Overnight Emergency Technician Assistant
About The Position
Maine Veterinary Medical Center is looking to add a compassionate and skilled Overnight Emergency Technician Assistant to our team. This role will be responsible for working on the ER/ICU floor. Available schedule is Sunday-Tuesday 6p-6a; availability for this schedule is required and this schedules are subject to change based on hospital needs. At our Rarebreed clinic, you can help reimagine the veterinary experience in your community. Our innovative environment means you’ll get to work with specialists of all stripes and practice cutting edge care! As part of our team, you’ll work with the latest technology, gain access to state-of-the-art training facilities, and collaborate with a positive team to deliver the highest quality of care to the pet patients we all love. Maine Veterinary Medical Center (MVMC) is a VECCS level two certified Rarebreed practice that has full in-house laboratory capabilities, a fluoroscopy suite for interventional procedures, a helical 16-slice CT, MRI, respiratory ventilator, in-house telemetric monitoring, ultrasound and endoscopy. MVMC has well-staffed departments in Neurology, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Cardiology, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Rehab and Acupuncture and great team of emergency clinicians and criticalists to offer advanced services to a well-educated client base.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum of 6 months previous experience in a veterinary or animal handling role required
- Must be a team player with a positive attitude
- Able to multi-task
- Able to lift 50 pounds
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate appropriate and efficient methods of restraint
- Assist in daily hospital maintenance, including but not limited to laundry, stocking, cleaning, walking patients, cleaning litter boxes, and daily treatment tasks
- Efficiently and safely multitask with exams, in house lab work, radiology, and other-directed tasks
- Clean cages and runs to acceptable hospital standards
- Provide compassionate care for all clients and patients in varying emotional states
- Fill medications for outpatients and hospitalized patients, as instructed
- Maintain positive and professional working relationships with all team members
- Be able to take constructive criticism from leadership
- Follow directions and orders from veterinarians or veterinary technicians
- Identify when assistance is needed in different areas of the hospital
- Participate in continued education provided by MVMC
- Ability to stay focused in turbulent environments
- Assist in emergency situations, such as controlling bleeding, administering medications or fluids, and performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Assist in the aftercare process in a respectful manner
Benefits
- Great pay with competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- 401K with 100% company match of up to 3%, and a 50% match for the 4thand 5th%
- Generous paid time off to help you achieve your perfect balance
- Employee Referral Program
- Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and short-term disability (long-term disability available)
- Accident and critical illness insurance
- Bonding leave enhanced maternity benefit
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Saving Account (HSA)
- Continuing education yearly allowance for skills development
- Certification fees reimbursement (eligible employees only)
- Commuter benefits, uniform allowance, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
- Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
- Pet Food: Discounts on pet foods
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
