Vet Assistant Job at Banfield Pet Hospital, Brea, CA

NnhZTjJKTUgyZ3NNT3VPaVpqaEt3Mmw4c1E9PQ==
  • Banfield Pet Hospital
  • Brea, CA

Job Description

The Veterinary Assistant supports the veterinarians and veterinary technicians in ensuring quality veterinary care for all pets, advocates for pets, educates clients on all aspects of pet health, and ensures a safe and effective hospital environment.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS  Live and exemplify the Five Principles of Mars, Inc. within self and team.  Act as the extra eyes, ears and hands for the veterinarian and veterinary technician to ensure the best quality pet care and to maximize the veterinarian's and veterinary technician’s productivity. Communicate with veterinarian, veterinary technicians and all other associates to maintain the flow of patients.  Provide professional, efficient and exceptional service at all times. This includes performing or preparing procedures that do not require veterinarian or veterinary technician assistance, completing preparatory work for other procedures, ensuring that clients and pets are comfortable in the hospital, and monitoring hospitalized or surgical pets as allowed in the state practice acts.  Educate clients about Optimum Wellness Plans, preventive care, pet health needs, hospital services and other issues.  Obtain relevant information and history from clients and maintain proper and complete medical charts.  Ensure the safety of pets, clients and associates by utilizing safe restraining techniques, following standard protocols, and maintaining clean, sterile and organized treatment areas, exam rooms and labs.  Assist with surgery as applicable.  Utilize technical skills to the fullest, within state practice acts and as outlined in the NAVTA guidelines for veterinary assistant skills and duties.  Mentor other paraprofessionals in the hospital.  Other job duties as assigned.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs

Excellence Services, LLC

Private Executive Chef (2025) Job at Excellence Services, LLC

 ...consideration. Knowledge of California sanitation regulations and Food ServSafe certification. US work authorization without visa sponsorship, and the ability to pass extensive background checks. Possession of a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.... 

Environment Control of Beachwood, Inc

Evening Medical Office Cleaner Job at Environment Control of Beachwood, Inc

 ...Mature and Dependable individuals needed to fill evening Office Cleaning Specialist position in the Akron area. We have multiple...  ...success as a company depends on our employees job satisfaction from cleaners to office staff to management. Our goal as a company is to... 

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Investigator Job at University of Alaska Fairbanks

 ...Join the dedicated team at the Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability (ORCA) at UAF as an Investigator! We are seeking a detail-oriented individual to contribute to our commitment to campus safety and wellbeing. Through our robust intervention and prevention... 

General Motors

Model Job at General Motors

 ...dedicated to building the ML technologies and cutting edge ML algorithms that enable us to go up the scaling curves for large driving models for building highly performant autonomous vehicles. We are a collaborative, forward-thinking group of researchers and engineers... 

Artifacts.movie

Social Media Video Editor & Manager Job at Artifacts.movie

 ...platform () bringing the radical histories of avant-garde, queer, and underground culture to new audiences through long-form oral history films. Working in collaboration with institutions including NYU Skirball, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music), Giorno Poetry Systems,...