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VCA Animal Hospitals

Veterinary Assistant Experienced Surgery

VCA Animal Hospitals, Ithaca, New York, us, 14851

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VCA Colonial Animal Hospital

is seeking an experienced Surgical Veterinary Assistant to join our team.

We are looking for individuals who are passionate about providing advanced care and management of patients in a specialty setting. This is a wonderful opportunity for a Veterinary Assistant who desires a challenge and the opportunity to grow and contribute to a collaborative team. We value exceptional client care and professionalism and are seeking like minded individuals

The successful candidate will provide high quality veterinary medicine and patient care to both the general practice and emergency service —with guidance and mentorship from our LVT team

Assisting Veterinarians with appointments

Make sure all the appropriate bloodwork and workup is available to surgeon for appointment

Weigh patient and bring to exam room.

Obtain patient history and start specialized surgery exam record in the computer

Generate and or review estimates for surgery and procedures

Assist DVM with physical exam

Clean exam room

Bring patients to surgery prep for bloodwork, put in cage, hand technician filled out check list, write patient on white board.

Complete examination in record with DVM.

Assisting morning surgeon with SOAPs

Enter SOAPs into computer

Give owners updates and schedule discharges

Discharge instruction generation

Fill medications gather belongings

Discharge patients

Referral letter generation

At VCA, your passion for medicine and compassion for pets and people is matched with a commitment to your professional growth.

• We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical/dental/vision and paid vacation (for F/T employees only), 401(k), generous personal pet care discounts, and more!

Compensation:

will vary with experience $20 - 22 / hr

Schedule:

(4) Ten hour work days

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com