Veterinarian’s Afternoon Assistant (Long Beach)

We hire only non-smokers.

The AFTERNOON ASSISTANT’S position starts at 11:40 each morning and ends between 7:15 and 7:30 each evening. Because you will be working in a doctor’s office, where schedules can be unpredictable due to patient illnesses and emergencies, schedule flexibility is required: you won’t always be finished at the same time every day.

Weekend rotation is among our usual three full-time employees. On a weekend you are scheduled for kennel duty you will arrive Saturday morning early enough to feed, water, medicate and exercise all of the boarding animals and be finished by 7:30 AM. At that point you will begin preparations for seeing outpatients from 8 to 12 Noon. You will repeat exercising at Noon after closing and water and medicate boarders as needed. If no emergencies arise you are usually through and ready to leave by 12:30 PM. You will return at approximately 6 PM to feed, water, medicate and exercise again. Sunday you will feed, water, medicate and exercise at 7 AM, Noon and 5 PM.

The following weekend someone else will have kennel duty, so you will arrive at 7:40 Saturday morning to assist in seeing outpatients until Noon. After helping with noon feeding, watering, medicating and exercising and closing procedures you will be finished until Monday.

The following weekend you will be off altogether after you finish your Friday duties, until Monday.

We hire only non-smokers.

The afternoon assistant’s position at Animal General Hospital is direct, hands-on, working with people and animals in a fast-paced hospital environment. Success in this job requires work and study. We will supply you with the learning tools you will need to develop skills. Those willing to apply themselves can move up in this job, the pace of advancement is up to the individual and his/her desire for promotion.

Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting the doctor in the examination rooms, working in the kennel (feeding, exercising, medicating and cleaning up after the animals), answering phones, making phone calls, cleaning, various clerical duties including handling money and being responsible for a cash drawer. We have modern computer software that is very easy to use.

Are you particular? We need someone who is detail-oriented and understands the concept that a medical practice has to be operated a certain way, or patients don’t get the care they need and deserve.

Are you a multitasker? If you’re the kind of person who can get a lot done in a day’s time, you may be the kind of person who will fit in at Animal General Hospital and be rewarded with raises for your productivity.

Are you ambitious? If you are willing to use the training materials we provide for you, and study at home what you learned at work each day, build on that with information you obtain by using the video and written information we provide, you can move up!

If selected for this job, you will be working in a doctor’s office. There is great satisfaction in prevention of disease, illness and infirmity. Being a part of the healing process is awe-inspiring. We often deal with life and death and the seriousness of this job cannot be overstated. The responsibilities are substantial. If you are willing to learn and are committed to working in a challenging, busy medical environment, the rewards are also substantial. This is the greatest job on Earth for the right person. Resumes must include (resumes lacking the items below will not be considered):

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