Admission Service Veterinary Assistant

This position will involve assisting our Admission team in appointments, preparing patients for surgery, creating treatment sheets and other paperwork, opening sterile supplies and instruments in the O.R, and most importantly being the right-hand assistant to the Admission doctor. These duties include preparing paperwork for appointments, ensuring treatment sheets are started and patient is on correct whiteboard in Smartflow, reviewing bloodwork and lab results with clients at the doctor’s discretion, assisting with client communication, ensuring tasks are being completed for transfers to the surgery team.

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Make sure exam rooms are clean before and after occupied by each patient.
Take temperatures, pulses, respiration and weights as need.
Obtain proper brief histories asking open ended questions for maximum information.
Check on client until the doctor arrives in the exam room and be prepared to handle client concerns.
Appropriately restrain animals (dogs, cats, ferrets, etc.)
Have supplies prepared for doctor exams and procedures.
Communicate with technicians in hospital about tests and procedures need for patient.
Admit patients properly completing all necessary paperwork and Smartflow tasks communicating with surgery flow tech if they are transferring to a surgeon.
Review schedule appointments and assess flow for each day.
Recognize contagious situations and follow all infectious disease protocols.
Perform procedures as directed by Doctor and ensure they are recorded on the treatment sheet in Smartflow.
Review medical records and notes made by the CSRs and doctor to discern the nature of the visit and any tests or procedures that may be needed. Keep doctors apprised of potential problems.
Obtain laboratory samples including blood, urine and feces, cytology, skin scraping and cultures and order laboratory tests appropriately.
Assist in procedures including, bandage and splint application and changes, remove sutures and drains, surgical and wound clip and prep and cleaning.
Administer, monitor and recovery of sedation in accordance and hospital regulations.
Maintain patient daily records, treatment sheet, and other forms required in hospital.
Enter charges and patient status in ezyvet.
Admit and discharge patients.
Review medical records and lab work, keep doctor apprised of potential problems.
Basic technical skills: TPR, venipuncture, catheterization, obtaining samples, restraint, surgical prep.
Check laboratory values to make sure they are within normal limits and notify doctor if they are not.
Assist with anesthesia in accordance hospital procedures.
Preform call backs for client questions regarding but not limited to: medication administration, post op surgical questions, and patient demeanor.
Communicate with clients regarding in hospital patients as needed.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
Highly competent technical skills
Strong interpersonal skills to kindly and effectively interface with our team, clients, and referring veterinarian using tact, patience, and a very high level of professional courtesy
Consistent and reliable ability to perform mathematical calculations for drug doses, client invoices and estimates, and other position-related calculations

Desired Qualifications:
RVT, LVT or equivalent experience, we are willing to train highly competent and kind team members to become surgical technicians.
Confident in ability to place IV catheters, blood draws, run lab work, create treatment sheets, Cleaning ORs, helping patients out of the OR.

Pay range of $20.00 - $24.00/hour, based on experience
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Short Term Disability
Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
Teladoc - FREE doctor access 24/7
Discounted Veterinary Care
EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
A large network of over 10,000 veterinary professionals who all share common interest in promoting a collaborative working environment and individual career growth
Opportunity to make an impact in your community while tackling a challenging, variety of tasks and the ability to help animals among a great team of people

Vet Tech Pathways
We believe in supporting your journey to becoming a Credentialed Veterinary Technician. For eligible teammates, we cover the costs for you to earn your credentials, opening up numerous career opportunities. Whether you’re interested in deepening your clinical skills, exploring a specialty, or advancing into leadership, our program empowers you to shape your path. With a range of learning and development resources, you can focus on what excites you most, knowing that we’ve got your back every step of the way. Your future is in your hands, and we’re here to help you achieve it. At SVP, your path is yours to create.

About Southern Veterinary Partners

Southern Veterinary Partners is a veterinarian-owned and managed network of animal hospitals with the common mission of providing best-in-class veterinary care with exceptional client experiences. We’re based in Birmingham, AL, but the heartbeat of our organization lives within the dedicated teams in our 400+ local animal hospitals across 26 states. We were proudly certified in 2024 as a Most Loved Workplace® in ten categories: LGBTQ+, Diversity, Women, CEO, Career Advancement, Veterans, Volunteering, Parents & Caregivers, Wellness, & Young Professionals.

At SVP, our WAG values—Work Together, Amaze, and Grow—drive our culture of meaningful partnerships. Collaboration and respect are the foundation of our success, enabling us to uncover solutions and opportunities that elevate the team and ensure everyone has the support they need to excel and have fun. Our mission is to amaze clients with exceptional veterinary care and personalized experiences while inspiring teammates to go the extra mile, always finding ways to say “yes” and treating others as we would like to be treated. We constantly seek to improve, proactively pursuing knowledge, new client engagement methods, and leadership development, making it more than just a job, but a career.

Our team’s continuous dedication has rewarded us with remarkable growth, and Southern Veterinary Partners now employs more than 10,000 teammates nationwide. The organization’s success has not gone unnoticed, landing us recognition as #11 on Newsweek’s “Most Loved Workplaces” list in 2024 and 2024-2025 U.S. News Best Companies to Work For Awards.

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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Southern Veterinary Partners (SVP) is dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and teammates. We make employment decisions based on merit, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected classification. This commitment applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, compensation, and benefits.

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