of commonly used medications
Provide compassionate patient care for such things as vital assessments, feeding, cleaning.
Safely walking patients
Rounding with the team members on patient care and important medical information on in house patient so continued care can go seamlessly.
Participate in continuing education and actively work to increase skills
Additional duties
Assist in cleaning the hospital including (but not limited to): laundry, floors, taking out trash, recycling, cleaning treatment area, exam rooms, kennels, and break room.
Assist in restocking the hospital supplies
Appropriate disinfection protocol used when cleaning various areas of the hospital
Benefits
Benefits include but are not limited to:
Competitive wages for both full and part time team members
Medical, dental and vision insurance for full time team members
401K for full time team members
Paid sick and vacation time for full time team members
Paid Long Term and Short Term Disability Insurance
Uniforms for both full and part time team members
Opportunity to advance your education with our partnership with Penn Foster with discounts on a wide variety of education offerings, paid scholarships and discounts education cost for both full and part time team members
CE opportunities through WOOF University and other sources for both full and part time team members
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Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
