Experienced Veterinary Technician - ICU
About The Position
VCA Carriage Hills Animal Hospital has an immediate opening for a full time Veterinary Technician in their ICU department. This practice has a longstanding reputation in the River Region as a provider of quality veterinary services in a friendly and compassionate atmosphere. They see multi-trauma, critical cases in their hospital and are looking for individuals who want to increase or hone their emergency skills. The practice is known for quality veterinary care due to the range of services offered and their efforts to fill the area’s need for specialty services. They have 8 full/time doctors and operate as a 24-hour emergency and referral hospital with services including wellness care, surgery, dentistry, diagnostics, ultrasound, digital x-rays, endoscopy, oncology, internal medicine, boarding, and grooming. They also offer cancer treatment, orthopedic care, neurosurgical care, and critical care.
Requirements
- Experience as a Veterinary Technician
- Skills in physical examinations and patient assessment
- Anesthesia monitoring skills
- Surgical preparation and assisting skills
- Dentistry skills
- Radiology skills
- Laboratory work skills
- Venipuncture skills
- Catheter placement skills
- Pharmacy skills
- Patient recovery monitoring skills
- Compassionate care of hospitalized animals
Nice To Haves
- Experience in emergency or critical care veterinary medicine
Responsibilities
- Support technician and doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients.
- Win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient.
- Utilize knowledge and skills in physical examinations and patient assessment.
- Perform anesthesia monitoring.
- Assist with surgical preparation.
- Perform dentistry procedures.
- Conduct radiology.
- Perform laboratory work.
- Perform venipuncture.
- Place catheters.
- Administer pharmacy services.
- Monitor patient recovery.
- Provide compassionate care of hospitalized animals.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- Variety of additional coverage options
- Free mental health care through Lyra Health (up to 12 sessions a year)
- Free counseling through Cigna Life Assistance program
- Access to Headspace app
- Fully employer-paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- Holiday pay
- Paid parental leave
- Fertility coverage
- Gender affirmation services
- Growing network of onsite social workers
- Generous hospital discounts for your pets
- Variety of other discounts including cellular service, apparel, computer equipment, etc.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Referral bonus opportunities
- Practice management software with digital innovations for streamlined practice flow and client communication
- Continuing education and personal career development support
- Advancement and leadership opportunities
- Internal CE and development opportunities
- Free NAVTA membership
- Access to VetFolio
- Access to Plumbs App
- Tuition assistance including Veterinary Technology Associates, Bachelors completion and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
