ICU Patient Care Professional

Littleton Equine Medical Center•Littleton, CO

8d•$21 - $29•Onsite

About The Position

Join one of Colorado's premier equine hospitals and build a career in emergency and critical care medicine. Littleton Equine Medical Center is seeking a highly motivated Patient Care Professional to provide advanced patient care, support life-saving treatments, and work alongside an experienced team of specialists and emergency clinicians. Deliver exceptional care. Advocate for every patient. Practice advanced equine medicine. At Littleton Equine Medical Center, our Patient Care Professionals are at the heart of everything we do. Working alongside specialists and emergency veterinarians, you will provide advanced nursing support, critical patient monitoring, emergency assistance, and compassionate care for hospitalized equine patients. This role is ideal for experienced veterinary professionals who take pride in clinical excellence, thrive in fast-paced environments, and are passionate about making a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their owners. While the ideal candidate has equine veterinary experience, candidates with general veterinary experience and an equine background will be considered.

Requirements

Basic level of horse handling experience required.
Ability to understand both written and verbal instructions regarding patient care and treatments.
Ability to appropriately chart patient parameters, subjective observations, and independently utilize provided resources for standard procedures.
Ability to effectively communicate and respond to questions from managers, doctors, and clients.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as drug doses, dilutions, percentages, rate, ratio and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, add subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions.
Computer literacy in common computer software programs.
Equine restraint/handling and horsemanship skills.
Stand for long periods of time.
Jog horses in hand.
Restrain difficult horses.
Lift 50-70 lbs.

Nice To Haves

Equine veterinary experience.
General veterinary experience and an equine background.
Credentialed technicians who have graduated from an AVMA accredited school of veterinary technology and successfully completed the VTNE.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive nursing care to emergency and critical care patients throughout hospitalization.
Monitor patient status, recognize changes in condition, and advocate for patient needs, escalating concerns appropriately.
Administer medications and treatments and perform nursing procedures within scope and according to veterinary orders.
Monitor and manage IV catheters, feeding tubes, bandages, and other patient-support equipment.
Assist with advanced diagnostics, procedures, and treatments, and coordinate patient care and transfers as needed.
Collaborate with veterinarians, specialists, emergency clinicians, and ICU team members to provide coordinated patient care.
Maintain accurate medical records and provide thorough client communication and shift-to-shift handoff, as appropriate.
Provide compassionate, high-quality patient care while maintaining a clean, organized care environment and assuming primary responsibility for the overall care of assigned patients.