Veterinary Assistant (Roomer)

Sactown Vet; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekends off

Vacation time

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Snacks

Job summary

Sactown Vet is a newer, full-service small animal hospital located in Midtown Sacramento. We are seeking a veterinary assistant to support one of our doctors and keep the veterinarian focused on patient care.

The role involves maintaining patient records, creating estimates, filling medications, and ensuring smooth patient flow. You will assist with anesthesia consent forms, drop-off appointments, and communicate recommendations to clients.

Qualifications

• Keeps patient records organized and up-to-date.
• Communicates veterinarian recommendations clearly to clients.
• Ability to multi-task in a busy hospital environment.
• Demonstrates initiative and reliability in handling tasks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain patient records.
• Create estimates for services as needed.
• Fill medications as prescribed.
• Ensure smooth patient flow through the hospital.
• Assist with anesthesia consent forms and drop-off appointments.
• Communicate veterinarian recommendations effectively to clients.
• Assist with venipuncture and restraint for radiographs and other procedures.

Skills

Record keeping

Client communication

Multi-tasking

Initiative

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Job description

Sactown Vet is a newer, full-service small animal hospital located in the heart of Midtown. We are looking for a veterinary assistant to serve as the left hand for one of our awesome doctors. A Sactown Vet Assistant is responsible for keeping the easily-distracted veterinarian on task (how many times do you have to tell a vet that the labwork needs to be reviewed before they actually do it?). Additionally, the assistant will need to:

• - maintain patient records
• - create estimates
• - fill medications
• - ensure patient flow through the hospital is smooth
• - assist in completion of consent forms for anesthesia and drop-off appointments
• - communicate veterinarian recommendations effectively to clients
• - assist with technical skills (venipuncture, restraint for radiographs, etc)

Additionally, the assistant must be able to multi-task, be efficient, maintain excellent communication with both other team members and clients, and have initiative (you are managing a veterinarian after all!).

We’re a team-oriented hospital with no tolerance for gossip.

The hospital is AAHA accredited, fear-free certified and a cat-friendly certified space, so the right candidate will know (or be open to learning) how to maintain a calm, low-stress environment for pets.

Benefits include weekends off, vacation time, health insurance, retirement, snacks (this is probably the best benefit, huh?), and being close to so many fun places!