Veterinary Technician - ICU Department
About The Position
VCA Valley Animal Hospital & Emergency Center is seeking an experienced Veterinary Technician to join our ICU team. The primary focus of our ICU team is our hospitalized patients. Hiring for overnight shifts, full time only at this time. Typical hours are 7p - 7:30a, 3 days/week. Schedule flexibility required, including working some holidays & at least 1 weekend per month. The successful candidate will be a believer in the possibilities of high quality veterinary medicine & patient care—with the passion, expertise, & technical know-how to make them happen. In addition to the standard Veterinary Technician skills, our ICU department values: Compassionate, detail oriented patient & client care skills encompassing the hospitalized patient experience Advanced tube placement & maintenance, including nasogastric tubes, central lines, & PICC lines Understanding, continuous monitoring, & management of critical & non-critical patients, ECGs, Blood Pressure, heart murmurs, variety of acute & chronic diseases processes, & special needs for all small animal species (canine, feline, avian, exotic companion mammal, & reptile) Ability to adapt to varying patient loads & communicate patient condition for all departments (Primary Care, Emergency, Internal Medicine, Surgery, & Exotics) Accurate assessment, stabilization, & evaluation of all hospitalized patients You’ve worked hard for your credentialing and training & we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. VCA works hard to support your personalized Career Progression goals, & provides continuing education, transfer, specialization, & leadership opportunities. Compensation varies based on education, experience, & current AZ CVT license: $17 - 24/hour (includes scale for licensed and unlicensed Veterinary Technicians). We also offer an additional $3/hour stipend 8p - 7a. CE allowance: CVT $750/year, VTS $1000/year. If you are a current associate, you need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.
Requirements
- Veterinary Technician skills
- Schedule flexibility required, including working some holidays & at least 1 weekend per month
Responsibilities
- Compassionate, detail oriented patient & client care skills encompassing the hospitalized patient experience
- Advanced tube placement & maintenance, including nasogastric tubes, central lines, & PICC lines
- Understanding, continuous monitoring, & management of critical & non-critical patients, ECGs, Blood Pressure, heart murmurs, variety of acute & chronic diseases processes, & special needs for all small animal species (canine, feline, avian, exotic companion mammal, & reptile)
- Ability to adapt to varying patient loads & communicate patient condition for all departments (Primary Care, Emergency, Internal Medicine, Surgery, & Exotics)
- Accurate assessment, stabilization, & evaluation of all hospitalized patients
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- paid vacation/sick days
- 401(k)
- generous employee pet discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
