Veterinary Assistant-Exam Room Team
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Position Overview: The veterinary assistant provides support to the veterinarians and technicians in their daily tasks by cleaning and maintaining equipment, feeding, exercising and grooming patients, preparing and sanitizing surgery suites, restraining and handling patients, and clerical and administrative work. They deliver quality care for all patients and provide exceptional service.
Our Exam Room Team is a group of experienced Veterinary Assistants (VAs) who help DVM's move through their appointment load with ease! We are a Fear Free and AAHA Certified practice.
Primary responsibilities: greet clients and patients with compassion, take efficient and detailed patient history, communicate client and patient needs to DVM, safely and gently restrain patients for examinations and vaccinations, accurately invoice appointments when needed , accurately fill medications, clearly and concisely document client communications. Available to assist other areas of the hospital as needed. Must have excellent communication skills and a strong desire to help patients and clients receive necessary care.
Prior Veterinary Healthcare Experience Strongly Preferred.
PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation’s leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. The company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been structured around a model that is focused on developing a partnership between the hospitals and the company and providing the highest quality medicine and service.
PetVet is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V
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