Full Time Experienced Veterinary Assistant or Rvt - Costa Mesa, United States - Newport Harbor Animal Hospital

Newport Harbor Animal Hospital

Verified Company

Costa Mesa, United States

3 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Full time

Description

NHAH Veterinary Assistant/RVT, Job Description

Veterinary Assistant/Registered Veterinary Technician

REPORTS TO:

Manager, Cassidy Hawthorne, RVT

Manager, Erica Martinez

Manager, Gina Murphy

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are one of Orange County's oldest Animal Hospitals serving the pet health care needs of the Costa Mesa/Newport Beach/Irvine and surrounding cities since 1947.

We are a very high pace, busy hospital with 9 full-time doctors and are looking for a Veterinary Assistant/RVT to join our team.

Veterinary Assistant/RVT staff members are responsible for patient care taking, handling and restraining animals for doctors and other VA/RVT's, carrying out treatments, filling medications, feeding and medicating animals, maintaining patient husbandry.

Client communications include, but not limited to, making appointments and recheck appts, going overestimates, charges and all treatment and medications recommended to owner, taking phone calls and helping clients with technical questions, and calling in Rx's for clients.

AGE REQUIREMENT

Minimum of 18 years old

EDUCATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

High school diploma or equivalent
Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) desirable but not required

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum two years of onthejob experience as veterinary assistant or RVT

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

Must uphold our core values of: Integrity, Compassion, Self-Improvement, Reliability, Positivity and Team Spirit
Must enjoy working with animals and be able to deal with them even when they are stressed, ill or in pain
Ability to stay calm and efficient during a medical crisis
Is wellspoken and approaches his/her job duties in a mature nature
Experienced in the teamwork approach and works well with all levels of hospital team members; avoids gossiping
Has excellent client communication skills and is able to handle complaints without getting upset or frustrated
Ability to take verbal or written directions and perform treatments to patients accordingly
Knowledgeable of veterinary medicine and treatments to be able to go over estimates efficiently and effectively
Must be able to answer phone calls to help clients and call in RX's
Able to take constructive criticism well
Willingness to be flexible to help cover shifts when needed
Perform all other duties assigned

NURSING CARE

Monitors and records observations regarding all patients in the hospital and reports observations to a doctor.
Documents all conversations, observations, and status reports regarding patients, conversations with clients, and doctor's instructions in medical records.
Demonstrates proper use and setup of medical equipment, following safety guidelines.
Understands medical terminology, including dosage instructions, and is familiar with drugs prescribed for treatment.
Communicates with doctors in a professional manner.
Understands and carries out instructions as directed and in a timely fashion.
Performs IV catheterization, programs IV pump according to doctor's instructions.
Fills prescriptions according to instructions, properly documents in the medical record, and calls in prescriptions to pharmacies when needed.

SURGERY AND DENTAL

Performs surgery prep accurately on all patients as per doctor's instructions and in a timely manner to ensure doctor remains on schedule and is productive.
Performs anesthesia induction of animal according to hospital protocol and doctor specifications.
Prepares surgery room and equipment.
Monitors animals during surgery; observes heart rate, respirations, and blood pressure during the procedure and reports to the doctor.
Recovers patient after anesthetic procedure to ensure the patient is safe and properly cared for at all times.
Performs dental procedures, immediately documents activity in the medical record, and reports medical information, including abnormalities, to the doctor.
Performs proper instrument cleaning and sterilization techniques; wraps packs for autoclaving, and safely uses autoclave to sterilize instruments for the next days' surgery cases.
Performs laser therapy treatments on patients with thorough knowledge of how to program and use the laser machine according to safety guidelines.

LABORATORY

Obtains blood, urine, and other samples from the patient, ensuring patient safety and well

- being.

Runs blood samples on inhouse laboratory machines, documents results in medical records, and reports results to the doctor.
Prepares and analyzes urinalysis, fecal flotations, cytology tests, smears, stains, and combo test accurately and in a timely fashion.
Prints lab forms, prepares requisitions, and processes reference lab blood work in a timely fashion to ensure samples are ready for daily pickup by lab personnel.

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