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Bilingual Veterinary Assistant - Urgent Care
Dumb Friends League
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Denver, CO
Description
Responsibilities
- Assist technicians and veterinarians in the performance of surgical procedures.
- Perform medical treatments and diagnostics at the direction of technicians and veterinarians.
- Consistently provide exceptional customer service effectively communicating with patrons in high stress situations.
- Ensure a smooth and timely flow of office visits from check-in to discharge.
- Accurately obtain patient history from clients.
- Accurately weigh patients and obtain temperature, pulse, and respiration.
- Accurately review discharge patient instructions with clients and distribute educational materials as recommended by doctor.
- Thoroughly document conversations with patrons including all recommendations, declined recommendations and treatments.
- Perform accurate data entry into hospital software system to update patron and animal records.
- Perform safe restraint for cats and dogs, including feral cats.
- Assist in patient recovery.
- Clean surgical instruments and wrap for sterilization. Use autoclave properly to sterilize wrapped packs and pouches.
- Properly clean, disinfect, and maintain all surgical and medical areas, including the autoclave, distiller, ultrasonic cleaner and washer/dryer.
- Operate League mobile unit vehicles, as assigned.
- Stock all areas of hospital as needed.
- Contribute to initiatives to improve processes and procedures.
- Perform euthanasia related tasks including body care.
- Compensation: Starts at $20.00 - $21.90 per hour (Compensation base range is $20.00 - $20.90 + $1 per hour Spanish language skill differential. Starting pay commensurate with market, experience, and equity.)
- Shift Details: 40 hours per week, four 10-hour shift
- Full Time Benefits – Please visit our website for a comprehensive list of all offered benefits
- Benefits (medical, dental, and vision)
- Flexible spending accounts
- League-paid Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Sick Time
- Sabbatical
- Holiday Pay
- 401(k)
- And more!
How to Apply
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