Emergency Veterinary Assistant bei United Veterinary Care
United Veterinary Care · Modesto, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Modesto
Standiford Veterinary Center is Looking for an Emergency Veterinary Assistant to Join Their Team!
About the position: Veterinary Assistants are valuable members of our medical team and play a crucial role in patient care and client service. You will work closely with doctors and technicians to increase the efficiency within our hospital as well as the level of care we provide as a team. We hope to bring positive challenges as you are expected to learn each job task in the Emergency department. Come thrive in an environment that encourages learning and continued growth within the profession. Competitive pay: up to $21 an hour.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Animal handling and restraint
- Assist doctors and technicians with medical treatments, diagnostic tests, and procedures
- Obtain health history from clients, ensuring documentation is accurate and complete
- Maintain cleanliness of treatment and patient areas
- Restock and organize medical supplies
- Financial discussion with clients, including estimates and inputting invoices
- Administer treatments as prescribed by the veterinarian
- Collaborate with other nurses and veterinarians to provide advanced patient care
- Clear communication within departments the ER department as needed for transfer of patient care
- Fill medication through in-hospital pharmacy or written prescription
- Complete treatment plans on the whiteboard for continual patient care
- Triage patients
Skills and Qualifications:
- 1-year professional experience as a veterinary assistant preferred
- Must possess excellent communication skills, the ability to problem solve and handle multiple tasks
- Must have the ability to adjust to changes in the environment and able to handle stress in a calm manner
- Must be a team player, have patience and maintain a positive attitude.
- Must be detail oriented due to the high level of quality medicine.
- Must be able to lift and restrain pets of at least 40 pounds, and work on feet most of the day.
Benefits and Perks (may be subject to employment status):
- Complimentary Short-Term Disability
- Complimentary Life Insurance; with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits for self or family
- Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (Headspace)
- 401K with 100% company match up to 3% and 50% company match up to 5%, eligible after 6 months of employment
- United Health Care UMR Insurance Plans with 3 tiered options; Kaiser for CA Residents
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account options
- United Healthcare Dental Insurance; includes a 100% paid premium option for team members
- United Healthcare Vision Insurance options
- Long Term Disability option (paid for by employee)
- Progyny-Fertility and Family Building Support (up to $10,000 per attempt/ $30,000max)
- Team Member Discounts for Pet Care
- Paid time off - inclusive of sick, personal, and vacation
- LGBTQIA+ support with FOLX HEALTHCARE (if UMR enrolled)
- Sword Digital Musculoskeletal & Physical Therapy Program (if UMR enrolled)
- Referral Bonus Program
- DailyPay on Demand
- Complimentary Pet Insurance
- Separate PTO and sick time
Standiford Veterinary Center employs 130 staff members dedicated to the betterment of veterinary medicine in our region. Our multiple locations offer 24/7 services to the Modesto community in the form of general medicine, emergency medicine, dedicated surgery, and ICU teams.
United Veterinary Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.
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