ER Veterinary Assistant
Description
Pet Emergency & Specialty Center of South County is seeking an ER Veterinary Assistant to join our amazing team!
We are a 24 hour Emergency Veterinary Center in Chula Vista.
Successful candidates should have a minimum of 6 months of experience in veterinary medicine.
ER Veterinary Assistant
Pet Emergency & Specialty Center of South County is seeking an ER Veterinary Assistant to join our amazing team!
The ER Veterinary Assistant performs a vital role in our practice, is responsible for assisting the Technicians in providing supportive patient care. Candidate must have a compassionate, caring and understanding attitude. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.
Role Responsibilities:
- Assist and follow the directions of Technicians, Supervisors 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 PCV’s.
- Keep all areas, including reception, exam rooms, treatment sinks, floors, cages, etc. clean at all times.
- Assist with some reception work when needed.
- 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:
* Animal restraint experience.
* Veterinary experience desirable but not a must.
* Ability to multi-task and work well with others.
* Accountable
* Self-motivated.
* Detail-oriented.
* 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 full-time team members including:
-Health Insurance
-Vision and Dental Insurance
-401k with employer contribution
-PTO
-Annual CE credits
-Personal pet discounts, plus more!
Hourly Wage: $18-$19/hour depending on experience and skillset.
Schedule: Full time - Must have a weekend day availability. Ability to work mornings and swing shifts is a plus.