• Overview:

• THIS POSITION REQUIRES PREVIOUS VETERINARY ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE. IF YOU HAVE NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY

• Join our veterinary team as a Veterinary Assistant and contribute to the well-being of animals in our care. We are seeking an experienced dedicated individual with a passion for animal welfare to assist our veterinarian and support staff in providing exceptional care to our patients.

• Duties:

• Assist veterinarians during examinations, treatments, and surgeries
• Handle and restrain animals during procedures
• Ability to obtain a detail medical history from clients for our patients and maintain medical record.
• Monitor and record vital signs of animals
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of exam rooms, treatment rooms / overall hospital and kennels, and surgical areas
• Provide post-operative care and administer medications as directed
• Assist with client education on topics such as nutrition, medication administration, and basic animal care
• Ability to work a rotating Saturday schedule
• Ability to work independently without constant supervision, to find tasks and areas within hospital that need care during downtime to continue overall daily productivity
• Ability to work 10-11 hour work schedule with 1 hour lunch break
• Ability to carry up to 50 lbs by self.

• Skills:

• Experience in veterinary medicine is required, with minimum of 12 month of on the job related work required. However, 2+ year(s) is preferred. Please do not apply unless you meet this criterion.
• Knowledge of veterinary critical care practices and ability to triage patients that come in through urgent care.
• Understand importance of wellness visits and preventative care when applied to both dogs and cats.
• Proficiency in handling and caring for dogs and cats. Ability to handle fractious pets and know techniques to safely handle without injury them or self.
• Ability to follow aseptic techniques to prevent infection.
• Strong communication skills for interacting with clients and ability to provide compassionate care to both pets and clients alike
• Familiarity with in-house diagnostics including IDEXX laboratories, fecal exams, skin scrapings preferred
• PMS is a cloud-based program (Shepherd) and this practice is considered paperless. Thus, basic computer skills are required.
• Ability to communicate with team members to relay hospital / client / staff needs and help overall success of the practice.
• Ability to work in a team oriented environment and both ask for and be of help to your team mates!
• Ability to draw blood, experience placing IVC, and assistance in dentistry and surgery major plus. Proof of this ability will provide a higher starting wage.
• Pay is based off experience and skill set in these areas described above If you are passionate about working with animals, possess the required skills, and are looking to grow in the veterinary field, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position.

This position is actively seeking an experienced veterinary assistant or veterinary technician.

Job Types:

Full-time, Part-time Pay:

$14.00

• $20.

00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discount Flexible schedule Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Uniform allowance Vision insurance Application Question(s): Timeline to start work?

Education:

High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

Veterinary experience: 1 year (Required) Veterinary assistant: 1 year (Required) Shift availability: Day Shift (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

New Bern, NC 28562 (Required) Ability to

Relocate:

New Bern, NC 28562: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location:

In person