Veterinary Assistants work and communicate with clients daily. A positive attitude and a genuine demeanor of kindness and caring is essential. Assistants will speak with clients about the cost of veterinary care and providing the best treatment options to the client's pet. An assistant must be comfortable discussing money and finances with clients.

Assistants help the technicians, doctors, and other teammates in all duties of the hospital (answering phones, cleaning rooms even occasionally shoveling snow or walking a client to the vehicle). Working well with people and in a team setting is paramount to the success of the team and clinic.

Veterinary Assistants provide for the constant cleanliness of the hospital, as well as all patient wards, cages, and runs. The Veterinary assistants are responsible for the daily care of our patients, including walking, feeding, and recording of animal weight, appetite, and other information as directed. Veterinary Assistants are required to assist the doctors and technicians with restraint and other responsibilities according to individual abilities and training.

Specific Duties

• Care for boarding and hospitalized animals, including cage cleaning, exercising, feeding, observation for signs of illness, laundry, bathing procedures, and keeping animals clean, as described in the assistant manual.
• Feeds each animal as prescribed by attending doctor, recording appetite /- and signs of illness.
• Release animals to their owners as directed by the doctor or technician. Ensure that every animal released is clean, properly groomed, and looking better than on arrival.
• Receive animals to be admitted for hospital care as directed by the doctor or technician.
• Ensure that each animal has proper identification, including name tags, cage cards, and medical record in the appropriate place.
• General cleaning of public and employee areas of hospital, general cleaning of walking areas and memorial park to maintain clean, odor-free, and attractive environment. Housekeeping and laundry duties for all areas.
• Restrain patients for procedures performed by technicians or doctors.
• Maintaining a professional, cheerful, and helpful attitude when interacting with pet owners.
• Stocking of hospital supplies, filling out requisition forms as supplies are needed, as described in the assistant manual.
• Assist the customer services representatives when necessary, carrying food for clients and retrieving food or other supplies for CSRs and clients.

Minimum Qualifications
Learn cleaning and disinfecting methods and the use and care of cleaning materials and equipment
Appropriately handle and restrain animals
Learn basic animal care
Learn basic veterinary terminology and recognize abnormal conditions;
Understand and carry out oral and written directions.

Physical Requirements
The Veterinary Assistant will be required to stand for long periods, and perform moderate physical labor.
The Veterinary Assistant must be able to handle and restrain animals from a few grams potentially to 2500 pounds (utilizing appropriate tools and techniques).
The Veterinary Assistant must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.

Supervision

The Veterinary Assistant works most directly under the supervision of the Technician Lead however, they will also receive direction from veterinarians, technicians, and nurses on a daily basis.

*Original description amended from PVC

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $10.50 - $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 16 – 25 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development assistance
• Uniform allowance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 1 year (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person