Is a positive atmosphere and a good work/home balance important to you? We love what we have here! Falcon Family Vet is continuing to grow in Falcon/Peyton, CO! We are looking for a full-time Veterinary Assistant to help us care for the dogs and cats in our community.
Learn more about this hospital: www.falconfamilyvet.com
Requirements:
General Knowledge and Tasks
- Must be able to admit and discharge patients to/from the hospital.
- Record doctors’ and technicians’ notes in patients’ computer records and on paper records.
- Check files for completeness of notes, charges, callbacks, and reminders before refiling. Ensure that records include current laboratory tests, procedure results, current patients’ weights, immunizations, diagnoses, and treatments.
- Measure and record each patient’s weight, temperature, pulse rate, and respiratory rate.
- Clean and straighten exam rooms to prepare for incoming patients. Spray disinfectant on exam tables, wipe them clean, and dry them. Remove sources of offensive odors; empty trash if necessary. Check floors, walls, doors, and counters, and sweep or clean them as needed to remove hair, body fluids, and dirt.
- Using aseptic procedures, draw up vaccines and/or injections that doctors will administer.
- Administer vaccines subcutaneously as well as subcutaneous fluids. Follow the practice’s policies, the manufacturers’ directions, and hospital guidelines for the placement of vaccines.
- Dispose of used needles and syringes and other sharp objects as set forth by the practice’s policy and OSHA standards.
- Perform suture removals, nail trims, and express anal glands.
- Assist with routine exam-room procedures, such as restraint for venipunctures, skin scrapings, fine-needle aspirates, corneal stains, and ear treatments.
- Lay out and/or set up instruments that doctors will use during ophthalmic, otic, oral, and/or skin examinations, as determined by the patients’ presenting complaints, prior to the doctors’ arrivals in rooms.
Qualifications/Skills
- Maintain a professional appearance while at work, including clean and pressed uniforms or clothes.
- Promote a positive attitude among staff.
- Handle stress and pressure with poise and tact.
- Maintain strict confidentiality regarding clients and patients for whom the practice provides veterinary services.
- Be prepared to handle any pet or facility emergency that may arise, including dog or cat fights, choking or strangulating animals, and facility fire or weather-related emergencies. Follow contingency plans.
- Follow established procedures to ensure the security of patients, staff, data, revenue, inventory, and the facility.
Education/Background
- High school graduate or equivalent
- One year experience working in the veterinary field as an assistant
Working Conditions
- Have the physical strength and ability to stand for an entire shift when needed, and be able to lift, push and pull, pets and objects weighing up to 50 pounds without assistance. Assist in lifting patients weighing more than 50 pounds.
- Assistant is routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards and medication/controlled substances.
- Have physical mobility and dexterity to frequently stand, walk bend, push, twist, kneel, climb, squat, stoop, and reach overhead
- The noise level in the work environment can be moderately high.
- Must wear closed-toe shoes, gloves, and other protective items as required.
- A consistent presence at work is required.
- Reliability and attention to details
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits and compensation:
- Compensation $16.00-$19.00/hour
- Paid time off
- Weekends off
- Personal pet discounts
- Training and career growth potential
- And more!
Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Relocation assistance
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Four day work week
- No weekends
Experience:
- Veterinary: 1 year
- Customer service: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
Work Location: In person