What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veterinary Assistant position at VetEvolve?
Description
If you love working with animals and are looking for a career in Veterinary Medicine, we encourage you to apply to become part of our team. Here at Animal Medical Centers of Loudoun , our staff is compassionate, hard working, friendly, and caring.
Want to continue to expand your knowledge? We focus on facilitating a positive learning environment for our staff. It is strongly encouraged to continue to develop and practice your skills on a daily basis. Medicine is always evolving and never stagnant!
We welcome both urgent care cases as well as patients in need of routine medical, surgical, and dental care. We are not open after hours, nor do we see patients past our scheduled closing time. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7:00am-7:00pm, and every other Saturday from 8:00am-1:00pm.
Our team says we have the best culture…..
- Lots of Laughter, work-fun balance
- On-the-job training
- Doctor team that doesn’t hesitate to jump in
- Leadership Team that does regular staff check-ins and champions teamwork
- A very involved and enthusiastic Medical director
- Team that VALUES your thoughts, feelings and ideas
- A team that demands nothing less than top quality care
Other perks:
- Referral Bonuses
- Exceptional Staff Pet Discounts
- Yearly Uniform Allowance
- Community outreach events
- Tuition Reimbursement Programs for continued education
- Rabies vaccine reimbursement
- 401(k) with matching
Health and Wellness:
- Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Supplemental Benefits
- Health Savings Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Annual Performance Reviews
- Holiday pay
- Paid Time Off
- CE Paid Time Off
Requirements
Required Skills:
- Efficient and organized high volume appointment assistant
- Take a thorough medical history
- Jugular blood draws
- Be able to restrain and handle aggressive or non-aggressive feline and canine patients
- Client communication and education (excellent written and verbal skills)
- Maintain clean and safe facilities
Some qualities we look for in an ideal candidate:
- Positive attitude- Attitude is Everything! Protecting a healthy culture is top priority.
- A sense of humor is a must.
- Dedication to the profession!
- Communication to both staff and clients with respect and compassion.
- Appreciate a team that applauds your strengths, while helping you become the best version of yourself.
- Willingness and flexibility
- Reliability
Abilities that are a plus (we will train you if you haven't quite learned yet)!
- Venipuncture (cephalic, medial/lateral saphenous)
- Running in-house lab work
- Processing reference lab samples
- Understanding of veterinary pharmacology
- Knowledge of medical terminology and the ability to decipher medical records
- Performing Radiographs
- Assist doctors and veterinary technicians with appointments, prepping patients for surgery and minor procedures, and pro-actively set up any equipment and or tools to be used for a patient
- Dispense medications
- Collect laboratory samples
