Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for
following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation
areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments,
vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for
vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the
following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or
following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures •
Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic
areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.
Berkley Pet Hospital, like many pet owners, feels pets are family members, which is why we are a full service pet hospital, offering the
following services: complete physical examinations low cost neuters and spays low cost
vaccinations radiology non anesthetic dentals Here are some of the many reasons to choose Berkley Pet Hospital: Fully equipped veterinary medical and surgical facility State of the art dental equipment with dental radiographs Fully stocked pharmacy In - house laboratory for timely, accurate test results In - house ultrasound Endoscope Sterile surgery suite Surgery recovery
area Three (3) examination rooms Fully stocked prescription diets Critical patient monitoring
area Isolation suites for contagious patients Large suites for feline and canine boarder Grooming for dogs and cats
• Streamline the patient transfer procedure by implementing a smooth online re-registration process with 14 veterinary hospitals onboard • Introduce a «comfortable» surgical cage to the facility, resulting in decreased incidents of animal discomfort • Greet clients and provide them with information regarding the facility's services • Engage animals / pets by greeting them and performing gestures to keep them comfortable • Register new pets / animals into the facility database by ensuring completeness and accuracy of data • Receive and service calls for information and schedule appointments over the telephone and in person • Provide reminders to clients regarding
vaccinations and pre surgery and surgery procedures • Assist in restraining animals during examinations and sampling procedures • Ascertain that blood and urine samples are sent to corresponding labs for testing purposes •
Follow up on labs to obtain diagnostic reports and inform clients of their availability • Ascertain the cleanliness, sanitization and maintenance of reception
area and treatment rooms