Job Application for Dublin Animal Hospital - Veterinary Assistant/ LVT at VetEvolve

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VetEvolve is a people-first organization that provides industry know-how and reliable support to veterinary teams, enabling them to deliver exceptional patient care. We focus on creating a genuine, supportive, people-focused environment that prioritizes each individual to ensure they are achieving their career goals and are fulfilled personally, professionally, and financially. Our culture is driven by the core values Serve, Evolve, and Trust, and every day our mission is to make things better for veterinary professionals. Hear why our veterinarians are "Happy Here" on our videos page!

At Dublin Animal Hospital, the veterinary technicians and assistants play a big role in supporting their doctors through routine appointments, sick visits, and with nursing care of hospitalized patients.

Expectations: This is a full-time position with flexibility to work during regular business hours and on a rotation of Saturdays. We expect our Veterinary Assistants/LVTs to have a productive and positive outlook on communication and teamwork, with a focus in helping our clients and patients have a favorable experience. Exercises good judgment of skills and responsibilities to maintain a safe and harmonious work environment. Growth and development in the field is encouraged and will be rewarded with greater responsibility. We are seeking an experienced candidate with innate leadership capabilities who is people and patient oriented. Reports to the Practice Manager.

Responsibilities include (Level 1):

*IF EXPERIENCED OR LVT THEN FUNCTIONS WOULD BE PERFOMRED WITH ASSISTANT AID.

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants with daily technician appointments

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants by safely restraining patients for technician appointments and examinations

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants in execution and preparations of in-house and reference labworks

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants by filling and refilling medications and food(s) that have been approved by a doctor

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants with daily housekeeping, cleaning, and sanitizing procedures

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants with grooming and bathing services

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants with unpacking, tagging, and reporting inventory needs

· Maintaining clean and orderly workspaces for all staff, including assistance with breaking down surgical and dental suits, and kennel areas

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants with routine blood draws

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants with daily walking and urine or fecal collection as directed

· Assisting the Veterinary Technicians and Assistants in treatment with hourly rounds and patient care and treatments as directed

· Assisting the team with completing monthly and weekly cleaning and maintenance protocols

· Completing daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning and maintenance checklists

· Keeping premises clean and tidy, including picking up feces and trash, watering flowers and plants, and keeping walkways clean

· Performing baths (regular and medicated) for boarded pets and drop-off baths

· Thoroughly cleaning and drying each bathing guest and following specific bathing instructions for each guest

· Cleaning and maintaining an organized and sanitary bathing area, including cleaning and sanitizing entire tub and runs/cages between guests

· Walking hospitalized patients as directed by the medical team and patient’s treatment sheet.

· Collecting urine and feces when indicated or directed by the medical team

· Cleaning up walking areas and discarding of urine, vomit, and feces appropriately

· Walking boarded guests up to four times daily when boarded overnight

· Providing fresh water for boarded and hospitalized patients (unless directed otherwise)

· Providing food as appropriate and directed by medical team for boarded guests and hospitalized patients

· Maintaining clean and organized work areas, including the cleaning closet and laundry rooms

· Performing laundry (sort, wash, dry, fold, re-stock) as needed

· Maintaining clean kennels and cages of all boarded and hospitalized patients as soiled. Thoroughly cleaning and disinfecting cages, holding areas, and runs after each patient/guest leaves

· Working with the medical team to ensure a good flow of patient care and cleaning duties

Specific responsibilities (level 2):

· Assigned roles include room assistant, pharmacy technician, lab technician, technician assistant (in surgery) or “float”

· Demonstrating competency in basic venipuncture on well mannered patients. Cephalic on dogs, medial saphenous on cats, and jugular draws on dogs.

· Positioning and restraining for radiographs (general) under direction of the doctor

· Performing more advanced technique with restraint of fractious or sensitive patients

· Assisting as the pharmacy technician to refill medications and foods

· Preparing and breaking down surgical areas

· Assisting in anesthetic monitoring by recording and transcribing monitoring information and relaying patient vitals

· Obtaining patient vitals including heart rate, temperature, respiratory rate, mentation.

· Performing technician appointments including anal gland expression, nail trims, dremels, etc.

· Appropriately updating templates and inputting information accurately

· Creating written prescriptions and RX OUTS for medications not filled in house

· Assisting the doctor with euthanasia appointments and preparing and baking paw prints

· Running in house 4DX and FelV/FIV tests. Running urinalysis on the correct program. Interpreting results to know if bacterial confirmation or additional testing is needed.

· Printing labwork from Vet Connect Plus and appropriately assigning to doctor bin. Locating errors and troubleshooting to ensure all lab results are collected and relayed to client.

· Opening treatment procedures

· Closing treatment procedures

· Administering subcutaneous injections and intranasal administration of vaccines under the direction of the doctor.

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