Veterinary Technician Emergency

VCA Animal Hospital-posted 3 months ago
$28 - $35/Yr
Full-time
Los Angeles, CA
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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VCA Animal Specialty Group is a busy 24 hour emergency and specialty hospital in Los Angeles, approximately 10 minutes from Downtown, LA! We are seeking highly skilled and knowledgeable technicians that have extensive experience in Emergency & Critical Care.

  • Advocate for the patients and provide top quality medicine for highly critical patients on an hourly basis.
  • Maintain outstanding time management and organizational skills to keep up with and maintain hourly treatments.
  • Ensure reliability (pertaining to time and attendance) to ensure the patients have adequate care.
  • Work independently with minimal guidance.
  • Triage and prioritize critical cases.
  • See the big picture to ensure each patient is provided the best possible care.
  • Communicate effectively while maintaining kindness, compassion, and respect.
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in a veterinary emergency hospital.
  • At least 1 year working directly with emergency and critical patients.
  • Ability to place and manage IVC and PICC lines; experience with triple lumen catheters is a plus.
  • Experience in drawing venous and arterial blood samples and urine samples; cystos are via U/S guided only.
  • Administer critical and life-saving fluids & medications, including boluses, CRIs, and blood products.
  • Cross match, blood type, and administer transfusions (pRBC, FFP, cryoprecipitate).
  • Effectively and efficiently perform all aspects of CPR (recording medications, intubating, compressions, etc.).
  • Induce (if RVT), monitor, and recover patients from anesthesia.
  • Assist with a vast array of emergency and critical treatments, diagnostics, and procedures.
  • Manage feeding, JP drains, and chest tubes.
  • Manage sedated and comatose patients on ventilators.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision after 30 days of employment.
  • Supplemental insurance options.
  • Annual CE allowance and license reimbursements for licensed technicians.
  • Health Saving Account (HSA).
  • Flex Spending Account (FSA).
  • Health & wellness resources, including 12 free therapy sessions/yr with Lyra.
  • 401k with company matching.
  • Generous employee pet discounts (Associate's pets only).
  • Associate educational portal to grow your veterinary career.
  • Referral program of up to $1000 for RVT or VTS referrals.
  • Paid parental leave.
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