Veterinary Assistant

**Overview** ------------ **Agency Summary**The purpose and mission of Animal Care Services is advocating animal welfare, adoption, and rescue. The agency does this by protecting and promoting the health, safety, and welfare of pets and livestock in Marion County. The agency is able to do this by cultivating a productive, collaborative, and compliant work environment in order for our workforce to meet the needs of the constituents of Indianapolis and Marion County. **Job Summary** Position is responsible for assisting the Veterinarian. **Equal Employment Opportunity****The City of Indianapolis Marion County is an equal opportunity employer**. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We value diversity in perspectives and experiences among colleagues and the residents of this city of whom we serve. **Position Responsibilities** ----------------------------- Performs exams on every animal entering the building, including but not limited to: identifying age, breed, sex, spay or neuter status, obtaining weights, assessing animals for pregnancy, administering vaccines, de\-worming, flea preventative, performing nail trims and ear cleanings as needed and triaging animals for the medical team. Administers medications to animals. Maintains clear and accurate records. Assesses the health of animals in the shelter. Provides input on euthanasia decisions for medical reasons. Provides feedback on the behavior of animals. Performs animal euthanasia. Performs diagnostic skin scrapes on animals. Performs diagnostic fecal parasite tests on animals. Clips and cleans wounds. Assesses animals for fleas, ear mites, and other external parasites. Grooms severely neglected animals. Transports animals to veterinary clinics for spay\-neuter surgery o