Veterinary Assistant I
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Veterinary Assistant - Exam Room Advocate
Linwood Animal Clinic is looking to add an Exam Room Advocate to our team.
The responsibilities of an Exam Room Advocate center around assisting our DVMs in efficiently completing their daily appointment schedules. Specific tasks include warmly greeting and serving clients & patients, documenting a thorough patient history and assisting the DVMs in building an accurate medical record entry, restraining patients for physical exams and minor treatments, preparing appropriate vaccinations, preparing and cleaning exam rooms and hospital equipment as needed, accurately fill prescriptions, assisting with education and accurately relaying patient care recommendations & directions to their family members.
Key skills and attributes critical for success in this work include
A dedicated work ethic and high level of reliabilityHigh personal integrity and trustworthinessExcellent social & communication skills with high emotional intelligenceAn ability to work well with coworkers to help maximize the functionality of our teamA strong desire to provide compassionate, high-quality care to patients and a high-quality customer service experience to clientsAn ability to learn & effectively use a Windows based veterinary practice information and management software program.
Linwood Animal Clinic is open Monday through Saturday 8am to 6pm, scheduled shifts start at 7:45am and end between 6:15 and 6:30pm. We are looking for someone to work 3-4 days including Saturdays.
Starting wage earned will be commensurate with relevant work experience as well as knowledge base and skill level; typically $17-20 per hour. Full time employee benefits include earned paid time off (PTO), employee medical and dental insurance plan contributions, available vision insurance, 401k retirement account with employer match, and discounted personal pet care.
If you have ever dreamed of working in the world of companion animal veterinary medicine and making meaningful contributions to providing high quality medical care for pets, this is an opportunity you do not want to miss!
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