VETERINARY ASSISTANT
Company: Pet Urgent Care of Buckhead
Location: Nashville
Posted on: October 27, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description** Job duties include, but are not limited
to:**Pet restraint, triage incoming patients, collection and
analysis of lab samples, diagnostic imaging, management and nursing
care of medical and hospitalized cases with varying degrees of
stability, administration of medications, effective communication
of treatment plans with clients, surgical preparation and
assistance, and anesthetic management.Must be able to withstand
unpleasant odors and noises. May be exposed to bites, scratches,
animal waste and potentially contagious diseases.Whether you're
looking to just be a master of your role or trying to grow into
that next career move, you'll have opportunities through a variety
of virtual and hands on, interactive training and continuing
development.Qualifications:
Qualifications** We're looking for:**
+ Ability to sit or stand and work at a computer for long periods
of time.
+ Ability to be confident around animals (i.e., dogs, cats, birds,
reptiles, etc. Candidate to confirm species treated with practice
leadership for additional clarity.)
+ Client needs and work volume may occasionally require more than
40 hours per week to complete essential duties of this job. This
position may require special working hours, including working
weekends, evenings and/or holidays.
+ Must have mental capacity and processes for reasoning,
remembering, mathematics and language ability (reading, writing,
and speaking the English language) to perform the duties
proficiently.
+ The noise level in the work environment is moderately high. Ear
plugs will be available upon request.
+ Job requires sufficient ambulatory skills in order to perform
required duties while working.
+ Ability to sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as
well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 50 pounds.
+ Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity
with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and
operate other equipment as required.
+ Specific vision abilities required by this job include close
vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and ability to adjust focus.
+ Hospital teammates are routinely exposed to a variety of animals
that may bite, kick or scratch, and on occasion, may be exposed to
anesthesia, radiation, biological or zoonotic hazards and/or
medication/controlled substances.Additional Information** We offer
our staff:**
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