Job Details
Midtown Veterinary Hospital is looking for an Experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our team! Midtown is a boutique veterinary hospital located in Palo Alto and the preferred center of veterinary excellence in Silicon Valley, CA. Our hospital boasts a modern and spacious facility that allows for increased efficiency in delivering wellness, preventative, and urgent care. We are a small team with 1 Veterinarian but we take pride in fostering a culture of exceptional teamwork and in creating positive experiences and relationships with our valued patients, clientele, and teammates.
Position Overview: The Veterinary Assistant supports the hospital by providing dedicated quality veterinary care and extraordinary service to our patients and clients. As a Veterinary Assistant, you will fully assist the DVMs and RVTs to help improve the quality of care to the patients by relieving them of technical work and achieving greater efficiency at Midtown Veterinary Hospital.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Use your clinical skills to provide the highest level of care
- Obtain health history from clients and handle patients for examination
- Complete lab work as required
- Take radiographs as directed and have an understanding of positioning and radiation safety
- Perform intravenous catheter placement and assist in collecting samples for diagnostics
- Use correct veterinary terminology to complete medical records and provide instruction and information to clients
- Proper drug calculations
- Administer injections and other treatments as directed
- Monitor anesthesia and prepare patients for surgery
- Perform dental prophylaxis and dental imaging
- Fill prescriptions for patients and have an understanding of commonly used medications
- Client education
- Perform duties as directed by leadership
- Cleanliness and organization throughout work areas
- Be a strong patient advocate
- Be a dynamic team player and communicator
Qualifications and Skills: - At least 1 year of experience performing above duties
- Confidence with anesthesia monitoring, pre/post op care, and dental assisting
- High School Diploma/GED
- Able to perform moderately physically demanding work, that requires lifting (up to 50 pounds), cleaning, and constant motion
- Ability to work with or around sick animals, potentially hazardous materials, cleaning chemicals, gas anesthetics, zoonotic diseases, and unpleasant odors
Available Schedule: Full-time position, open to a flexible schedule
- We are open: M-F 9am-6pm
- Saturdays 10am-7pm
- Closed Sundays
Benefits We Offer: - Competitive compensation commensurate with experience ($26.00 - $32.00 per hour)
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k + company match
- Paid time off
- Continuing education opportunities
- Professional development support
- Mental health assistance
- Employee discounts on veterinary services
- Scrub allowance
- Employee Referral Program
- Collaborative and encouraging work environment!
Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you! Midtown Veterinary Hospital is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, national origin, religion, gender, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Job Reference ID: CPP-0000249