Overnight Veterinary Assistant
Core
Provide overnight nursing care, triage, and medical support for hospitalized and emergency animal patients at a 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital.
Role type
Overnight Veterinary Assistant
Builds
Emergency and trauma care services for pets
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Animal healthcare
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Pet restraint, triage, nursing care, medication administration, anesthetic management, sample collection, lab test processing, radiograph processing, medical history taking
Preferred skills
Surgical preparation assistance, ultrasound operation, endoscopy assistance, anesthesia monitoring
Technologies
DR radiographs, ultrasound, endoscopy, IDEXX lab equipment, VetFlex ICU oxygen cages, Cubex inventory management, Vetspire software
Responsibilities
Restrain pets, triage incoming patients, collect and analyze lab samples, perform diagnostic imaging, manage nursing care for hospitalized cases, administer medications, prepare for and assist in surgeries, monitor anesthesia
Seniority
Entry-level to 1+ year experience