Veterinary Technician

AmeriVet•Gainesville, GA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Animal Emergency of Gainesville is hiring experienced Veterinary Technicians for its busy emergency hospital in Gainesville, Georgia. The schedule is 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., and pay is $20 to $30 per hour based on experience. The ideal candidate has three years of veterinary experience in a veterinary clinic or emergency clinic and can work nights and weekends. The role includes providing emergency patient care, performing and monitoring anesthesia, triaging cases, obtaining and interpreting vital signs, supporting emergency procedures, administering medications, and placing and maintaining catheters and feeding tubes. The position also involves mentoring and training coworkers and addressing client concerns with patience and empathy.

Requirements

Three years of veterinary experience in a veterinary clinic or emergency clinic.
Ability to work nights and weekends.
Experience inducing, monitoring, and recovering anesthesia and using anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
Ability to triage emergency cases and obtain vital signs.
Ability to perform digital radiography with proper patient positioning.
Knowledge of normal patient vital-sign ranges and ability to interpret vital signs.
Ability to recognize patients at risk of arrest and initiate CPR.
Ability to calculate medical dosages, including constant rate infusions, and administer medications appropriately.
Proficiency in phlebotomy and placing intravenous catheters in peripheral vessels.
Ability to place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
Patience and empathy in addressing client concerns.

Nice To Haves

Passion for mentoring and training coworkers.

Responsibilities

Induce, monitor, and recover anesthesia in patients, using anesthesia and monitoring equipment.
Triage emergency cases on arrival, including obtaining temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure.
Perform digital radiography using proper technique and patient positioning.
Understand normal ranges for vital signs, including heart and respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation.
Obtain and interpret blood pressure and other vital signs, and alert the veterinarian to changes or concerns.
Identify patients at risk of arrest and initiate CPR.
Calculate medical dosages, including constant rate infusions, and administer medications via appropriate routes and duration.
Perform phlebotomy and place intravenous catheters in peripheral vessels.
Place and maintain feeding tubes and central line catheters.
Mentor and train coworkers.
Address client concerns with patience and empathy.