Department: Emergency

Reports to: Technician Manager

Rate of Pay: $16 - $19 hourly DOE

Overall Responsibility:  Emergency/Critical Care Assistants must be outgoing and independent, making use of ALL available time. Emergency/Critical Care Assistants must have the ability to perform and react in a wide variety of daily situations as well as work with every department in the hospital. They must possess excellent communication skills. An Emergency Assistant provides a link between clients, client services, doctors, and technicians. They must be able to react in ANY situation in a professional and efficient manner.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Prepare exam rooms for each visit, including tools needed for each exam
• Retrieve patient charts from client services or referring department
• Obtain other vitals, labwork, and diagnostics as needed per doctors orders
• Perform and assist with all aspects of animal restraint for exams and procedures.
• Care for hospitalized patients – administer medications, monitor vital signs, other duties as ordered by the treating veterinarian or treating ER technician
• Clean kennels, runs, wet tables and all other areas of the treatment area and hospital as needed
• Laundry
• Basic grooming as needed.
• Other duties as needed.

Educational Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent required.  At least 1 year of animal experience preferred.

Skill Requirements: Strong ability to multitask and anticipate needs. Excellent communication with staff, and between staff and upper management. Good attendance. Handles stress well and keeps a positive attitude. Excels at conflict resolution and superb at problem solving.

Physical Requirements: This job is physically active and requires frequent bending. It also requires routine lifting and restraining of animals in excess of 50 pounds.

Interacts with: All areas of the hospital.