veterinary assistant

Banfield Pet Hospital
Sacramento, CA, United States
Full-time

SUMMARY OF JOB PURPOSE AND FUNCTION

The Veterinary Assistant supports the veterinarians and veterinary technicians in ensuring quality veterinary

care for all pets, advocates for pets, educates clients on all aspects of pet health, and ensures a safe and

effective hospital environment.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

  • Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.
  • Act as the extra eyes, ears and hands for the veterinarian and veterinary technician to ensure the best

quality pet care and to maximize the veterinarian's and veterinary technician's productivity.

Communicate with veterinarian, veterinary technicians and all other associates to maintain the flow of

patients.

Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service at all times. This includes performing or preparing

procedures that do not require veterinarian or veterinary technician assistance, completing preparatory

work for other procedures, ensuring that clients and pets are comfortable in the hospital, and monitoring

hospitalized or surgical pets as allowed in the state practice acts.

Educate clients about Optimum Wellness Plans, preventive care, pet health needs, hospital services and

other issues.

  • Obtain relevant information and history from clients and maintain proper and complete medical charts.
  • Ensure the safety of pets, clients and associates by utilizing safe restraining techniques, following

standard protocols, and maintaining clean, sterile and organized treatment areas, exam rooms and labs.

  • Assist with surgery as applicable.
  • Utilize technical skills to the fullest, within state practice acts and as outlined in the NAVTA guidelines for

veterinary assistant skills and duties.

  • Mentor other paraprofessionals in the hospital.
  • Other job duties as assigned.

THE FIVE PRINCIPLES

  • Quality - The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.
  • Responsibility - As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as associates, we

support the responsibility of others.

  • Mutuality - A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.
  • Efficiency - We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.
  • Freedom - We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.

HIRING QUALIFICATIONS

COMPETENCIES

Leadership

  • Action Oriented
  • Customer Focus
  • Listening
  • Peer Relationships
  • Personal Learning

Functional

  • Ensure medical quality
  • Effective communication
  • 25 days ago
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