Veterinary Doctor

We are looking for Veterinarians preferably fresher(s) for Animal Welfare Projects running in India. He/ She will have an opportunity to undergo training for six months at USA under the HOPE & Animal Trust Inc.'s Training and Education Program in association with Ambassador Animal Hospital – at Silver Spring in Maryland, USA.

The Training program will include following...:

Assist doctor and other hospital staff by care and cleaning of patients and facilities including completing patient treatments, assisting in surgery and all other animal care functions as well as other tasks involved in the operations of a veterinary services.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Must be friendly, outgoing, “people oriented”.

Excellent communication skills - ENGLISH.

Must be a team player willing to learn new techniques and treatments and to accept change.

Must be capable of properly restraining/holding animals.

Education and Experience:

Fresher candidate with Bachelors or Masters degree with or without experience in a veterinary facility.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to speak and hear sufficiently to understand, give information in person and over the telephone.
• Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment such as electric clippers, syringes, radiology equipment, laboratory equipment, computers, etc.

Duties:

The following is a list of essential training requirements. This list may be revised at any time and additional duties not listed here may be assigned as needed. Job Functions and Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Client Relations
• Nursing Care
• Housekeeping/Maintenance
• Examinations/Assessments
• Record Keeping
• Anesthesia
• Surgery
• Radiology
• Dentistry
• Laboratory
• Pharmacy

Client Relations:

• Demonstrate excellent relations with clients/pets in waiting and/or exam rooms:
• Assist receptionists with client/patient checking in and checking out of hospital
• Ensure that clients and pets feel welcome and comfortable.
• Serve as “Ambassadors” for creating and maintaining goodwill for the hospital
• Build rapport with clients and pets
• Immediately greet clients and their pets by name making eye contact with clients while speaking to them.
• Exceed the client’s expectations of service.

Nursing Care:

• Compassionate nursing care is the top priority for all patients.
• Make certain all patients are kept clean and as comfortable as possible.
• Assist in treating hospitalized animals under veterinary supervision.
• Continuously monitor all patients admitted to the hospital.
• Ensure all patients are clearly identified including entry on hospital day sheet, cage card, and ID collar.
• Participate in client communication and education, explaining administration of medications, follow-up care, diet recommendations and general animal care.
• Flexibility in working hours is required to ensure that the job is done properly (willing to work beyond scheduled hours if necessary).

Housekeeping and Maintenance:

Advise Medical Director or Technical Supervisor of any conditions that are unsafe, including unrecognized hazards or infractions of safety rules. Examinations:

• Ability to perform a cursory examination of an animal.
• Ability to use a stethoscope and otoscope.
• Ability to recognize fleas, ticks and other external parasites.
• Ability to recognize other potential health care issues, i.e., dental signs and behavior patterns that suggest an animal may be in pain, and necessity of veterinarian’s examination.
• Clearly communicate your finding to doctor. Refuse to make a diagnosis.

Examinations:

• Ability to perform a cursory examination of an animal.
• Ability to use a stethoscope and otoscope.
• Ability to recognize fleas, ticks and other external parasites.
• Ability to recognize other potential health care issues, i.e., dental signs and behavior patterns that suggest an animal may be in pain, and necessity of veterinarian’s examination.
• Clearly communicate your finding to doctor. Refuse to make a diagnosis.

Records:

• Keep records up to date. This includes client records with charges, medical history, vaccination status, medications administered, laboratory reports, etc.
• Handwriting must be neat and legible.

Anesthesia:

• Understand how to maintain and use the hospital’s inhalation anesthetic machines.
• Administer certain anesthetics under direct doctor supervision.
• Monitor anesthesia under direct doctor supervision.
• Familiarity with procedures and antidotes for an anesthesia emergency.

Surgery:

• Understand how to prep animals for aseptic surgery.
• Able to place a catheter
• Understand principles of aseptics in the surgery room and participate in maintaining sterile conditions.
• Know the names and general uses of surgical instruments and equipment.
• Maintain and sterilize surgical instruments and packs.
• Be willing and able to assist the doctor with certain surgical procedures.

Radiology:

• Position animals properly for radiography.
• Know how to properly use positioning devices so that patients may be radiographed without the requirement of assistants holding animals in place whenever possible.
• Develop radiographs.
• Maintain and care for all radiology equipment.
• Practice all safety regulations in regard to radiology.

Dentistry:

• Understand how to set up and use the hospital’s dental prophylactics unit.
• Perform routine dental prophylactics procedures as directed by a staff veterinarian.
• Know general uses of the hospital’s instrumentation for endodontic, exodontic procedures, etc.

Laboratory:

• Draw blood samples.
• Collect stool and urine samples.
• Prepare lab request forms.
• Perform certain laboratory tests:
• Stool exams (flotation tests and Giardia fecal antigen tests)
• Urinalysis
• Heartworm test
• Skin scrapings
• FELV tests

Pharmacy:

• Create prescription labels, fill prescriptions and dispense medications as directed by a doctor.
• Control inventory and assist in ordering medications and supplies.
• Maintain proper storage and safekeeping of drugs as directed by doctor.