Part-Time Veterinary Assistant — Growth & Team Care

PetVet Care Centers; Smyrna (GA); Sur place; USD 19 000 - 29 000; Temps partiel

Résumé du poste

PetVet Care Centers' Cumberland Animal Clinic in Smyrna, Georgia is seeking a Part-Time Veterinary Assistant to join the team and support veterinarians and technicians in daily tasks. You will help with patient care, restraint, medication administration, basic lab work, and clerical duties, while maintaining clean, safe hospital environments and compassionate client communication.

This position offers part-time hours, every other Saturday, with shifts that fit a busy veterinary schedule, and the

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must have Veterinary Assistant experience.

Responsabilités

• Provide compassionate care to all patients.
• Greet patients and their owners as they arrive and show them to an examining room, taking the patient’s weight and other vital signs upon arrival.
• Triage patients, perform physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by the licensed veterinary technicians (LVT’s).
• Calm and soothe anxious patients.
• Assist doctors and technicians with the administration of medications or with patient restraint.
• Perform laboratory tests and take radiographs.
• Operate and maintain hospital equipment, including EKG, fluid pump, syringe pump, scales, anesthetic monitors, and machines, etc.
• Fill prescriptions, calculate and administer medications, maintain proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs.
• Feed patients as prescribed by the attending doctor or as the client has requested; record appetites; recognize and report any unusual conditions or abnormal behaviors.
• Communicate in a positive manner with clients and ensure that they feel comfortable leaving their pet(s).
• Educate clients about insurance, wellness, and medicinal plans.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the hospital each day; clean equipment, kennels, and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensure the safe use of chemicals; complete laundry.
• Bath and care for patients who stay overnight; ensure that every animal released is clean and properly groomed prior to their release.
• Adhere to the hospital’s safety and wellness regulations.
• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Maintain accurate medical records.
• Show up for work regularly; full‑time presence at work is essential for every shift.
• Promote hospital products and services and support the organization.
• Respond respectfully with urgency to directions given by Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT).
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the Manager; may have other assigned duties if working in a specialty area (i.e., dentistry, surgery, emergency, radiology, cardiology, neurology, internal medicine, etc.)

Description du poste

PetVet Care Centers' Cumberland Animal Clinic in Smyrna, Georgia is seeking a Part-Time Veterinary Assistant to join the team and support veterinarians and technicians in daily tasks. You will help with patient care, restraint, medication administration, basic lab work, and clerical duties, while maintaining clean, safe hospital environments and compassionate client communication.

This position offers part-time hours, every other Saturday, with shifts that fit a busy veterinary schedule, and the