Veterinary Critical Care Technician Assistant, CASE
About The Position
Veterinary Critical Care Technician Assistant Are you interested in joining a dynamic and fast-paced specialty and emergency hospital? Colorado Animal Specialty and Emergency (CASE) is a rapidly growing, 24/7, 32,000 sq. ft. hospital located in Boulder, Colorado. We are seeking a dedicated and skilled Critical Care Technician Assistant to join our team! In this Critical Care Technician Assistant position, you will work as a part of the Critical Care team to ensure exceptional patient care and provide overall support and assistance to all CASE departments, doctors, and hospital team members. The person in this position is a direct conduit for all CASE Critical Care needs.
Requirements
- Knowledge of basic veterinary practices, procedures, and terminology.
- Minimum 1-2 years’ veterinary experience required, with technical assistant experience highly desirable.
- Experience in Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Practice preferred
- Ability to communicate well with other CASE staff members.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and with little or no supervision
- Ability to multi-task and produce quality work while making effective decisions
- Fluent English skills (speaking and reading) are required for the role; fluency in multiple languages is a plus.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Practice preferred
- Fluent English skills (speaking and reading) are required for the role; fluency in multiple languages is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Exemplify a positive, supportive culture within the department as well as within the hospital
- Possess well-developed client communication skills and maintain current understanding of hospitalized caseload to assist with owner updates and communications
- Foster relationships with referring veterinarians to promote seamless transfer of Critical Care patients to the hospital
- General Cleaning/Stocking
- Greeting of owners and patients (new transfers, rechecks, in-patients, etc.)
- Taking initial history including review of patient progress since discharge or transfer and listing of medications patient is on and refills needed if applicable
- Presenting estimates to owner and following proper admitting protocols
- Submission of diagnostics with technician guidance
- Compile new patients referring medical records and imaging
- Under guidance of nurse able to set up basic procedures (IVC, O2 cage, triage monitoring etc.)
- Compile medications and discharges prior to patient discharge.
- Performing owner call backs of discharged patients and documenting
- Able to set up basic procedures without nurse guidance and showing initiative to set up more advanced procedures with direct oversight
- Able to review discharges with owner under nurse supervision
- Additional duties as assigned
- Perform a comprehensive physical examination with guidance from technician
- Practice proper and safe patient restraint
- Additional duties as assigned
Benefits
- CE Allowance
- Uniform Allowance
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday = time and a half
- Employee Pet Discount
- 401k
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- HSA/FSA
- Access to VetBloom for RACE-approved continuing education and training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
