Veterinarians are under an increasing weight of administrative tasks that pull them away from patient care. With Veterinary Assistant Scribes, veterinarians can increase productivity, improve efficiency, have quality PMS documentation, and help minimize the risk of burnout and turnover.
Veterinary Assistant Scribes play a critical part in optimizing the patient care experience by building the perfect medical record.
Being a Veterinary Assistant Scribe is a unique opportunity to get frontline experience, from working in a fast-paced hospital environment to observing an array of interesting cases, to collaborating effectively with a medical team. It’s the chance to learn from practicing veterinarians, grow your knowledge, and start your career in veterinary medicine.
Our specialized training program is your gateway to becoming a Veterinary Assistant Scribe, a unique role that combines your passion for animals with the precision of data management. Join us on this extraordinary journey where you’ll be the silent hero behind every healthy and happy tail.
As the world of animal healthcare continues to evolve, the role of a Veterinary Assistant Scribe has emerged as a key player in ensuring the well-being of our beloved animal companions. In the coming decade, the outlook for Veterinary Assistant Scribes is set to shine with promising opportunities. The pet care industry is booming, and the need for dedicated professionals who can seamlessly blend animal care with meticulous documentation is on the rise. Here is a glimpse into the promising outlook:
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of Veterinary Assistants is projected to grow 20 percent from 2022 to 2032, much faster than the average for all occupations.
About 26,800 openings for veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
See the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report for Veterinary Assistant – Scribes
Veterinarians are under an increasing weight of administrative tasks that pull them away from patient care. With Veterinary Scribes, veterinarians can increase productivity, improve efficiency, have quality documentation, and help minimize the risk for burnout and turnover.
Course Outcomes
At the end of Veterinary Assisting Scribe course, students will be able to:
Students completing this program can sit for the Veterinary Assistant Certification (VET) exam administered by the National Workforce Career Association (NWCA).
Introduction
Terminology
Fundamentals of Veterinary Documentation
VCPR – Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship
The Chart
Components of the Medical Record
Diagnostics
Logs, Forms, Reports
Charting Methods
Pharmacology
Final Exam
The all-inclusive program fee covers everything a student needs to successfully complete the Clinical Medical Assisting program, including:
This program qualifies for the MyCAA Tuition Assistance Program sponsored by the Department of Defense—a program designed for military spouses.
Upon completing the online training program, a student is eligible* for our optional Veterinary Assisting Externship. The Veterinary Assistant Externship is a standard 40-hour unpaid rotation. The purpose of the Externship is two-fold: to give each student hands-on instruction and practice conducting a variety of procedures with supervision and to connect each student with a potential employer in their local market.
As a participant in this Clinical Externship, you must agree to provide a resume to their assigned Externship Coordinator no less than three weeks following initial contact. Failure to provide such a resume will result in students not participating in the externship opportunity. In addition, the following terms and conditions apply to the Externship:
By participating in this process, students are entering into an unpaid volunteer clinical externship opportunity which, at no time, constitutes an employee-employer relationship. The facility is under no obligation to continue your clinical experience, nor should you maintain these expectations.
*Students who wish to participate in this course’s optional clinical externship portion must complete their program with a grade of 70% or higher on the final exam and course average, spending at least 50 hours in the course. All externship placements are subject to the availability, scheduling, and staffing needs of the externship sites.
We will coordinate an externship for each eligible student at a healthcare organization in their local area. In over eight years of providing this service, we have not had an instance where we could not do this—pandemic or no pandemic. With this said, we cannot guarantee a placement due to circumstances outside our control which include a lack of healthcare organizations located in a rural area, acts of God, situations where healthcare organizations have curtailed their operations due to a pandemic or other cause or in situations where a student chooses not to meet the outlined requirements.
