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What Is A Veterinary Assistant?
Most veterinary assistants are attracted to this position because of their genuine love of animals. They have a desire to help the injured and sick, and contribute to the prevention of illnesses within the animal kingdom.
The veterinary assistant works under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian or veterinary technician who determines the scope of their activities.
Veterinary assistants can work in single-vet offices, at zoos, animal hospitals, kennels, rehabilitation shelters, research laboratories and animal clinics or, with mobile vet services visiting farms and ranches.
A veterinary assistant's responsibilities can vary, depending upon the facility where they are employed, but all assistants are normally required to perform a set of basic duties.
General Overview of Vet Assistant Duties:
• Providing basic care for animals: feeding, watering, exercising, or giving prescribed medications.
• Grooming of animals: cleaning ears, bathing, brushing or trimming nails.
• Cleaning: animal cages, exam and surgical equipment, exam tables, and general disinfecting.
• Help in restraining animals for exams, vaccinations, procedures, or x-rays.
• Obtain samples for lab tests: ear swabs, fecal, urine and blood. (Some assistants learn to perform the basic lab tests on these materials.)
Clerical duties: answer phones, book appointments, greet clients, escort clients to exam rooms, process payments, and assemble required prescription packages. Keeping records that chart weight, temperature, etc. may also be part of the duties.
It is important to understand the difference between a veterinary assistant, veterinary technician, and veterinary technologist.
A veterinary assistant is the entry-level position for most individuals who would like to become a technician or a veterinarian. An assistant is not required to take an exam for accreditation or have any college background.
What You Will Learn In This Veterinary Assistant Training
- The fundamentals of patient reception and service
- The anatomy of the common domestic pets
- How drugs are administered to pets
- The process of reproduction in dogs and cats and typical problems and disorders
- Procedures used to assess the age, sex and state of health of dogs and cats, particularly of strays
- The causes of and the symptoms of various zoo noses
- The anatomical features of the human body
- The importance of cells and genetics
- How muscles work
- The function of the nervous system
- The fundamentals of patient reception and service
- The procedures and paperwork involved in patient visits and record-keeping
- The importance of management skills
- Bookkeeping and Accounting systems
Who Will Benefit From This Veterinary Assistant Diploma?
This Veterinary Assistant course is developed to benefit any individual who is currently working in the Medical field who wants promotion at work
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any student who cannot afford to go to university to study but wants to acquire more knowledge and understanding in this specific working environment and thus making them employable.
What Award Will I Have After I Have Completed My Veterinary Assistant Diploma?
The Oxbridge Academy Veterinary Assistant Diploma is a career-orientated skills programme which is provider developed and assessed. After completion of this diploma the student will show competence in the area of Veterinary Assistant.
Oxbridge Academy also offers the following skills diplomas in the Medical field:
Oxbridge Skills Diploma Pharmacist Assistant (DIP4068-08)
Oxbridge Skills Diploma Dental Practice Assistant (DIP4042-09)
Oxbridge Skills Diploma Medical Practice Assistant (DIP4044-09)
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