Veterinary Assistant
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Veterinary Assistant
Thrive Pet Healthcare Germantown MD
More than a word care is present in everything you do. AtThrive Pet Healthcare we take action to empower your best care for pets their families and yourself.
We are a community of 400 clinics forming an extraordinary network of unparalleled resources and people. Through outstanding learning and career options comprehensive benefits and abundant support youll be nurtured and appreciated for who you are and what you bring to the table. We come together in both the joys and heartaches of our profession to lift each other up through laughter and empathy.
And we have plenty of fun along the way!
Who we are
At Thrive Pet Healthcare Germantownyoull feel the warmth and openness of a small clinic while having the opportunity and support of a united network.
At Thrive Pet Healthcare Germantown we provide wellness and preventive care surgery vaccines diagnostic testing urgent care with transfer to ER and medical grooming shave down.
Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.
Thrive Pet Healthcare Germantown is looking for a Veterinary Assistant to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.
As a Veterinary Assistant youll play an important role in pets lives by providing endtoend care for our precious patients. Your lifechanging work will range from the handson care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests to support services including admitting and discharging patients.
Role Responsibilities:
- Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care advocate for pets and educate clients.
- With each hospital function assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
- Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your states Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians.
- Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options medications and additional treatments.
- Assist in maintaining relevant comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
- Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
- Use safe restraining techniques follow standard protocols and sustain clean sterile organized treatment areas exam rooms and labs.
- Be willing to guide mentor and support fellow team members.
- Be willing to work clinical shifts as well as front desk shifts
Experience & Skills Requirements:
- A positive person who wants to grow and learn to advance their career
- CSR/Front Desk experience a plus
- 2 years of direct patient care (the more the better!
- Mentoring available for the right assistant
- Outstanding client education skills on wellness & preventive care
- Proficient venipuncture IVcatheter and injection administration skills
- Full knowledge to setup & position patients for digital radiographs & dental prophylaxis
- Appropriate collection setup and interpretation of inhouse laboratory & cytology tests
- Proficient ability to monitor anesthesia & assist the Veterinarian in surgical procedures
Youll Grow With Us
Here you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
- Our vast diverse and free library of continuing education courses ThriveU
- Live virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
- A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
- Earn your AVMACVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinary technicians
- Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
And with so many locations nationwide you can find and move into any specialty hospital type or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.
Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a hourly pay rate starting at$18 $25 /hour. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience and location.
At Thrive Pet Healthcare we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members pet parents and pets. We strive to create a diverse equitable and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.
Employment Type
Full-Time
