Veterinary Assistant - Emergency
Veterinary Assistant - Emergency
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05-04-2025
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Position at Thrive Pet Healthcare
ER Exam Room/Veterinary Assistant
The ER Exam Room/Veterinary Assistant performs a vital role in our practice is responsible for assisting the Technicians and Client Service Representatives in providing supportive patient care and client service as well as maintaining a clean hospital environment. Candidate must have a compassionate caring and understanding attitude. Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.
Role Responsibilities:
- Assist and follow directions of CSR supervisor Lead Techs and Doctors.
- Safely retrain patients for examination procedures and ultrasounds.
- Properly disconnect/reconnect patients from intravenous fluids.
- Be familiar with fluid pumps and troubleshooting alarms.
- Assist in setting up to take radiographs using proper safety precautions.
- Perform basic laboratory tests such as a CBC/CHEM/Lytes and PCVs.
- Keep all areas including reception exam rooms treatment sinks floors cages etc. clean at all times.
- Load clients and patients into exam rooms.
- Answer phone as needed
- Maintain communication with CSRs regarding patient care.
- Complete training and continuing education assignments on schedule.
- Required shifts may be scheduled on nights weekends and holidays. You may be required to work beyond regularly scheduled shifts at times due to an unexpectedly heavy emergency caseload.
Experience & Technical skills:
* Credentials as a Veterinary Assistant.
* 12 years of clinical veterinary experience required
* Emergency experience highly preferred
* Ability to multitask and work well with others.
* Accountable
* Selfmotivated.
* Detailoriented.
* Able to remain calm in stressful situations.
* Be capable of working on your feet for extended periods of time.
Our team enjoys working together and we have a positive professional and upbeat working environment.
We have a progressive benefits package for fulltime team members including:
Health Insurance
Vision and Dental Insurance
401k with employer contribution
PTO
Annual Continuing Education support through free courses CE credits
Personal pet discounts.
And much more!
Compensation: $18$21/hour depending on experience and skill set. Schedule: Full time Morning and Swing Shifts. Must have a weekend day availability.Pet Emergency and Specialty South County also offers the following shift differentials: 7pm12am $1.50/hour 12am7am $2.00/hour Saturday and Sunday $1.00/hour.
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