Intermediate Care Ward Assistant

Pacific & Santa Cruz Veterinary Specialists•Santa Cruz, CA

4d•$22 - $26

About The Position

Pacific & Santa Cruz Veterinary Specialists is currently seeking an Intermediate Care Ward Assistant to join their team! At Pacific and Santa Cruz Veterinary Specialists , our team shares a passion for exceptional patient care and a deep sense of teamwork. We work closely across departments to ensure every pet receives the highest quality of care and every client feels supported . Our culture is built on collaboration, respect, and learning. Team members are encouraged to grow their skills through mentorship, continuing education, and hands-on experience in a supportive environment. The main duties of this position is to administer care to the post op patients in the Recovery area and the patients that are in Isolation. Also to assist with Surgery, Isolation, ICU and ER dismissals. Checking in with the treatment lead when shift is starting to ensure there are no immediate tasks to be done. Keeping an open line of communication with the treatment lead throughout the day or if you are going to another part of the hospital is a vital responsibility of the recovery/isolation tech. If you have any concerns about the patient load or need assistance through the day check in with treatment lead, they will assign someone help you. Familiarize yourself with the staff on that day by checking the white board and also becoming aware of your lunch time. If you’re lunch time is coming up and you are still working with a patient or feel that you will not get to lunch on time, communicate with the lead so they can make a plan going forward. Check the census and familiarize yourself with the patients in ICU. You may be asked by the treatment lead to assist in ICU depending on the need of the hospital. Obtain proper rounds on patients that are in Recovery and Isolation from overnight tech/assistant. Complete noted treatments on the flow sheets as directed by DVM. Check schedule for surgeries, if patients will be coming into recovery then ensure proper kennel and bed are ready. Assist ICU if patients will be going into ICU so that there are prepared areas for recovering patients. Help with dismissal’s from ICU, recovery and isolation. If you are unable to do all dismissals (time conflicts or will need lunch around that time) then it is your duty to communicate with treatment lead to make a plan for who will dismiss patient. If you have light patient load or empty recovery and isolation, check in with treatment lead and ICU to see where you can be most helpful. Ensure you are not taking on too much if you still have patients. Help to cover ICU lunch when able. Help with callbacks when able. Restraining animals in a safe, efficient and compassionate manner during examinations, treatments and procedures. Prep patients for procedures. TPR, place IVC, start IVF, give pre-meds and perform any shaving that needs to be done prior to surgery. Knowledge of prescriptions procedures, how to fill medications in house, how to call to outside pharmacy and properly note in cornerstone and how to use our online pharmacy. Laboratory procedures and radiographs Accurately perform routine in-house laboratory procedures on all laboratory equipment (procyte, catalyst, sedivue, vetstat, istat, centrifuge and refractometer). Appropriately prepare and handle specimens. Knowledge of how to create lab forms for all labs and appropriately prepare samples. Perform all laboratory maintenance. This is not one positions responsibility but the entire teams duty to ensure this is getting done. Take radiographs while following proper safety procedures. Utilizing hands free training to obtain radiographs. Knowledge of PPE and where to place radiation badge if standing in for radiographs. Cleaning Ensure cleaning list in recovery is completed daily. If you have a patient that is staying in Isolation ensure that when you are leaving for the day that they room is as clean as possible for the next shift. Knowledge of cleaning protocols after patient has been discharged from isolation.

Responsibilities

Administer care to post-op patients in Recovery and patients in Isolation
Assist with Surgery, Isolation, ICU and ER dismissals
Check in with treatment lead at the start of shift
Maintain open communication with treatment lead
Check the census and familiarize yourself with the patients in ICU
Obtain proper rounds on patients that are in Recovery and Isolation from overnight tech/assistant
Complete noted treatments on the flow sheets as directed by DVM
Check schedule for surgeries and prepare kennels
Assist ICU in preparing areas for recovering patients
Help with dismissals from ICU, recovery and isolation
Check in with treatment lead and ICU when patient load is light
Help cover ICU lunch when able
Help with callbacks when able
Restrain animals safely and compassionately
Prep patients for procedures
Knowledge of prescriptions procedures
Perform routine in-house laboratory procedures
Prepare and handle specimens
Knowledge of how to create lab forms for all labs and appropriately prepare samples
Perform all laboratory maintenance
Take radiographs while following proper safety procedures
Ensure cleaning list in recovery is completed daily
Ensure isolation rooms are clean