The College of Veterinary Medicine at MU is on a mission to educate and train outstanding clinicians and scientists, generate new knowledge, engage stakeholders, and foster economic growth, all of which promote and protect the health and welfare of animals and people. Simply put, our mission is to Teach, Heal, Discover and Serve.
We are seeking candidates for a Veterinary Assistant position working with our Ophthalmology service. The position will serve to assist clinical faculty in patient care, client communication and clinical teaching in the Ophthalmology section of the Veterinary Health Center. The service provides referral services to practicing veterinarians in Missouri and the surrounding states and provides complete veterinary ophthalmology diagnostic, medical, and surgical services for companion animals, food animals, and equine species.
Typical duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
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Monitoring the receiving schedule and assuring cases are appropriate for the section and appropriate resources (students) are assigned.
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Making appointments for key cases and monitoring the services appointment schedule.
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Assisting with examination and diagnostic procedures.
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Assisting and instructing students on exam techniques, drawing blood samples, etc. and monitoring patient care.
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Contacting clients or referring veterinarians with health and financial updates, as well as requests for additional information.
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Assisting faculty with research animals that may be receiving services in the VHC.
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Gathering, indexing and processing information into treatment and research databases.
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Entering and/or monitoring entries of data into the hospital information system.
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Other duties as assigned.
Veterinarians throughout the Midwest refer animal clients to the Veterinary Health Center for specialized diagnoses and treatment. With sophisticated therapeutic equipment that includes an underwater treadmill, advanced imaging techniques, and state of the art sophisticated machinery to perform vision saving cataract surgery, we are a center for animal healthcare.
