Veterinary Assistant III

Humane Colorado

Job Description

Purpose of Position: Assist veterinarians in providing medical care and treatment for animals, and exceptional customer service to patrons. This position works directly with underserved community members and their pets to provide high quality, affordable veterinary care through urgent care, spay/neuter and vaccine clinics.

Responsibilities

Assist veterinarians in surgical and medical procedures, including dentistry, high-volume/high-quality surgery, and non-elective surgery.
Plan daily surgery flow to ensure maximum efficiency while maintaining high standards of patient care.
Calculate and administer anesthesia and monitor animals under anesthesia.
Induce anesthesia and intubate, monitor anesthesia, prepare patient for surgery, and keep thorough surgery logs and anesthesia sheets.
Independently work through anesthesia complications, specifically in critical anesthesia patients.
Perform medical treatments and diagnostics at the direction of the veterinarians.
Provide first line, exceptional customer service to all patrons.
Ensure a smooth and timely flow of office calls from check-in to discharge.
Effective client communication, including medical consent, patient discharge instructions and client education as recommended by doctor.
Utilize proper animal handling and restraint.
Perform client call-backs.
Fill client prescriptions and maintain drug logs as required.
Use and maintain medical equipment.
Perform accurate data entry into hospital software system to update client and animal records.
Maintain professional and courteous demeanor in challenging/stressful situations.
Contribute to and lead initiatives to improve processes and procedures.
CSU Spur Additional Responsibilities

Ability to effectively communicate with various audiences about veterinary work being done in real time, in an on-view setting and with an emphasis on education.
Work in partnership with CSU education facilitator to assure accuracy of content.
Oversee technical aspects of equipment needed to fulfill educational partnership with CSU and alert management to issues as needed.

Compensation: Starting at $23.40 - $24.85 per hour (Starting pay commensurate with market, experience, and equity)