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- Veterinary Receptionist at Rice Village Animal Hospital
Rice Village Animal Hospital is currently seeking an enthusiastic, hard working Veterinary Receptionist to join the A+ team. We enjoy a fun, extremely fast passed environment with a high level of team work, excellent doctors, and phenomenal clientele. The ideal candidate is flexible, organized, out-going, dependable, and able to multi-task. Rice Village Animal Hospital is known for exceptional client service, is a fantastic place to work and is staffed with individuals who are committed to providing a high level of care to all of our patients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- cleaning the common areas
- monitoring and managing emails and the online pharmacy refills
- filing, and front office and reception area maintenance
- financial transactions and basic accounting
- computer operation and data entry
- scheduling appointments
- assessing the needs of the patient and/or reason for the visit
- obtaining medical/vaccine history of new patients
- answering the telephone
- checking clients in and out
- product sales
- updating client information client education
- As a receptionist you are the first impression
- You must be able to stand on your feet for several hours
- Must be able to work well under pressure and multi task efficiently
- A strong work ethic and honesty are a must
- MUST be able to work evenings, alternating Saturdays and holiday periods
- Good aptitude for working with computers
- Friendly, personable attitude
- Handle multiple phone lines
- Must demonstrate ability to readily acquire veterinary medicine specific knowledge essential to performing job at the highest level
- You must be mature, friendly, outgoing, and you must be able to multi task
- You must love people and pets
- You must have personality with a smile
- You must be able to spell, read, write, speak fluent English, and have excellent communication skills
- Animal Laboratory Technician, Kelly Scientific Resources, Piscataway, NJ
Kelly Scientific Resources® has grown into a $200 million global business as the scientific business unit of Kelly Services. Every day, Kelly Scientific Resources (KSR) connects scientific professionals with opportunities to advance their careers. This position is for a 6+ month contract position with a major pharmaceutical company in the Piscataway, NJ area! Requirements: Basic understanding of facility equipment, including cage wash equipment, Edstrom Watchdog System, automatic watering systems, autoclaves, and various animal caging systems; Basic knowledge of commonly used research animals, research techniques, and regulatory requirements; Capable of lifting 50 pounds; Communicates and interacts positively with a diverse staff of colleagues, researchers, supervisors and managers; Able to manage time effectively; Basic computer skills including word processing and spreadsheet analysis highly desirable; Bachelor’s of Science in Animal Science or related field; Work effectively both independently. Duties and Responsibilities: Perform and document routine husbandry care (feeding, watering, daily health checks, changing/cleaning cages, etc.) for various research animal species, including guinea pigs, rodents, dogs, rabbits, and nonhuman primates; Participate in research support by performing basic research techniques (IM, PO, SQ, IV, etc.) to assist research personnel with research protocols and studies; Read, understand, and follow departmental standard operating procedures (SOPs); Receive animal shipments, assess animal health, and house animals appropriately; Maintain compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory, and any other relevant regulatory guidelines as appropriate; Sanitize equipment, facilities, and operate cage-washing equipment as required; Interact with and work closely with various colleagues including veterinarians, managers, supervisors, laboratory animal technicians, veterinary technicians, and research personnel. Apply Online
- Animal Health Technician Jobs, Department Of Agriculture, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
This position is located at slaughter plants throughout the Veterinary Services Western Region, in San Antonio, Texas. The incumbent serves as an Animal Health Technician in the slaughter plant with responsibility for ensuring proper collection and submission of required specimens as part of the National Brucellosis Surveillance, Foreign Disease, and Tuberculosis programs. You can make a difference! The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) needs bright, energetic and committed professionals to facilitate the domestic and international marketing of U.S. agricultural products and to protect the health and care of animals and plants in the United States. APHIS is an emergency response agency. This means that all Agency employees may be asked or assigned to participate in rotating temporary duty assignments to support emergency programs at some time during their careers with APHIS. MRP offers an array of occupations and is committed to diversity in the workplace. MRP operates in domestic and global markets. Be part of an organization that protects the health and agriculture of the American people. Apply Online
- Associate Veterinarian VCA Animal Hospitals, Sierra Vista, Arizona
VCA Apache Animal Hospital is seeking an experienced Associate Veterinarian to join our busy, 6-doctor, small animal practice in beautiful Sierra Vista, Arizona. The Associate Veterinarian, under the guidance of the Medical Director and with the support of the Regional Medical Director, carries out VCA’s promise to our clients: making their pet’s health our top priority and excellent service our goal. The Associate Veterinarian educates clients on, advocates for and strives to deliver the highest quality medical, treatment, dental and nutritional diagnostics, surgical, and preventative care to companion animals. Responsibilities:- Explain physical examination findings and communicate to the client a diagnosis of the pet’s problems; generate and present a treatment plan for the pet to the client; educate clients on preventative health care, including vaccines and appropriate nutritional products.
- Develop a rapport with clients and determine their needs and wishes; perform physical examinations and diagnostic/medical/surgical/dental procedures in a way that will deliver the highest quality care while minimizing patient stress and discomfort; recommend referral to another VCA doctor or specialist when this is likely to significantly improve the prognosis.
- Stay up-to-date with new medical information and changes in veterinary medicine, fulfill VCA requirements for attending local VCA Continuing Education meetings and complete at least 30 hours of accredited CE per year.
- Maintain client/patient medical/surgical records and make certain all necessary logs are kept up-to-date through established protocols; assist colleagues in follow-up and future management of the patient.
- Positively represent the hospital and VCA in the professional community and to the general public.
- Assist in the development of the paraprofessional team to ensure the delivery of the highest quality care and exceptional client service.
- Licensure in good standing to practice in the state in which applicant is to be employed.
- A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or equivalent, from an accredited university.
- The ability to make decisions and communicate clearly and effectively with fellow team members.
- Professional comportment and appearance, with excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, friendly attitude.
- A commitment to practicing the highest standard of medicine, upholding the veterinary code of ethics.
- Respect for and willingness to work with clients and their pets.
- Front Office Receptionist, VCA Veterinary Refferal Associates, Gathersbirge, MD
VCA Veterinary Referral Associates, state-of-the-art 24/7 specialty referral and emergency animal hospital is seeking additional motivated and energetic receptionist and surgery liaison to join our excellent multi-disciplinary practice group. If you have good communication skills, organizational abilities and are hardworking, we need you to join our team. Respect and courtesy toward clients and co-workers a must. Basic computer knowledge, ability to answer the phone courteously and deliver clear messages. Maintain front office, answering phone, scheduling appointments, keeping medical records orderly and complete. Greeting clients and their pets, answer client questions in person and on the phone. Making sure clients receive medications or products they need that day. Previous experience in veterinary field is preferred but not required. Competitive wages and benefits package including medical/dental/life/vision plan, paid vacation, 401(k), continuing education opportunities and a generous discount for personal pet care. Qualified applicants may fax their resume to 301-738-5647 or email cheryl.smith@vcamail.com.
- Animal Resources Technology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
provide care and assist in treatment of animals, train research personnel on correct procedures in the handling and care of small animals and assist in the QA monitoring program for the small animal facilities. The animal technologist is responsible for care and handling of small animals and their environment in accordance with institutional, USDA, AALAC, and NIH accreditation standard operating procedures. Required: Bachelor’s degree in a Biological Science. Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical or Animal Science or Veterinary Technician Certification plus experience. Required: No experience with required degree. May substitute required education degree with equivalent experience on a one to one basis. With substitution, one additional year of animal care experience in a lead capacity is required. Certification: Required: American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) Certification within 180 days of eligibility. Preferred: American Association of Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG) certification. WORKING CONDITIONS:- Must wear protective clothing daily to include scrubs, mask, cap, latex gloves, boots and respirator.
- Must be capable of standing for prolonged periods of time throughout the day.
- Must work with biohazardous radioactive and other hazardous chemicals, as well as water, detergents, disinfectants and similar cleaning solution/agents.
- Must be able to adapt to environment conditions of strong odors, temperature fluctuations, high humidity, and minute particulates.
- Must have stable balance for working in potentially wet/slippery areas.
- May encounter animal bites or scratches, which must be reported to supervisor immediately. May have exposure to zoonotic diseases.
- Must have proper respect for humane procedures required by department and federal guidelines.
- Must work weekend and holidays duties as assigned on rotation basis.
- Makes daily health monitoring inspections of all conventional and quarantine small animal facilities and reports finding to the Clinical Veterinarian. Must be able to communicate orally and in writing any health problems and understand written and verbal direction of Veterinarian.
- Contacts small animal supervisors to coordinate release of animals from quarantine to conventional and biohazard housing areas.
- Receives all incoming rodents, hamsters, and guinea pigs, according to standard Operating Procedures. Submits appropriate records concerning incoming animals to administrative staff and supervisory staff in a timely manner.
- Prepares all cage cards for housing of incoming rodents, which are presented to the ancillary facilities with shipping carton. Schedules, coordinates, and performs quarterly sentinel monitoring as requested. Forwards data to the Supervisor.
- Coordinates quarterly surface samplings of equipment processed through washroom equipment and quarterly surface samplings of areas animal housing & support facility. The samples are submitted to laboratory and reports are provided to the Supervisor.
- Schedules, coordinates, and performs monthly blood collection of non-nude sentinels in barrier facility and submit for routine MHV testing. Forwards data to the Senior Supervisor.
- Performs treatments to small animals as directed by veterinary staff. Maintains treatment records and submits records to the Small Animal Supervisor on a monthly basis. These records are used to generate status reports. APPLY
- Veterinary Technician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA
The Critical Care Services in the Center for Comparative Medicine service provides fee-for-service support to MGH researchers involving anesthesia and surgical services, as well as veterinary diagnostics. This person will provide direct critical care services focusing predominantly on peri-operative care and anesthesia administration for both rodent and large animal research. Additional duties include supporting training initiatives of CCM and MGH research staff in anesthesia and post-procedural recovery for small and large animal anesthesia. Back up support to the diagnostic services will include collection of appropriate specimens and a basic interpretation of clinical pathology results. Directly administer anesthesia to large animals in preparation for surgery. * Monitoring vital signs, maintaining required documentation and medical records, responding to adverse reactions and alerting Investigator of concerns or problems. Pre- and post-operative care, including, but not limited to, transport to recovery, wound care, suture removal, and monitoring vital signs during recovery. Administer medications as required/scheduled. Provide feedback to investigators and veterinary staff on animal health related issues. Process clinical pathology blood samples using specialized pathology testing equipment and reagents. Qualifications B.S. degree or equivalent in animal science, biology, zoology, molecular biology or related field, from an accredited institution preferred. Associates Degree in related field plus demonstrated experience may be considered. Minimum of one year of prior veterinary anesthesia experience involving at least 3 different species required. Swine and nonhuman primate experience preferred. ALAT certification required; LAT preferred Written and spoken proficiency in English and basic scientific terms required. apply
- Local Veterinary Practice in Bedford Heights, Ohio
Local Veterinary Practice in Bedford Heights, Ohio is looking for a reliable individual with a great attitude and versatile building trade skills to perform light building maintenance / repairs. Tasks will typically be grouped and can be done on a scheduled basis though some urgent needs could develop which require a rapid response. Duties would primarily be limited to inside needs and would include, but not be limited to, mounting items to walls, replacement of door and cabinet hinges, patching of sheet rock and touch-up painting, replacement of individual ceiling tiles, replacement of plumbing gaskets, faucets, and valves. Individual would not be asked to provide new electrical or plumbing service. No custodial required. This would be a call as needed service paid by the hour. Good references required. Good opportunity for retired person! Contact Ron Haffey at 216-831-7233. On-line application preferred at our corporate web site www.brightheartvet.com. Fax applications accepted at 216-831-4653.
- Veterinary Technician Jobs at Haverford Animal Hospital, Haverford, PA 19041
Haverford Animal Hospital is looking for energetic and experienced team players professional veterinary technicians for extremely busy full service animal practice. Full time positions are available with competitive salary and benefits. Located in the beautiful township of Lower Merion, approximately 4.5 miles west of City Line Ave, Haverford Animal Hospital is a small animal practice that has served the Main Line and Philadelphia metropolitan areas for well over 50 years.
Haverford Animal Hospital services include:
- Diagnostic Services: They offer diagnostic blood testing for heartworm, feline leukemia and other diseases, utilizing in-house laboratory equipment and off site reference laboratories; fecal testing, skin and fluid analysis, cytology and diagnostic radiology services.
Dental Services: Offers yearly dental examinations, dental scaling and polishing, utilizing ultrasonic equipment, and dental extractions are also provided
Preventive Care: Offers annual physical examinations and vaccinations, prevention of heartworm, intestinal parasites, fleas or ticks, annual blood testing, x-rays and Electrocardiograms (ECG).
Surgical Services: Offers routine and cosmetic surgeries, as well as soft tissue and orthopedic procedures
Emergency Services
- Animal Care Technician, Andover MA
Duties and Responsibilities: Provides fresh feed and water, provides animal husbandry and care for a variety of laboratory animal species, primarily rodents. performs cage changes and animal room sanitation procedures. Recognizes normal clinical appearance and behavior of animals and reports any concerns to the veterinary staff or designate. Recognizes normal environmental room parameters (e.g., humidity, temperature, air flow, light levels, etc.) and reports abnormal conditions to the appropriate individual. Assists with the care and maintenance of in house rodent breeding colonies including but not limited to breeding and weaning animals, animal identification procedures, collecting tissue for genotyping, animal dosing by various routes, animal euthanasia, post-operative care, and maintaining computer based breeding records. Participates in holiday and weekend duty rotation of animal care and husbandry. For more information about this vet jobs, please contact Cathy Conlon Matrix Information Consulting, 365 West Passaic St. Rochelle Park, NJ 07662-3017. Phone: (201) 587-0777. Apply Online
