Emergency Veterinary Technician

Pinnacle Veterinary Specialists • Concord Township, PA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for Emergency Technicians for our Daytime, Mid-shift and Overnight shifts. As a Pinnacle ER Veterinary Nurse, you will be expected to treat each patient and owner with the highest level of compassion & care. You will perform basic to ICU level nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments. You will use your understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients. You will administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications. You will set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy. You will contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care. You will participate in giving and receiving patient rounds to ensure continuity of care and be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR. You will collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house & point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging. You will perform nursing care tasks such as placing and/or maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes. You will set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques. Our brand-new facility opened in August 2021 and houses emergency/critical care, internal medicine, neurology, surgery, radiology and cardiology. We have digital radiography, full in house Idexx lab systems, Siemens blood gas analyzer, a GE 16 Slice CT scanner and a mobile MRI unit. PVS is located at 600 Evergreen Drive in Glen Mills, PA which is a southern suburb of Philadelphia. We are located across from the Costco in Glen Mills and near the Brinton Lake Shopping complex allowing easy access to restaurants and shopping.

Requirements

• Has a CVT or 2+ years’ experience in a comparable emergency and/or specialty facility.
• Recent CVT graduates will be considered.
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees