Registered Veterinary Technician - Critical Care

MedVet•Worthington, OH

11d•Onsite

About The Position

MedVet is the largest family of emergency and specialty hospitals owned and led by veterinarians. This distinction means we place the needs of our team first and do what’s needed to provide the best specialty and emergency medicine every time, every day, to everyone. Importantly, our team upholds the ethics of our profession and embraces our privilege to enhance the lives of our patients, their loving families, and the veterinary community. Our core values are Teamwork, Leadership, and Compassion, and we strive to model these values in all of our interactions. Our Critical Care team takes care of some of the sickest patients in the hospital and is able to provide advanced care including mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal therapies (therapeutic plasma exchange and hemoperfusion). We are looking for: An experienced registered veterinary technician to join the Critical Care Team Schedule: Sunday – Wednesday 8am – 6:30pm What you’ll do: - Practice at the top of your license - Treat critically ill and injured patients - Place long-lines (PICC lines, Drum lines, and Central Lines) - Perform in-house diagnostics (blood work, radiographs, etc) - Administer blood transfusions - Administer vasopressors and pain medications - Set up the mechanical ventilator and hi-flow nasal oxygen - Assist with extracorporeal procedures (TPE, hemoperfusion) - Monitor critically ill patients - Interact with clients to help them understand their pet’s care - Collaborate with DVMs to provide exceptional care to our hospitalized patients

Requirements

A registered veterinary technician with 2+ years of experience in emergency and/or critical care medicine
A team player with a growth mindset
Self-motivated and a critical thinker
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, unpredictable environment
Proficient in “medical math:” comfortable calculating drug doses and making CRIs
Comfortable with high acuity cases and humane euthanasia