Vet Assistant Montclair, NJ

Overview

Vet Assistant job at Community Vet. Montclair, NJ.

Veterinary Technician Assistant

• Provides compassionate care to patients and clients; able to conduct oneself in a confident and professional manner even when stressed and/or focused on individual tasks.
• Keep accurate medical records in accordance with hospital policy.
• Prepares and maintains the exam rooms and treatment areas.
• Performs physical assessments; records observations legibly in files or veterinary software system.
• Can effectively restrain pets, even when large or difficult.
• Knows all common vaccines and vaccination protocols and can explain to clients.
• Understands the importance of a clean and orderly facility and does so as part of regular normal job duty.
• Maintains positive, cooperative relationships with other employees.
• Prepare estimates for procedures and discusses financial commitments with clients supporting hospital financial policies.
• Able to explain necessary follow up and homecare instructions to clients.
• Cares for surgical materials and equipment; keeps the operating room properly stocked and prepared for surgery.
• Sets up for clinical laboratory procedures such as fecal flotation exams, heartworm checks, skin scrapings, urinalysis, ear cytology and fungal cultures; maintains file of lab test results and ensures that test results are recorded in patient records.
• Can effectively position for and take radiographs of patients.
• Understands the use and care of IV pumps.
• Admits patients following hospital policy and doctors written orders.
• Discharges patients based on the veterinarian’s orders, ensuring that patients are well groomed and in a medically appropriate state.
• Performs other duties as assigned including assisting in other areas.

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Preferred Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Previous on-the-job experience is desirable, but not requirement
• Previous animal care background is a plus

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations

N/A

• Compassionate
• Adaptable
• Empathetic
• Oral Communication and Comprehension
• Organizational Skills
• Planning and Prioritizing
• Relationship Building
• Writing and Verbal Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of the Net Suite system; MS Excel Spreadsheet software and MS Word; MS PowerPoint Word Processing software. Previous veterinary practice systems is a plus.

No travel is expected for this position.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

This job operates in a professional animal hospital/clinic. This role may have exposure to electromagnetic radiation, anesthetic gases, unpleasant odors, noises and animal feces. May be exposed to bites, scratches and contagious diseases. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $15.00 - $20.00 per hour

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:
Verona, NJ 07044:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

• Veterinary experience: 1 year (Preferred)
• Veterinary assistant: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person