Veterinary Assistant

Aggie-Animal-Clinic-; Dixon (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; 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- in Dixon, CA seeks an experienced veterinary assistant for our small, busy clinic. Must submit a cover letter and have at least 1 year of in-clinic veterinary experience.

Responsibilities include customer service, restraint, vaccines and injections, nail trims, veterinary procedures, vital signs, anesthesia monitoring, surgical assistance, venipuncture, and in-house lab work. We offer benefits, CE classes, and employee discounts.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 1 year in-clinic veterinary experience.
• Must submit cover letter.
• Ability to lift up to 35 lbs.
• Flexible schedule; opening or closing shifts Mon-Fri and Saturdays.

Responsibilities

• Customer service and front desk tasks.
• Restraint and handling of animals.
• Assist with vaccines and injectable medications.
• Vaccinations, nail trims, expressing anal glands, heartworm testing, suture removal.
• Vital signs, SQ/IM/IV injections, placing IV catheters.
• Maintain medical notes, enter charges, update puppy/kitten packages, handle lab samples.
• Clean kennels and equipment; prep surgery table and instruments.
• Anesthetic monitoring and surgical assisting.
• Venipuncture and in-house lab sample processing.

Skills

Customer service

Restraint

Vaccination administration

Surgical assisting

Anesthetic monitoring

Venipuncture

Medical records management

Front desk experience

Team communication

Flexibility

Tools

Surgical instruments

In-house lab equipment

Job description

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

Must submit cover letter.

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).

We offer benefits, CE classes and have great employee discounts.

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