Registered Veterinary Technician Emergency and Critical Care Relief
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Job Location:
La Mesa, CA - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 21 - 33
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Position at Pet Emergency & Specialty Center - East County
Relief RVT/ Experienced Vet Assistant
La Mesa CA
At Pet Emergency & Specialty Center La Mesa a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner we take action to empower your best care for pets their families and yourself.
We are a community of400clinics 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 empathy.
And we have plenty of fun along the way!
Who We Are
At Pet Emergency & Specialty Center our team is dedicated to providing quality care to our patients and elevating our client experience.
We have several different specialists including Critical Care Surgery Internal Medicine and Avian and Exotics. Collaboratively we strive to provide the highest level of care education and understanding to our clients their pets and our referring veterinarians.
What We Are Looking For
Pet Emergency & Specialty Center is looking for a Registered Veterinary Technician or experienced Veterinary Assistant to join our team.
As a Veterinary Technician you will play an important role in pets lives by providing care for our patients in need. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing diagnostics to support services including admitting for hospitalized treatments and discharging patients.
Role Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your states Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians.
- Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and treatment plans
- Assist in maintaining relevant comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
- Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
- Use safe restraining techniques follow standard protocols and sustain clean sterile organized treatment areas exam rooms and labs.
- Be willing to guide mentor and support fellow team members.
Experience & Skills Requirements:
- Proficient in Triage
- Registered Veterinary Technician or Highly Skilled Veterinary Assistant
- Proficient in IV catheters placement blood work and IV IM and SQ injections
- Proficient in monitoring anesthesia and working with various monitoring equipment
- Team player
- Eager to learn and is self-motivated
- Enjoys a challenging and fast-paced environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi-task under pressure
Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience with a hourly pay rate starting at$21-33hour.The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience and location.
2 shift per month minimum required (8.5 hour shifts).
2 shift per month minimum required (8.5 hour shifts).
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
Key Skills
- Veterinary Experience
- Animal Care
- Communication skills
- Veterinary Assistant
- Veterinary Technician Experience
- Vital Signs Experience
- Animal Handling
- Animal Restraint
- Experience Administering Injections
- Catheterization
- Medication Administration
- Venipuncture Experience
About Company
Thrive Pet Healthcare is a nationwide network of veterinary clinics, including emergency vets, urgent care vets, primary care vets, and specialty vets.
