Emergency Day Shift Veterinary Nurse

Pinnacle Veterinary Specialists•Concord Township, PA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Pinnacle ER Veterinary Nurse, you will be expected to treat each patient and owner with the highest level of compassion & care. Pinnacle Veterinary Specialists fosters a positive culture that recognizes and rewards nurses as critical members of their team, demonstrated by significant bonuses distributed to nursing staff ($60,000 in 2024 and over $77,000 in 2025). The company values autonomy, allowing staff to make on-the-ground decisions without layers of management, and promotes a smaller, collaborative environment that feels like a family. The team of emergency and critical care doctors are selected for both their medical skills and their kind, easy-to-work-with demeanor, emphasizing the invaluable role nurses play. The hospital is described as a community where people find joy in working together and learning, led by a young group who prioritize work-life balance. They seek staff members who are easy to get along with, positive, and always willing to help. The brand-new facility, opened in August 2021, houses emergency/critical care, internal medicine, neurology, surgery, radiology, and cardiology. It is equipped with digital radiography, full in-house Idexx lab systems, a Siemens blood gas analyzer, a GE 16 Slice CT scanner, and a mobile MRI unit. Pinnacle Veterinary Specialists is located at 600 Evergreen Drive in Glen Mills, PA, a southern suburb of Philadelphia, conveniently situated across from Costco and near the Brinton Lake Shopping complex.

Requirements

Has a CVT or 2+ years’ experience in a comparable emergency and/or specialty facility.
Is kind, supportive of their team, and has a strong work ethic.
Has a desire to grow and develop their nursing skillset.
Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and electronic) with the team and with customers
Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment necessary daily such as syringes, electric clippers, computers, surgery instruments, monitors, diagnostic equipment, etc.
Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, work on the floor as well as ability to lift up to 50 lbs. on own and able to support up to 80 lbs. with assistance.

Responsibilities

Treat each patient and owner with the highest level of compassion & care.
Perform basic to ICU level nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments.
Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients.
Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications.
Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy.
Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care.
Participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care.
Be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR.
Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house & point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging.
Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and/or maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes.
Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques.

Benefits

Generous hourly wage reflective of your skillset and contribution to the hospital
Shift differential for overnights and weekends ($2.50/hour Mon-Thurs, $4.00/hr Fri-Sun)
Flexible scheduling
Paid time off
Pet care discount
Independence Blue Cross medical insurance that includes Penn Medicine telehealth visits, tele-mental health support, and the largest health network in greater Philadelphia
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) program with 2% company match
Scrub allowance
Costco membership (inexpensive gas is right across from our hospital!)
In house CE and continuing education stipend
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development assistance
Employee assistance program