Veterinary Assistant

VCA Brickell Animal Hospital is hiring an experienced Veterinary Assistant for a full time opportunity.

Compensation : $19 - $22 / hr is based on skill set, and experience.

Schedule : Rotating weekends

Located in the heart of Miami, FL, VCA Brickell Animal Hospital is a four doctor, full-service veterinary medical facility open 7 days a week. We are committed to providing exceptional care for your pets. Our compassionate and professional team is dedicated to delivering the highest quality medical, surgical, dental, and preventative services to keep your pets healthy and happy.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Previous experience or training / education working in a veterinary facility preferred.
• Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented.”
• Excellent communications skills.
• Must be capable of being cross-trained for front office receptionist duties that will be expected in the job.
• Telephone and computer skills are necessary.
• Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept change.

Veterinary assistant Duties :

The following is a list of essential job requirements. This list may be revised at any time and additional duties not listed here may be assigned as needed. Job functions and job responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Client Relations

Nursing Care

Housekeeping / Maintenance

Examinations / Assessments

Record Keeping

Anesthesia

Surgery

Radiology

Dentistry

Laboratory

Pharmacy

Marketing

Client Relations :

Assist receptionists with client / patient checking in and checking out of hospital.

Ensure that clients and pets feel welcome and comfortable. Service as “Ambassadors” of creating and maintaining goodwill for the hospital. Build rapport with clients and pets.

Greet clients and pets by name. Help new clients completely fill out the registration form. Inform new clients about the hospital’s services, etc. Exceed the client’s expectations of service. If there is a delay, keep clients informed of expected waiting time.

Must support reception staff by providing telephone support to ensure that clients’ calls and requests are being processed in a timely manner.

Provide support to reception staff in appointment scheduling. Ability to effectively communicate and educate clients on general animal husbandry and answer non-medical questions :

General dietary requirements and feeding schedules. Vaccines. Basic dietary recommendations. Dental care instructions.

Routine laboratory tests, i.e. fecals, heartworm, leukemia, etc. Housebreaking techniques. General flea and tick control.

Nursing Care :

Surgery :

Radiology :

Dentistry :

Know general uses of our instrumentation for endodontic, exodontic, etc.

Laboratory :

Ability to take dental radiographs if necessary.

Pharmacy :

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