What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at VCA Animal Hospitals?
Looking for a facility to improve your Veterinary Assisting Skills? Are you looking to grow your passion for serving people and their pets? We want you! VCA Marina Bay Cities Animal Hospital is a great place to work and learn! We are a full service general practice open 7 days a week. We have a fun, fast-paced facility with a friendly & positive working environment. We are also close in proximity to the beach, Venice, Santa Monica, and tons of great places to visit and eat nearby. We also value honest and direct communication between staff, management, and clients. We are community centered; we honor the client/patient relationship, and we respect people and pets. We are looking for smiling faces with compassionate, exceptional, and superior client communication skills with "Can Do" attitudes. Some of the skill level expectations the ideal candidate will possess listed below:
- Complex patient care; review nutrition recommendations; perform veterinary assistant appointments for clients per hospital standard operating procedure.
- Ability to obtain a patient history and document appropriately.
- Enter information into the medical record using appropriate medical terminology and standard abbreviations.
- Obtain patient parameters (weight, temperature, pulse, respiration); maintain IV fluids; understand basic medical math calculations.
- Medication administration (SQ, IV, oral, topical, IM); perform basic medical math calculations.
- Understand patient forms, checklists, monitoring forms and safety forms per hospital standard operating procedures.
- Compassionate handling for anxious and fearful patients
- Knowledge of the steps included in professional dental cleaning and dental home care for our patients.
- Knowledge and ability to perform basic laboratory tests; handle and collect samples/specimens for evaluation (blood, urine)
- Under direction, monitor anesthesia and recovery.
- Fill prescriptions per veterinarian direction; controlled substance handling based on state regulations.
- Respond to emergencies under direction and with calm and cool composure.
- Basic client education (written and verbal); ability to help mentor and grow newer members of the team.
- Knowledge and understanding of anesthesia safety.
Benefits:
VCA Animal Hospitals offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, pet care discounts, paid vacation, holidays and sick days, health and well-being programs that provide resources and training.
Compensation is negotiable based on education, experience, and other relevant credentials.
Rate:
The Hourly compensation range for this position is $18 to $26
If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.
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
If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
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
Salary : $18 - $26
