Emergency Veterinary Assistant (Relief) - Murfreesboro, TN
On-siteMurfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Job Summary
Triage incoming patients and guide them toward care while assisting with treatments, nursing, and diagnostics including bloodwork, imaging, catheter placement, and oxygen support. Monitor anesthesia and sedation cases alongside credentialed technicians and veterinarians, managing IV fluids, blood transfusions, and medication administration. Join patient rounds to ensure continuity of care and learn CPR and RECOVER Certified Rescuer training. Perform procedures ranging from outpatient exams to inpatient treatments, utilizing fine motor skills to handle patients and equipment in a fast-paced, noisy environment with strong odors. Work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating basis, lifting up to 25 kg independently and supporting up to 40 kg with assistance.
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 in an environment with strong odors
- Must be willing to work in an environment with unpleasant odors
- Availability to work nights
- Availability to work weekends
- Availability to work holidays
- Availability to work on a rotating basis
- Availability 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
- Excellent communication skills
- Fine motor skills
- Ability to handle patients
- Ability to handle medical equipment
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
- Ability to triage incoming patients
- Ability to guide patients toward care
- Ability to assist with treatments
- Ability to provide nursing care
- Ability to perform diagnostics
- Ability to perform bloodwork
- Ability to perform imaging
- Ability to perform catheter placement
- Ability to provide oxygen support
- Ability to set up anesthesia cases
- Ability to monitor anesthesia cases
- Ability to set up sedation cases
- Ability to monitor sedation cases
- Ability to set up IV fluids
- Ability to manage IV fluids
- Ability to perform blood transfusions
- Ability to administer medication
- Ability to work in outpatient settings
- Ability to work in inpatient settings
- Ability to work in exam rooms
- Ability to work in treatment areas
- Ability to ensure continuity of care
- Ability to perform CPR
- RECOVER Certified Rescuer certification
- Ability to perform ultrasound
- Ability to perform catheterization
- Empathetic nature
- People-centric approach
- Sense of humility
- Willingness to acknowledge mistakes
- Willingness to share credit with others
- Willingness to lift up team accomplishments
- Sense of ownership over work
- Responsibility for outcomes
- Commitment to achieving long-term results
- Commitment to achieving impactful results
- Curious nature
- Willingness to ask insightful questions
- Willingness to seek out opportunities to learn
- Willingness to seek out opportunities to grow skills
- Willingness to seek out opportunities to grow knowledge
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