ECC Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary assistants play a vital role at the Schwarzman Animal Medical Center. They work alongside our veterinarians and veterinary technicians to provide comfort and care for all our patients. Our veterinary assistants help during patient exams, blood sampling, catheter placement, and assist in running point of care laboratory tests. Our veterinary assistants also take radiographs, assist in ultrasound, and even help prepare surgical instruments and operating room set up. Veterinary assistants can take advantage of our career ladder to learn and grow into advanced positions like surgical instrument assistants and patient care assistants. We also offer tuition assistance to employees wanting to continue their educational goals and the ability to earn externship hours for accredited veterinary technology programs.

We are currently looking to hire Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Assistants.

Responsibilities:

• Provide excellent care and ensure cleanliness and comfort of all AMC patients
• Provide appropriate assistance with emergency patients
• Assist with patient admissions, transfers, and discharges
• Facilitate patient visits
• Perform accurate record keeping and data entry
• Communicate changes in patient’s behavior and voids to doctors and technicians
• Maintain excellent wor