Veterinary Assistant

4 weeks ago

Scarborough, Maine, United States Maine Veterinary Medical Center Full time
Maine Veterinary Medical Center is seeking a compassionate and skilled Veterinary Assistant to join our surgery team. This role will be responsible for working with our experienced veterinarians and veterinary technicians to provide high-quality care to our patients. The available schedule is Wednesday-Saturday, 8:30a- 6:30p. Availability for this schedule is required.

At our clinic, you will have the opportunity to work with the latest technology and gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities. You will collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love.

Maine Veterinary Medical Center is a VECCS level one certified practice that has full in-house laboratory capabilities, a fluoroscopy suite for interventional procedures, a helical 16-slice CT, MRI, respiratory ventilator, in-house telemetric monitoring, ultrasound and endoscopy. We have well-staffed departments in Neurology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Cardiology, Radiology, Rehab and Acupuncture and a great team of emergency clinicians and criticalists to offer advanced services to a well-educated client base.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrate appropriate and efficient methods of restraint
  • Assist in daily hospital maintenance, including but not limited to laundry, stocking, cleaning, walking patients, cleaning litter boxes, and daily treatment tasks
  • Efficiently and safely multitask with exams, in house lab work, radiology, and other-directed tasks
  • Clean cages and runs to acceptable hospital standards
  • Provide compassionate care for all clients and patients in varying emotional states
  • Fill medications for outpatients and hospitalized patients, as instructed
  • Maintain positive and professional working relationships with all team members
  • Be able to take constructive criticism from leadership
  • Follow directions and orders from veterinarians or veterinary technicians
  • Identify when assistance is needed in different areas of the hospital
  • Participate in continued education provided by Maine Veterinary Medical Center
  • Assist the team with scheduling appointments, requesting records, and handling other basic client communications.
  • Assist in emergency situations during surgery, such as controlling bleeding, administering medications or fluids, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if necessary.
  • Maintain strict adherence to sterile techniques and infection control protocols throughout the surgical procedure to minimize the risk of surgical site infections and promote patient safety.
Benefits

We're passionate about helping you reach your greatest pet-ential - both at work and at home. As a result, our total compensation package is as outstanding and rewarding as the world's longest belly rub and ear massage combined:

  • Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
  • 401K with 100% company match of up to 3%, and a 50% match for the 4th and 5th%
  • Generous paid time off to help you achieve your purr-fect balance
  • Employee Ruff-erral Program
  • Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability (long-term disability available)
  • Accident and critical illness insurance
  • Bonding leave enhanced maternity benefit
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Saving Account (HSA)
  • Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development
  • Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)
  • Commuter benefits, uniform allowance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Free monthly wellness meetings focused on ways to reduce stress and anxiety, led by the medical director
  • Free quarterly financial wellness classes to provide guidance in areas such as student loan debt, budgeting, improving credit scores, mortgages, and refinancing
Plus, special benefits to utilize for your own pet:

  • Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
  • Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
  • Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods

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