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Doctor's Assistant PositionVCA Animal Specialty & Emergency Center is a high volume, AAHA accredited, referral and critical care hospital located in West Los Angeles. We are currently looking for both ER and ICU Technicians to join our team.Compensation: $21 - 34/hrA pay differential is applied to all "overnight" hours worked, with an additional differential applied to our full-time overnight team members. Compensation for this position is dependent on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule and additional responsibilities.A Little Bit About Us:As one of LA's leading 24-hour specialty animal care centers for over 30 years now, ASEC is proud to support six specialties and roughly 200 staff members on our team. As a teaching hospital we host externs, interns, and residents every year. We strive to maintain our positive and supportive learning environment, and keep our medicine and techniques ahead of the curve.Our ECC/ICU department is equipped to provide 24/7 care to incoming critical and non-critical emergencies, transfers from our referring veterinarians, and hospitalized patients from our own specialty services. Currently seeking applicants for our Doctor's Assistant position on our ECC/ICU Department. Applicants with leadership experience will be considered for our available leadership roles.Doctor's Assistants have the opportunity to be a part of providing critical care services and excellent customer service while working alongside our veterinarians within a great learning environment. We are seeking highly organized individuals with strong multi-tasking and customer service skills. This position involves heavy communication with doctors, technicians, front office, our client liaison, and the clients. Strong written and verbal communication skills are a must, and experience with computers and multi-line phone system is required. Current experience (within the last 2 years) in veterinary medicine, especially in emergency and/or specialty medicine is a huge plus!We are also interested in expanding our Leadership Team! Applicants who qualify may be considered for a Lead or Supervisor position.Daily Responsibilities Include:Obtain initial patient histories from the clientTranscribe physical exam findings, lab results, imaging reports, etc. into patient medical recordsCreate financial estimatesClient communication and educationPerforming client/patient follow-up phone callsCreate and process prescription refillsMaintain medical recordsReview discharge instructions with clientsComplete lab submission formsScheduling Info:Full-time employees work "4 x 10s".All schedules include working one weekend day.Benefits Package Includes:Health, dental, and vision insuranceFSA/HSA accountHoliday payPaid vacation daysPaid sick daysContinuing education assistance401K plan + employer matchPersonal uniformsPersonal pet care discountsIf you are a current VCA associate, please apply through our internal career site by logging into Workday and clicking on the Career worklet on the landing page, or search for Find Jobs.Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.comYou made it to the end! We would love to hear from you. Don't be shy, apply! :)If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
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