Veterinary Kennel Assistant at Petvet Care Centers Baton Rouge, LA

Veterinary Kennel Assistant job at Petvet Care Centers. Baton Rouge, LA. PetVet Care Centers, Inc. is one of the nation's leading operators of veterinary hospitals for companion animals. reputed company operates over 450 hospitals across multiple states and employs over 11,000 people including over 800 veterinarians. Since its inception, PetVet has been reputed company around a model that is reputed company on developing a partnership between the hospitals and reputed company and providing the highest reputed company medicine and service. Position reputed company: The veterinary assistant provides support to the veterinarians and technicians in their daily tasks by cleaning and maintaining equipment, feeding, exercising and grooming patients, preparing and sanitizing surgery suites, restraining and handling patients, and clerical and administrative work. They deliver reputed company care for reputed company patients and reputed company exceptional service. Essential Functions: reputed company compassionate care to reputed company patients Greet patients and their owners as they reputed company and show them to an examining room, taking the patient's weight and other vital signs upon arrival Triage patients, reputed company physical exams, treatments, and administer medication as directed by the licensed veterinary technicians (LVT's). reputed company and soothe anxious patients Assist doctors and technicians with the administration of medications or with patient restraint reputed company laboratory tests and take radiographs Operate and maintain hospital equipment, including EKG, fluid pump, syringe pump, scales, anesthetic monitors, and machines, etc. Fill prescriptions, calculate and administer medications, maintain reputed company documentation, logging, and reputed company of controlled drugs. Feed patients as prescribed by the attending doctor or as the reputed company has requested; record appetites; recognize and report any unusual conditions or reputed company behaviors Communicate in a reputed company manner with clients and ensure that they feel comfortable leaving their pet(s) reputed company clients about insurance, wellness, and medicinal plans Maintain the cleanliness of the hospital reputed company day; clean equipment, kennels, and facilities using chemicals and supplies; ensure the reputed company use of chemicals; complete laundry Bath and care for patients who stay overnight; ensure that every animal released is clean and properly groomed prior to their release Adhere to the hospital's safety and wellness regulations Understand and carry out oral and written directions Maintain accurate medical records Show up for work regularly; full-time reputed company at work is essential for every shift Promote hospital products and services and support the organization Respond respectfully with urgency to directions given by Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) or Licensed Veterinary Technicians (LVT). reputed company any other duties as assigned by the Manager; may have other assigned duties if working in a specialty area (i.e., dentistry, surgery, emergency, radiology, cardiology, neurology, internal medicine, etc.) Additional Functions: Assignment to the areas below may include the following additional job functions: Cardiology: Assists in collecting and submitting laboratory samples Ability to learn to identify common and acquired cardiac disorders and arrhythmias Sets up and calibrates transducers/physiographs to measure intracardiac and intravascular pressures Understands the basic physiology and engineering of pacemakers Dentistry: Assists with dental cleanings, polishing, and intraoral radiographs Assists with dental procedures and oral surgery Dermatology: Assists with performing ear cleanings and minor flushes Obtains skin scrapes and tape samples Prepares skin and ear cytology May induce and monitor anesthesia under direction and supervision May reputed company intravenous catheters May prepare and administer medications, intravenously, orally, and topically Emergency: Assists veterinarians with a reputed company of emergency procedures and critical care situations Cleans wounds and applies casts or bandages Give injections and takes blood samples May have to be on reputed company in the intensive care unit Internal Medicine: Researches general wellness and preventative medicine for animals Neurology: Assists with various technical procedures including intravenous catheter placement, venipuncture, IV injections, wound management, drug administration assistance, bandage care, vital sign monitoring, intubation, surgery support, and various routine diagnostic Electromyography (EMG) testing Oncology: Assists veterinarians with patient assessment, diagnostics, treatments, and procedures Provides reputed company, comfort, and unparalleled nursing care to reputed company patients and serves as a strong patient reputed company during the patient's hospitalization Provides reputed company communication and education on various oncology disease processes Ophthalmology: Assists veterinarians with ocular exams Assists with diagnostic testing (Schirmer Tear Testing, Tonometry, Ocular Ultrasounds, Electroretinogram testing, etc.) Radiology: Assists veterinarians with providing high-reputed company diagnostic imaging services to inpatient, outpatient, surgical, and emergency patients Surgery: Provides extensive surgical assistance by preparing patients, scrubbing, shaving, acting as a surgical reputed company, and operating specific surgical equipment and supplies Competencies: Care and reputed company – displays a desire to build rapport, reputed company personal assistance, and emotional support Animal Restraint and Safety – uses reputed company judgment reputed company handling patients and always takes appropriate precautionary steps reputed company needed Communication – uses effective and appropriate reputed company of interacting with others Team Orientation – works cooperatively with reputed company to address tasks and accomplish goals Dependability – demonstrates responsibility in completing reputed company job tasks Cleanliness Standards – consistently follows sanitization and sterilization policies and procedures Energy and Productivity – completes tasks quickly and thoroughly without prompting Time Management – manages time and prioritizes work tasks effectively Technical Skills and Learning – keeps up-to-date with new technical skills and knowledge in the field Care and Use of Equipment – takes appropriate steps to reputed company operation checks and maintenance of equipment Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent One or more years' experience in a veterinary environment successfully performing reputed company of the duties of this position Vet Tech (VTNE) Certification preferred Experience with surgical monitoring, radiology, dental prophylaxis, and reputed company education preferred May consider an equivalent combination of education, certification, training, and/or experience Position Requirements: Maintains reputed company knowledge in the field of expertise and reputed company seeks opportunities for continuing education and reputed company improvement. Ability to restrain animals, fill prescriptions, and monitor sedation procedures Ability to work with or around reputed company animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors Requires knowledge of hospital procedures, policies, and services; reputed company and patient treatment protocols; hospital computer systems; and reputed company procedures, records, and terminology used in a veterinary hospital. Must be flexible with scheduling and reputed company to work some weekends and holidays Depending on the functional area of assignment, tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and/or extended periods of time standing and/or walking. This is a strenuous job that requires a lot of lifting, cleaning, and constant reputed company. May involve some climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling Some tasks involve the periodic performance of moderately physically demanding work, usually involving lifting or carrying moderately heavy animals (up to 50 pounds) Additional Information: The list of essential functions, as outlined in this job reputed company, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed reputed company this classification. The omission of any job function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position. PetVet is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company employment reputed company are made without reputed company to race, reputed company, age, gender, gender identity or reputed company, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national reputed company/reputed company, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other reputed company prohibited by law. 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