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Veterinary Assistant

Alliance Animal Health

#Background Check #Diagnostic Imaging #Continuing Education #Preventive Care #Home Visits #Patient Triage #Veterinary Medicine #Client Communication #Internal Medicine

Quick overview

Core duties involve comprehensive patient care including restraint, triage, sample collection, diagnostic imaging, managing hospitalized cases, administering medications, and assisting in surgery. The role also requires effective communication of treatment plans to clients and managing anesthesia.

Requirements summary

Candidates should possess a minimum of one year of experience as a Veterinary Assistant, along with essential soft skills such as compassion, calmness, teamwork, multi-tasking, and strong communication abilities. Proficiency in sample collection, history taking, lab processing, and anesthesia monitoring is considered a bonus.

TeamworkCompassionMedication AdministrationMedical History TakingNursing CareTriageClient CommunicationSample CollectionMulti-TaskingAnesthesia MonitoringDiagnostic ImagingSurgical PreparationPet RestraintRadiograph ProcessingLab Sample CollectionAnesthetic Management

Job description

Company DescriptionGateway Animal Hospital was proudly founded in 1965 to provide quality care to your exceptional community.
Our establishment offers preventive care, wellness exams, internal medicine, pet surgery, radiology consults, as well as dental surgery.
In addition to customary services, Gateway Animal Hospital is expanding our practice range to home visits and farm calls, ensuring our commitment to providing compassionate pet care, everywhere.
We look forward to growing our traditional and integrative veterinary medicine and services with new and exciting endeavors to exceed the expectations of our clients and their furry friends.
Job DescriptionJob duties include, but are not limited to:Pet restraint, triage incoming patients, collection and analysis of lab samples, diagnostic imaging, management and nursing care of medical and hospitalized cases with varying degrees of stability, administration of medications, effective communication of treatment plans with clients, surgical preparation and assistance, and anesthetic management.Must be able to withstand unpleasant odors and noises.
May be exposed to bites, scratches, animal waste and potentially contagious diseases.Whether you’re looking to just be a master of your role or trying to grow into that next career move, you’ll have opportunities through a variety of virtual and hands on, interactive training and continuing development.QualificationsWe’re looking for:An experienced Veterinary Assistant with a minimum of 1-year experience preferred.Compassionate, Calm, Team Player, Multi-Tasker and Strong CommunicatorMust be able to properly restrain pets.Proficient in sample collection, obtaining medical histories, processing laboratory tests and radiographs, and anesthesia monitoring are a bonus!Self-starter with the desire to continue to advance your knowledge and skillset.Additional InformationJob Type: Part-timeWe offer our staff:Comprehensive Benefits (health, dental, vision, liability, 401k & 401K matching program, life & supplemental insurance, HSA, & FSA)Employee Assistance ProgramPaid Vacation and Sick Time for ALL EmployeesPaid Bereavement ProgramPaid Parental Leave ProgramCompetitive CompensationContinuing Education Allowance (applies to licensed/registered/certified roles)Tuition Reimbursement Program Available to any AVMA Accredited Veterinary Technology ProgramCareer Development OpportunitiesReferral Bonus Program for most positions!Additional Benefits May Also Be Available (i.e.
Personal Pet Discounts, Holiday Pay, Uniform Allowance, Bonuses etc)Hiring eligibility may be contingent to a candidate authorizing and completing a satisfactory background check.*Note – some benefits may only be available to or vary slightly for full time employment status vs part time status.For additional details including our full equal opportunity statement, texting/outreach communication authorization, physical requirements of the job and more, please visit

Benefits

Dental Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Life Insurance

Holiday Pay

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Referral Bonus Program

Paid Vacation

Sick Time

401k

Supplemental Insurance

FSA

HSA

Tuition Assistance Program

Uniform Allowance

Bonuses

Continuing Education Allowance

Liability Insurance

401K Matching Program

Paid Bereavement Program

Paid Parental Leave Program

Personal Pet Discounts

Veterinary Assistant

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