Veterinary Assistant

Aggie Animal Clinic Inc; Dixon (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Job summary

Aggie Animal Clinic Inc. in Dixon, CA seeks an experienced veterinary assistant to support a busy small-animal practice.

A minimum of 1 year in-clinic veterinary experience is required, with opening or closing shifts available Monday–Friday and Saturday work. Responsibilities include customer service, restraint, vaccinations, injections, vital signs, anesthesia monitoring, surgical assisting, in-house lab work, record keeping, and front desk duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of in-clinic veterinary experience.
• Ability to work opening or closing shifts, Monday–Friday with Saturdays.
• Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs.
• Experience with vaccines, injections, and basic nursing tasks.

Responsibilities

• Customer service and front desk duties.
• Restraint and handling of canine/feline patients.
• Vaccination administration and injectable medications.
• Vital signs, SQ/IM/IV injections, and IV catheter placement.
• Anesthetic monitoring and surgical assisting.
• Lab processing and in-house tests.
• Record keeping and updating patient records.
• Kennel cleaning and instrument preparation.
• Communicate status to owners.

Skills

Animal behavior

Animal husbandry

Love of animals

Lift up to 35lbs

Documentation skills

Analyzing information

Clinical skills

Use of medical technologies

Attention to detail

Patience

Verbal communication

Technical understanding

Job description

Looking for an experienced veterinary assistant to join our small, but busy, clinic in the heart of downtown Dixon, Ca.

Must have a minimum of 1 year IN-CLINIC Veterinary Experience.

Tasks include:

• Costumer service

• Restraint

• Drawing up vaccines or injectable medication

• Vaccinations, nail trims, expressing anal glands, heartworm testing, suture removal, etc.

• Takes vital signs, SQ treatments, SQ injections, IM injections, IV injections, placing IV catheters.

• Maintains records: Entering medical notes, entering charges, updating puppy and kitten packages, requesting out-side lab samples, explains animal status to owners.

• Cleans kennels and equipment and prepares surgery table/instruments

• Front desk experience i.e. answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, helping front staff check out appointments.

• Anesthetic monitoring & Surgical assisting

• Venipuncture, collecting samples & in-house lab sample processing.

Assistant at our clinic have the opportunity to work with canine, feline patients & occasional pocket pets. We require at least a year of veterinary experience and to have a flexible schedule, be available to work opening shift (start 7am) or closing shift (end 7pm) Monday-Friday; Saturdays (7am/8am-4pm). Monday-Friday shifts are 8 hours with a 1 hour lunch and 2 10min. breaks. Closed on major holidays (Memorial day, 4th of July, Labor day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas day and New Years day).

Veterinarian Assistant Qualifications / Skills:

• Knowledge of animal behavior

• Animal husbandry

• Love of animals

• Must be able to lift up to 35lbs.

• Must be able to squat, kneel, and crouch on floor with no difficulty.

• Documentation skills

• Analyzing information

• Clinical skills

• Use of medical technologies

• Attention to detail

• Patience

• Verbal communication

• Technical understanding

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching

• Dental insurance

• Employee discount

• Flexible schedule

• Health insurance

• Retirement plan

• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shifts (5 hour shifts available for Part-time)

• Day shift

• Evening shift

• Holidays

• Weekend availability

• Part-time unavailable at this time