Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Great Falls Animal Hospital is seeking Veterinary Assistants to join our team! At GFAH, our mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality veterinary care for our patients and an exceptional level of service for the owners who love them.

Our Veterinary Assistants play an essential role in our success by assisting veterinarians in exam rooms, providing compassionate care for pets, maintaining hospital equipment, and providing excellent customer service to our clients.

This is a full-time opportunity. We are open Mon- Friday 8-6 and Saturdays from 8-2. Shifts would be flexible accommodating around our hours and rotating Saturdays.

Responsibilities:

• Assist veterinarians and technicians by properly restraining pets for exams and preparing them for treatments
• Perform basic in-house lab testing, nail trims, and collect urine/fecal samples as needed
• ·Administers subcutaneous fluids, SQ injections and oral medications.
• Set up and break down of surgery suites, maintain hospital equipment and general cleanliness
• Educate and effectively communicate with clients to provide a positive customer service experience
• Accurately fill prescriptions as directed by veterinarian and respond to client refill requests
• Effectively position for and take radiographs of patients, either under the direction of a doctor or technician
• Navigate database software to enter service charges and patient care notes

Qualifications:

• Previous experience working with and restraining animals preferred
• Previous customer service experience required
• Ability to lift up to 40lbs on a routine basis and occasionally lift up to 150 pounds with help of other team members; the ability to walk large dogs
• Ability to prioritize tasks and multitask
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

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