Veterinary Assistant

Clinic Vision: We will nurture a culture that is committed to patients and clients while valuing staff and promoting their professional growth. We will strive to stay at the forefront of veterinary medicine while staying true to our core values: compassion, collaboration, flexibility and reputability.

Job Purpose: To protect and improve animal wellbeing by providing animal care and assistance to staff and clients while maintaining a safe and professional work environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assisting doctors and vet techs is a main priority, including ultrasound.
• Animal handling including working with dogs and cats, exotics, fearful and fractious patients.
• Patient care duties include dog walking, feeding and watering, notifying a doctor or vet tech if any patient concerns and acting as a patient advocate.
• Maintain general clinic cleanliness using standardized protocols. Includes floors, bathrooms, kennels, laundry and disposal of sharps, garbage and recycling. Daily, weekly, monthly and seasonal task charts are to be followed and initial.
• Maintain the clinic grounds by picking up garbage and pet waste. Seasonal tasks include salting the walkways, shoveling snow and watering plants.
• Surgery: cleaning endotracheal tubes, surgical instruments and the surgery suite. Assisting with surgical patients as directed by the vet techs.
• Radiology: assisting vet techs with x-rays while following safety protocols.
• Organizing and stocking the back of the clinic, including putting away the order.
• Assist vet techs with the euthanasia process, making pawprints and handling remains.
• Answering the phone, scheduling appointments, assisting in reception and the pharmacy during busy times.
• Work as a liaison between all staff and the patient or client.
• Monitoring and maintaining the duties checklist.

Requirements:

• Full time: 40 hours/week, including some evening and Saturday daytime shifts.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure, busy work environment.
• Ability to follow instructions and attention to detail.
• Willingness to cross train on reception duties.
• Physical demands include standing most of the day, lifting up to 40 lbs, working both inside and outside.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma preferred.
• Experience with animals and in customer service is an asset.
• Drivers license an asset.

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• RRSP match
• Store discount

Work Location: In person