Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Mount Pleasant, SC
On-siteMount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Triage incoming patients and guide them toward care while assisting with treatments, nursing, and diagnostics ranging from bloodwork to imaging. Set up and monitor anesthesia and sedation cases, manage IV fluids and blood transfusions, and administer medications across outpatient and inpatient settings. Join patient rounds to ensure continuity of care and learn CPR and RECOVER Certified Rescuer protocols. Grow into advanced responsibilities including anesthesia support, ultrasound, and catheterization through guided training pathways. This role supports the heart of action in our emergency hospitals, offering a path for future credentialed technicians.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to stand for prolonged hours
- Ability to kneel
- Ability to work on the floor
- Ability to lift up to 25 kg on own
- Ability to support up to 40 kg with assistance
- Must be willing to work in a noisy environment
- Must be willing to work with strong or unpleasant odors
- Availability to work nights
- Availability to work weekends
- Availability to work holidays
- Ability to work on a rotating basis
- Ability to work on an as needed basis
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work with people from all backgrounds
- Ability to work with different personality types
Desired Qualifications
- Enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program
- 1+ years in a veterinary assistant role
- Emergency experience
- Specialty experience
- Basic computer skills
- Understanding of practice management software
- Understanding of electronic medical record keeping
- Excellent communication skills when collaborating with pet parents
- Excellent communication skills when collaborating with team members
- Fine motor skills for handling patients
- Fine motor skills for handling medical equipment
- Empathetic nature
- People-centric approach
- Sense of humility
- Ability to acknowledge mistakes
- Ability to share credit with others
- Ability to lift up team accomplishments
- Strong sense of ownership over work
- Responsibility for outcomes
- Commitment to achieving long-term results
- Commitment to achieving impactful results
- Curious nature
- Ability to ask insightful questions
- Continuous seeking of opportunities to learn
- Continuous seeking of opportunities to grow skills
- Continuous seeking of opportunities to grow knowledge
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