Are you an experienced Veterinary Assistant looking for a team that works together and loves to support each other? Do you enjoy seeing a variety of cases, virtually guaranteeing no two days are the same? Do you want an opportunity to utilize your full skill set while simultaneously learning new and advanced techniques? Clarksville Veterinary Emergency & Specialty is searching for a Veterinary Assistant to join our GROWING team in Emergency Critical Care!
WHY WORK WITH US? Join a team of veterinary professionals you can easily build relationships with - we support and encourage each other and love to celebrate wins, big or small. We pride ourselves on a welcoming learning environment where team members feel safe to advance their skills and seek guidance from each other while practicing quality medicine and patient care.
Job Responsibilities:
* Perform/Assist with Procedures/Diagnostics for ECC patients
* Blood work, radiographs, ECGs, fill out ultrasound requests
* Transcribe results in MRE and on treatment sheet (PCV/TS, BPs, BGs, etc.)
* Run sedation/anesthesia for ECC patients - wound management, bandage changes, etc.
* Sole technician for any ventilator/table patients with hourly/Q 30 minute monitoring/recording
* Set up for common procedures when necessary - thoracocentesis, pericardiocentesis, abdominocentesis, chest tube placement, etc.
* Place nasogastric tubes, central lines, arterial catheters
* Call Clients with patient updates in morning (as needed/directed), document in EzyVet
* Take Client inquiry phone calls (discharged ECC patients)
* Call in medications/prescriptions for ECC clients
* Complete patient discharges as needed
* Text photos to client as directed
* Follow-up call to owner following discharge to see how patient is doing/answer any questions
* Perform TPR’s on ECC patient’s daily, round results to Criticalist
* Write/highlight treatment sheets
* Assist ICU with CRITICAL ECC patients, as directed by Criticalist (not responsible for primary care unless directed)
* Fill ECC patients medications
* Start/prepare/help with finalization of Discharge Instructions as directed by Criticalist
* Discharge ECC patients as needed/directed
* Take RDVM or transfer calls for Criticalist when not available
* Serve as internal liaison for CSR’s, other departments, consults, etc.
* Communicate with Med Records Coordinators about discharges, and pertinent record information
Qualifications:
* At least 3+ years of veterinary hospital experience
* Must have a reasonably in-depth understanding of veterinary medicine and basic disease processes
* Must have broad technical abilities
* Must have exemplary customer services skills
* Adaptable to work with different departments and people regularly
* Possesses a calm demeanor in stressful situations and high emotional intelligence
* Proactive in identifying the needs of each specialty department on a daily, weekly basis
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