Emergency Registered Veterinary Technician

Overview:

Veterinary Technicians are valuable members of our medical team. Veterinary Technicians play a crucial role in patient care and client service. You will work closely with doctors and technicians to increase efficiency within our hospital as well as the level of care we provide as a team. We hope to bring positive challenges as you are expected to learn each job task in the emergency department. For each job task please see the detailed job description.

Responsibilities 

• Animal handling and restraint
• Assist doctors and fellow technicians with medical treatments, diagnostic tests, and procedures.
• Obtain health history from clients, ensuring documentation is accurate and complete.
• Financial discussion with clients including estimates and inputting invoices.
• Administer treatments as prescribed by doctor including sedations, assisting in surgery
• Work scheduled days with ER doctors
• Work directly with other nurses and doctors to provide advanced patient care.
• Fill medication through in hospital pharmacy or written prescription.
• Complete treatment plans on the whiteboard for continual patient care.
• Triage patients
• Clean exam room and replenish inventory as needed
• Communicate effectively with clinical team and clients
• Reviewing medications, relaying treatment plans and discharge instructions with clients

Skills and Qualifications:

• Proper knowledge of common diagnostic testing, oral and injectable medications
• VACSP holder or RVT preferred
• Ability to draw blood, place sterile IVC and calculate/administer injectable medications

and fluid therapies

• Basic medical math skills
• Knowledge of common side effects of medications prescribed by the doctor
•  Use of Cubex and its functions
•  Understand trends of vitals and know treatments for complications
•  Work well under high pressure situations
• Quickly adjust treatment plans with the doctor and implement emergency treatments as needed
•  Knowledge of complex medical math including CRI’s

Requirements

4/10 Alternative workweek and weekends and holiday if scheduled.

• 1-year professional experience as a veterinary assistant preferred
• Must possess excellent communication skills, the ability to solve problems and handle multiple tasks
• Must have the ability to adjust to changes in the environment and be able to handle stress in a calm manner
• Must be a team player, have patience and maintain a positive attitude. 
• Must be detail oriented due to the high level of quality medicine. 
• Must be able to lift and restrain pets of at least 40 pounds, and work on feet most of the day

Benefits

• Complimentary Short-Term Disability
• Complimentary Life Insurance; with options to purchase additional voluntary benefits for self or family 
• Company Sponsored Employee Assistance Program (Headspace)
• 401K with 100% company match up to 3% and 4% company match for your 5% of contributions, eligible after 6 months of employment
• Florida Blue Insurance Plans with 3-tiered options; Kaiser for CA Residents
• Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account or Health Reimbursement Account options 
• United Healthcare Dental Insurance; includes a 100% paid premium option for team members
• United Healthcare Vision Insurance options
• Long Term Disability option (paid for by employee)
• Progyny-Fertility and Family Building Support
• Team Member Discounts for Pet Care
• Paid time off inclusive of sick, personal, and vacation
• Digital Musculoskeletal Support
• Referral Bonus Program
• DailyPay on Demand
• Compensation based on experience $23.00-$25.00