VETERINARIAN
- Maintains animal health by diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries.
- Determines the nature of disease or injury by examining pets and/or large animals.
- Restores animal health by treating animals surgically or medically.
- Prevents rabies, brucellosis, and other disorders by testing animals and providing inoculations.
- Promotes health of animals by advising animal owners about sanitation measures, feeding, and general care.
- Documents actions by completing and updating forms, reports, and animal records and reporting diseases to public health officials.
- Enhances clinic reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Veterinarian Qualifications / Skills:
- Knowledge of animal behavior
- Animal husbandry
- Basic safety
- Documentation skills
- Customer service
- Performing diagnostic procedures
- Use of medical technologies
- Job knowledge
- Judgment
- Integrity
- Verbal communication
Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
- Undergraduate degree
- Completion of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
- State license to practice in the profession
VET TECH
- Taking and Recording Vital Signs
- Drawing Blood
- Collecting Stool Samples
- Performing Laboratory Tests
- Taking X-rays
- Sterilizing Equipment and Cleaning Exam Rooms
- Preparing Animals for Surgery
- Administering Medications, Injections, IV Fluids and Anesthesia
- Collecting and Recording Animals’ Medical Histories
- Restraining Animals
- Trimming Nails
- Feeding and Walking Animals
- Removing Sutures
- Cleaning Wounds and Changing Dressings
- Cleaning kennels and cages
- Preparing Clinic for next day of business
- Explaining medications and directions for home care
- Knowledge of medication
- Recommendations of prevention medicine with treatment of certain diseases.
- Making sure all animals are presentable and smell clean before going to their owners.
- Working on computers using software for veterinary medicine
- Listening to owners needs
- Laundry
- Being versatile and able to work in any area of the hospital as needed.
- Work weekends and possible holidays
- Unpacking boxes
- Restocking and keeping up with inventory
- Maintenance on lab equipment and instruments
- Certification Preferred but not required
KENNEL ASSISTANT / KENNEL MANAGER
- Checking in and out patients
- Cleaning kennels and cages
- Walking dogs out to outside kennels
- Cleaning outside kennels
- Making sure patients are up to date on vaccines, preventative, and any testing prior to boarding or upon arrival
- Feeding, water, medications (if needed) on any patients
- Working weekends and holidays
- Preparing for next day of business
- Vacuuming & mopping facility including the lobby/reception area
- Operating the computer system
- Giving baths
- Lifting large animals
- Making sure animals are clean and smell good before going home to owners!
- Cleaning litter boxes
- Cleaning food bowls and water bowls
- Leash walking some dogs