Emergency and ICU Veterinary Patient Care Assistant

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision, and dental

HSA and FSA plans

Disability insurance (short-term &

Life Insurance

401k with employer match

Paid parental leave

PTO and CE PTO

Job summary

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital (TVRH) in Durham, NC is seeking Emergency/ICU Patient Care Assistants. You’ll support clinicians and technicians, perform patient restraints, radiographs, and lab tasks in a fast-paced ER/ICU setting.

This role offers full-time schedules across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts with on-the-job training. Candidates should be eager to learn, reliable, compassionate, and team-oriented to support 24/7 care.

Qualifications

• The more you know – you actually don’t really need to know much about veterinary medicine, but you do need to be willing, enthusiastic even, to learn, grow and try new things.
• Earn the team’s trust – Be where you’re supposed to be when you’re supposed to be there and do what you’re supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it.
• Be Kind – Treat your team, your patients and your clients with the respect, compassion and consideration you would like to be shown.
• No I in TEAM – Ability to work both independently and with a team, while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Never work a day in your life – Be passionate, have fun, LOVE what you do!

Responsibilities

• Properly restrain canine and feline patients for procedures
• Assist clinicians and technicians with patient care
• Assist in positioning and acquisition of patient radiographs
• Run in-house laboratory tests
• Set-up and prep for patient procedures
• Fill patient prescriptions
• Proactively assist team members throughout the hospital when necessary
• Enter patient vitals into Cornerstone and complete patient treatments in Instinct in addition to other necessary basic entry into patient records
• Stock supplies in ICU
• Add items to the want list as supplies are needed
• Complete service’s daily and weekly cleaning task lists
• Assist in cleaning duties including laundry, sweeping/mopping floors, trash/recycling, cleaning treatment areas, cages, countertops and bathrooms

Education

Graduation from high school or GED

1+ years of experience in the veterinary field

Job description

Emergency and ICU Veterinary Patient Care Assistants

Location: Durham, NC

Schedule: Full-time; 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts

Are you looking to start a career in Emergency Veterinary Medicine?? Are you looking for the opportunity to grow with on-the-job training?? Look no further! The Triangle's premier Emergency and Specialty Hospital is looking for passionate, motivated, team players to join TVRH as Patient Care Assistants in our Emergency/ICU department!

About Us

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital (TVRH) provides 24-hour emergency service and specialty referrals in surgery, internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, neurology, radiology and rehabilitation. Our new facilities offer the latest diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities including digital radiography, ultrasonography, CT, MRI, endoscopy, laparoscopy, and in-house laboratory services.

Known for our team-oriented and collaborative atmosphere, we work every day to foster and maintain a supportive, positive, open, and collaborative culture that is family oriented, and employee focused. With a committed staff of 19 veterinarians and over 50 support team members, we bring dedicated, high-quality care to our community 24 hours and day, 7 days a week.

About You

As an ER/ICU Patient Care Assistant with TVRH you would function with a great deal of autonomy and responsibility, so there are a few things that are a must:

• The more you know – You actually don’t really need to know much about veterinary medicine, but you do need to be willing, enthusiastic even, to learn, grow and try new things! We’ll give you the info and the tools, you bring the positive, can-do attitude


• Earn the team’s trust – You take your responsibilities seriously. Be where you’re supposed to be when you’re supposed to be there and do what you’re supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it. Know when to ask for help and give help to others when it’s needed


• Be Kind – Treat your team, your patients and your clients with the respect, compassion and consideration you would like to be shown if you were in their shoes...or paws


• No I in TEAM – Cheesy but true, the ability to work both independently and with a team, while maintaining a positive attitude, is critical. Being willing to help where you are needed keeps the team going and the care flowing


• Never work a day in your life – What’s that saying? If you do something you love, you’ll never work a day in your life! Be passionate, have fun, LOVE what you do!

About The Job

The ER/ICU Patient Care Assistant (PCA) role is responsible for assisting the technicians and clinicians so they are able complete daily tasks in an efficient manner. In conjunction with patient care, this role is also responsible for routine maintenance of the hospital ensuring proper infectious disease protocols are followed. They work closely with Emergency Clinicians, ER/ICU RVTs and Assistants. ER/ICU Patience Care Assistants can expect to:

• Properly restrain canine and feline patients for procedures


• Assist clinicians and technicians with patient care


• Assist in positioning and acquisition of patient radiographs


• Run in-house laboratory tests


• Set-up and prep for patient procedures


• Fill patient prescriptions


• Proactively assist team members throughout the hospital when necessary


• Enter patient vitals into Cornerstone and complete patient treatments in Instinct in addition to other necessary basic entry into patient records


• Stock supplies in ICU


• Add items to the want list as supplies are needed


• Complete service’s daily and weekly cleaning task lists


• Assist in cleaning duties including but not limited to laundry, sweeping/mopping floors, taking out the trash/recycling, cleaning treatment areas, cages, counter tops and bathrooms

Preferred Education And Experience

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent


• 1+ years of experience in the veterinary field

In addition to a competitive salary, TVRH offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health, vision, and dental


• HSA and FSA Plans


• Short-term and long-term disability


• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity


• Life Insurance


• 401k with employer match


• Paid Parental Leave

Internal benefits include PTO, CE PTO and allowance, uniform allowance, and veterinary services discount.