Per Diem Veterinary Assistant, Animal Dental Clinic
San Carlos, CA
Contracted
Dental
Mid Level
Per Diem Veterinary Assistant - Animal Dental Clinic
$20 - $22/hr
$20 - $22/hr
The Role:
Animal Dental Clinic is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to join our team on a Per Diem basis! Veterinary Assistants are essential to our clinic’s daily operations and play an integral part in our team. They are focused on appointments, treatments, dental cleanings, and surgical assistance. You will work closely with our doctors and registered technicians to provide a great experience for our patients while gaining continuing opportunities to learn new skills.
Animal Dental Clinic is seeking a Veterinary Assistant to join our team on a Per Diem basis! Veterinary Assistants are essential to our clinic’s daily operations and play an integral part in our team. They are focused on appointments, treatments, dental cleanings, and surgical assistance. You will work closely with our doctors and registered technicians to provide a great experience for our patients while gaining continuing opportunities to learn new skills.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Physical examinations and patient assessment- TPR,
- Instrument preparation and sterilization
- Anesthesia monitoring, recovery and assisting
- Dentistry cleanings and x-rays
- Venipuncture/laboratory processing
- Catheter placement
Qualifications:
- Previous experience or training/education working in a veterinary facility preferred
- Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented”
- Comfortable around animals
- Excellent communication skills
- Telephone and computer skills are necessary.
- A team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept change
- The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 50 pounds
Schedule:
- 8 to 10-hour shifts depending on caseload.
- Pick up shifts on a Per Diem basis
Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.
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