VCA Arboretum View Animal Hospital is adding talented Veterinary Technicians to our Emergency & Critical Care Service overnight/3rd shift.Our Story and Our Team:We offer a wide array of services, including specialty services in Dermatology, Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Interventional Radiology, Neurology, Rehabilitation, and Surgery. While our facility is equipped with high-tech equipment, our team’s cross-departmental cooperation in treating patients separates Arboretum View from other hospitals. Our team highly values collaboration between departments to better serve patients. Our experienced associates recognize each other's strengths and work together throughout the treatment process. We uplift our technicians to exercise their critical thinking skills and work independently towards enhancing patient care.Snapshot of the Role:As a member of the VCA AVAH team, you will support Emergency/CC doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients.
Performing triage assessments and prioritizing cases as they present
Manage the ER by assigning clinicians to cases as they present and coordinate timely interventions as needed
Abide by appropriate hospital SOPS for infection control when handling patients, providing interventions/treatments, and processing/performing diagnostic testing.
Communicate effectively with clients regarding the status of their pets and home care
Placing intravenous catheters, performing laboratory diagnostics
Performing abdominal and thoracic radiographs
Assisting with examinations
Inducing, maintaining, and monitoring anesthesia for ER procedures
Recovering patients from anesthesia
Performing nursing care of all patients presenting to the ER
Run diagnostics and correlate results with the clinical presentation of the patient and notify clinicians with results.
Assisting the ER clinicians with providing instruction and demonstration of emergency medicine skills to veterinary students, interns, and residents in a clinical setting.
Assist students with accomplishing the necessary student learning objectives
Develop professional relationships with the CSR team to aid in providing outstanding customer service to all ER clients
Enter charges for all triage patients and document treatment sheets
Assist in providing clinical support to doctors and other technicians/nurses
Provide restraint of patients without risk to patient, self, and others.
Abide by appropriate hospital SOPS for infection control when handling patients, providing interventions/treatments, and processing/performing diagnostic testing.
Provide high-quality nursing care to critically ill patients based on attention to detail
Utilize monitoring equipment and recognize trends
Assist with clinical procedures and offer direction to others.
Maintain a clean and organized work environment
Participates in CE for the purpose of personal development and development of a critical care mindset
Foster effective communication with both internal and external clients and referring hospitals.
Schedule: Full-time opportunities, Overnight/3rd shift, we offer 5 x 8s, 4 x10s or 3 x 13s schedule.Compensation: Starting range is determined by skill set and years of experience in the field. Financial growth opportunities available.As a member of the VCA Arboretum View, eligible full-time employees comprehensive benefits package, including:Health & Well-being
Innovative associate health and well-being department (Headspace app subscriptions, Lyra Health, Vault financial wellness tool, and access to additional mental health resources)
401k retirement savings plan with company match
Health/dental/vision insurance, infertility benefits, gender affirmation services
Paid parental, vacation and sick leave
Professional Development
Continuing Education Allowance
WOOF University – offering abundant CE for Doctors and Staff
Opportunities to participate in a robust Clinical Studies program
Additional Benefits
Up to 100% Pet Care Discount for your own pets
100% paid life insurance
100% paid short-term disability insurance
We are excited to meet you at VCA Arboretum View! Apply Today! Recent Veterinary Technician Graduates encouraged to apply.If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Career worklet on the landing page or search for Find Jobs.Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com