Part-Time Veterinary Assistant
Core
Provide emergency and critical care for pets through animal restraint, triage, diagnostic imaging, nursing, medication administration, and surgical assistance.
Role type
Part-time veterinary assistant (emergency medicine)
Builds
Emergency and critical care services for pets
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Emergency care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
animal restraint, triage, lab sample collection, diagnostic imaging, medication administration, surgical prep, anesthetic management, client communication, medical record management, radiographic positioning, blood/urine/fecal specimen collection
Preferred skills
ER experience, knowledge of preventative care and hospital operations
Technologies
IDEXX laboratory, digital radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, therapeutic laser technology
Responsibilities
Animal restraint and triage, collection and analysis of lab samples, diagnostic imaging, management of hospitalized cases, administration of medications, surgical preparation and assistance, anesthetic management, client communication regarding treatment plans
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC