Veterinary Technician Assistant, Emergency
About The Position
Nashville Veterinary Specialists + Animal Emergency is hiring a full-time Veterinary Technician Assistant for its Emergency teams in Nashville, Tennessee. The role supports emergency veterinary care in a collaborative, learning-focused hospital environment, assisting with patient care, procedures, hospital upkeep, and patient visits for stable, non-complicated cases. The anticipated schedule is a day shift, 8 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The listed pay is $17–$24, based on experience, with a $4.50 shift or weekend differential available. The employer describes a newly renovated and expanded hospital and opportunities to develop skills, pursue continuing education, and advance professionally. Nashville Veterinary Specialists is part of Ethos Veterinary Health, a network of approximately 145 hospitals.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of animal-handling experience.
- Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including frequently bending, standing, stooping, walking, sitting, talking, listening, manipulating and handling objects, and reaching with hands and arms.
- Ability to walk or stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift and carry animals weighing 50 pounds or more and handle dogs weighing up to 150 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Restrain patients for examinations and procedures.
- Set up for procedures, such as central lines, sampling lines, NG tubes, and urethral unblocking.
- Stock supplies, including catheters, scrub, alcohol, syringes, pee pads, fluids, and fluid lines.
- Assist with radiographs.
- Set up and tear down patient beds for hospitalized patients.
- Make flushes.
- Do laundry and dishes.
- Sweep and mop.
- Walk dogs.
- Change bedding and clean cages.
- Perform general hospital cleaning, including cleaning or scooping the lawn, emptying trash receptacles, refilling bags, and changing fly bags.
- Facilitate visits for stable, non-complicated cases.
Benefits
- Paid time off, including sick time for eligible employees.
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
- Discounted pet products and services for personal pets.
- Continuing education allowance.
- Continuing Education Sponsorship Program via Penn Foster.
- Licensure renewal and out-of-state licensure transfer reimbursement.
- Uniform allowance.
- Cell phone discount.
- YMCA corporate memberships.
- Team-building and volunteer events.
- Career development and opportunities for advancement.
- Newly renovated and expanded hospital.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
