Georgia Veterinary Assistant

Our Opportunity :

At Chewy were changing the veterinary care experience from the ground up! It starts by creating a culture and work environment where veterinary teams can succeed every day. With the launch of our new veterinary clinics in early 2024 we are looking fora full-time (GA) Veterinary Assistant to join our Healthcare Practice Team. As a clinical team member youll work in a practice designed from the ground up by veterinarians equipped with advanced equipment and purpose-built technology so that you can practice your best medicine and focus on patient and pet parent care. We offer a customer- and team member-centric work environment where together we deliver care that starts with a visit and lasts a lifetime!

Chewy Vet Care is a comprehensive pet healthcare practice that delivers connected care through a gold standard of veterinary medicine. Our mission is clear - to become the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents and partners everywhere. This is an opportunity to join the industry leader that not only cares about what you do but what you need as a person. Well provide excellent benefits scheduling options that fit your lifestyle and growth opportunities to enhance your clinical and leadership aspirations. Join the team that understands that caring for the pets we love starts with greater care for our veterinary teams.

What youll do :

• Serve to support your practice team setting the bar for providing high-level competent veterinary support care and embodying the Chewy Vet Care culture to work collaboratively with your peers and deliver the pet parent WOW experience.
• Responsible for implementing the outlined policies and procedures utilizing integrated technology and delivering consistent and appropriate medical care within the given skill set.
• Perform (GA) Veterinary Assistant skills to support practice veterinarians including assistance with operating medical equipment (like lab radiology anesthesia dental) monitoring sedated patients (non-anesthetic) running bloodwork and other diagnostic lab tests and performing functions that require handling animal bodily fluids and tissues.
• Perform (GA) Veterinary Assistant skills to support practice veterinarians including basic patient care provide routine record-keeping and observation of patients made when cleaning and feeding stocking cleaning treatment and exam rooms triage obtain a TPR Patient history and chief complaint prep rooms for appointments presenting estimates for wellness appointments set up and prep lab samples demonstrate knowledge of basic sanitation and disinfection techniques of animal kennels and bedding examination rooms hospital facilities and surgical suites apply dog and cat safety muzzle start stop and administer IV Fluids restrain patients in multiple positions for both patient and staff safety ability to trim Dremel and document nail trims express and document anal gland expressions reconstitute give and document vaccines / other DVM approved injections properly clean pack and sterilize surgical equipment and wash dry and sort surgical and hospital laundry.
• Demonstrate team support and care for others work experiences.
• Understand and follow the practices Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Standards of Care (SOC)
• Review invoices with clients and manage client
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with other team members keeping veterinarians informed in real time on patient updates (in practice at referral and under home care)
• Be proficient using the PIMS and aid others on the team in their use of the technology.
• Act responsibly given the pharmacy holdings of the practice and maintain controlled substance logs.
• Assist practice manager with communicating on inventory needs.
• Clean workspaces after every patient or patient lab sample interaction.
• Participation in self-development courses and Chewy Vet Care required compliance training.
• Perform related duties and assignments as directed by management.
• May be required to work weekends position may require some travel.

What youll need :

Physical job requirements :

Key Skills

Veterinary Experience,Animal Care,Basic Math,Animal Husbandry,Veterinary Assistant,Veterinary Technician Experience,Vital Signs Experience,Animal Handling,Animal Restraint,Pet Care,Medical Imaging,Medication Administration

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1