Veterinary Assistant

About the role

Bridgetown Veterinary Emergency + Referral is a specialty animal hospital in Portland, Oregon, offering services in Surgery, Internal Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Urgent care, and Emergency and Critical Care. They are seeking a skilled Laboratory and Pharmacy Technician to join their team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all daily, weekly and monthly maintenance of all in-house laboratory equipment and quality controls.
• Maintain a schedule of quality control checks on in-house machines.
• Pack and ship laboratory requests to outside labs and maintain logs on all outgoing lab requests.
• Monitor stock of replacement parts/components/reagents for in house machines and reordering when needed.
• Perform routine laboratory tests including bloodwork, platelet estimates, urinalysis, fecal analysis, and other diagnostic procedures.
• Prepare and dispense medications accurately according to veterinary prescriptions, ensuring correct dosage, labeling and packaging.
• Maintain adequate stock levels of pharmaceuticals and supplies, monitor expiration dates, and manage inventory rotation to minimize waste.
• Adhere to all relevant regulations and guidelines governing the handling, storage and dispensing of veterinary medications including controlled substances.
• Maintain accurate records of medication dispensing, patient prescriptions and inventory transactions using Cubex software.
• Complete daily, weekly and monthly Cubex counts.
• Restock Cubex as needed and assist with discrepancy reconciliation and investigation.
• Able to identify critical lab results and quickly bring them to the doctors' attention.
• Maintain cleanliness of laboratory and ensure materials are stocked.
• Input lab charges and ensure diagnostic results have been appropriately entered into the medical record.
• Able to troubleshoot equipment failure, unusual lab results or equipment error messages.
• Call clients as it relates to prescription medications.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of work experience as a veterinary professional ideally in an emergency/specialty hospital environment.
• Excellent written, verbal and computer skills. Previous experience with Smartflow and EzyVet preferred.
• Ability to communicate in a professional, pleasant, respectful and courteous manner at all times.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required to do this job including close vision.
• This position requires walking and/or standing for long periods of time, bending, reaching, grasping, and repetitive motions.
• Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. unassisted, 75 lbs. with assistance.
• Must be able to work flexible hours including some holidays, evenings and weekends.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Dental and Vision insurance
• Short term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee discount
• Health insurance with HSA contribution annually
• Quarterly Bonus Potential
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• And Much More!

Please apply with your resume to kolsen@bridgetownvet.com