Veterinary Technician- Critical Care
Veterinary Technician- Critical Care
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Position at Veterinary Specialty Hospital of Palm Beach Gardens
Veterinary Technician for Critical Care Specialty service Veterinary Specialty Hospital
Palm Beach Gardens Florida
We are hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our team. If you enjoy patient care and working in a fastpaced challenging interesting and collaborative environment apply today!
- Are you committed and passionate about enriching lives through remarkable care for pets
- Do you thrive infastpaced dynamic and rewarding work environment
- Are you a team player who enjoys working together on a team toprovidequality care for pets
- Do you work well in high stress environments or under pressure
At Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Palm Beach Gardens a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner we take action to empower your best care for pets their families and yourself.
We are a community of 400 clinics forming an extraordinary network of unparalleled resources and people. Through outstanding learning and career options comprehensive benefits and abundant support youll be nurtured and appreciated for who you are and what you bring to the table. We come together in both the joys and heartaches of our profession to lift each other up through laughter and we have plenty of fun along the way!
Who we are
At Veterinary Specialty Hospital youll feel the warmth and openness of a small clinic while having the opportunity and support of a united network.
Veterinary Specialty Hospital is a highquality practice equipped with the latest technology in beautiful and clean facilities. We offer excellent medicine surgery dentistry laparoscopy endoscopy radiology chemotherapy ultrasound laser and more. We promote an emotionally intelligent work environment with a positive work/life balance. At VSH we invest heavily in our employees long term health and happiness!
Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.
Veterinary Specialty Hospital is looking for a Veterinary Technician to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.
As an Emergency Critical Care (ECC) Veterinary Technician youll play an important role in pets lives by providing endtoend care for our precious patients. Your lifechanging work will range from the handson care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests to support services including admitting and discharging patients.
As anICU/Critical Care Technician you will have the following role responsibilities:
- Triage and obtain patient history in a manner to be able to quickly evaluating the severity of an animals condition and prioritizing care.
- Perform physical exams on veterinary patients and alert doctor team of any pertinent abnormalities/vitals out of parameters with sense of urgency consistent with the noted change
- Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care advocate for pets and educate clients.
- With each hospital function assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
- Being proficient in CPR and other emergency procedures.Identifypatients at risk for arrest initiate CPRand alert team members.
- Possess the ability to observe patients and recognize subtle changes in status and vital signs; with astute and careful monitoring of patients
- Able to utilize monitoring equipment and recognize trends in ECC BP CO2 Spo2.
- Provide restraint of patients without risk to patient self and others.
- Diagnostic Testing:Performing and interpreting diagnostic tests like bloodwork urine analysis and able to take diagnostic quality abdominal and chest radiographic films on patients.
- Properly perform medical treatments on hospitalized patients including administering PO IM Sub Q and IV medications.
- Able to place IO needles and administer medications via IO route
- Place IVCs and advanced catheters like Jugular catheters Central Lines or PICC lines
- Monitor and care for oxygen dependent patients and patients with chest tubes
- Place and maintain arterial line and obtain arterial blood samples for blood gas analysis
- Workalongsideother skilled technicians and assistants inprovidingexcellent advanced medicine to your patients
- Assist with clinical procedures and offer direction to others.
- Wound Care:Providing wound care suturing and bandaging.
- Assisting with anesthesia induction and maintenance including monitoring patients on ventilators.
- Assist with surgeries and procedures; set up in the OR and obtaining supplies needed intraop
- Able to maintain a clean and organized work environment. Maintaining clinical areas and ensuring proper hygiene protocols.
- Assist with inventory management and ensuring supplies are stocked/restocked for all emergency procedures and treatment/management of patients in the ICU/ER
- Able to check in a client after hours enter charges process payments retrieve previous medical history.
- Assist in maintaining relevant comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
- Updating clients on their pets condition providing information about treatment plans and answering questions.
- Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and offer guidance on Thrive Membership options medications
- Havea passion for mentoring and training other coworkers.
- Participates in CE for the purpose of personal development and development of a critical care mindset. Staying current on veterinary medical knowledge and emergency protocols.
- Assist in the teaching of advance technical skills.
- Feel gratification of nursing critically ill patients back to health and reunite them with their pet parents
Leadership roles:
- Work with management team to uphold and enforce SOPs and other policies which have been agreed upon
- Work with management team to develop new skills and conduct training classes
- Work with team members on the floor to ensure a productive flow within the ER and ICU patients care and treatments are being completed in a timely manner
- Work with ICU techs to help navigate interpersonal differences and keep the team in a positive state of mind and maintain productivity on the floor
Essential Skills:
- Strong Veterinary Medical Knowledge:Understanding of anatomy physiology and disease processes.
- Technical Proficiency:Ability to perform diagnostic tests administer medications and use medical equipment.
- Critical Thinking:Ability to quickly assess situations make sound judgments and prioritize interventions.
- Communication Skills:Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with clients veterinarians and other staff members.
- Emotional Resilience:Ability to handle stressful situations and maintain composure under pressure.
- Teamwork:Ability to collaborate effectively with other veterinary professionals.
- Physical Stamina:Ability to handle physically demanding tasks and work long hours.
Experience & Skills Requirements:
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prefer applicants with 35 years of experience in emergency and/or critical care medicine.
- Graduation from an accredited veterinary technology program and/or certified veterinary technician or eligible to sit for the VTNE or working towards becoming certified.
- Knowledge of animal care and nursing especially critical care.
- Knowledge of medical terminology anatomy and terminology.
- Knowledge of the equipment and materials used and their availability and applications.
- Ability to effectively maintain a working environment while in stressful situations.
- Ability to effectively communicate with employees of various levels and responsibilities.
- Commitment to working within a team environment
- Positive willdo attitude!
- Strong communication and interpersonal relationshipbuilding skills
- Proven ability to multitask in a busy work setting
- Professional demeanor and outgoing personality
Youll Grow With Us
Here you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:
Our vast diverse and free library of continuing education courses ThriveU
Live virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
Earn your AVMACVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinary technicians
Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
And with so many locations nationwide you can find and move into any specialty hospital type or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.
Benefits our care in action
We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental physical emotional and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:
Paid time offincluding 8weeks of fullpay parental leave bereavement to grieve both humans and pets and time off for new pet adoptions
Top quality medical dental and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account
Pet perksincluding free exams discounts on products and services and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations
Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children adults and pets
Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
401k with employer contribution and no waiting period
Tenurebased incentive program and performance bonuses
Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete
Scholarship opportunities and student loan support program and so much more!
At Thrive Pet Healthcare we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members pet parents and pets. We strive to create a diverse equitable and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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