Veterinary Assistant, Shelter Medicine
15 hours ago
Join the Oregon Humane Society team as a Veterinary Assistant, Shelter Medicine. As a vital member of our animal surgical and medical care team, you will assist with and perform patient exams, provide daily medical care to patients, and prepare patients for surgery.
Responsibilities:- Assist with and perform patient exams
- Provide daily medical care to patients
- Prepare patients for surgery
- Monitor multiple anesthetized pets for surgical and post-op
- Record and report physical signs of patients before, during and after surgery
- Enter medical notes and treatment notes in a timely and accurate manner
- Ensure that animals with infectious diseases are handled safely and according to infectious medicine protocols
- Clean and sanitize cages and hospital facilities
- Monitor the Medical Consultation phone as assigned
- Perform pre-adoption medical consultations and/or euthanasia consultation with the public as needed
- Administer medications: intramuscularly, subcutaneously, topically, and orally
- Readily adjust to change and contribute to the success of new programs, projects, and/or initiatives
- Fill prescriptions
- Place IV catheters on a consistent basis
- Collect blood, urine, and fecal samples
- Prepare and perform in-house laboratory tests
- Prepare and submit samples for external analysis
- Perform radiological services
- Prepare and transport patients for surgery, dentistry, radiology, and other prescribed procedures
- Prepare patients for dismissal according to established discharge protocols
- Receive and stock medical supply shipments
- Maintain inventory and storage areas in a neat and orderly manner
- Provide clean bedding, water and litter pans for patients
- Feed and water hospitalized patients as needed
- Assist with public education events such as presentations and in-shelter types of education
- Participate and assist with critical and emergency response situations
- Perform any other duty as requested by management
- Proven work experience providing direct care to animals in a veterinary medicine center or in an animal shelter environment
- Hold or obtain Radiology Safety Certification within one year from the date of hire
- Available to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed
- Able to exercise sound judgment and maintain a professional demeanor during all interactions with the public, partner agencies, donors, staff and volunteers
- Proficiency using the Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Word, Excel
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills - able to communicate with a diverse population in a consistently informative, respectful and professional manner
This position interacts and collaborates will all levels of the organization, including OHS staff, executive team members, donors, general-public, external vendors, volunteers, and supporters. Contact and communication is carried out through face-to-face, telephone and digital interactions. Excellent customer service skills are essential to success.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Work is performed in an office and medical center/animal shelter environment
- Travel between the two campuses may be required
- Working at both campuses may be required
- Animal contact and related injuries may occur
- Noise exposure varies and sometimes includes uncontrolled barking and other animal vocalizations
- Pace of work is active and demanding, requiring a high degree of multitasking and ability to adapt to changing priorities while managing concurrent projects/tasks to completion
- Contact with angry or emotional people may occur
- Occasional lifting and moving of inanimate objects weighing up to 50 lbs
- Occasional pushing and pulling of carted items weighing up to 100 lbs
- Occasional moving items above shoulder level
- Occasional use of hands and arms at or above shoulder level
- Prolonged standing, sitting and/or stooping may occur
- Occasional climbing and bending
- Must be able to lift, move, restrain, guide, or manage an animal weighing up to 150 lbs. on a leash on an occasional basis
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for prolonged periods
- Ability to respond and perform life saving techniques in an emergency
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