Neurology Veterinary Technician/RVT 1st Shift

Charlotte-Animal-Referral-; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

80 hours PTO

Company Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with company match

Group Term Life Insurance

Voluntary Term Life Insurance

CE Allowance

Uniform Allowance

Referral Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discount

Flexible Spending Account

Job summary

Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is hiring a Neurology Veterinary Technician/RVT for 1st shift in Charlotte, NC. You will support a neurology/anesthesia heavy department, assist in exams, CT/MRI, and ICU monitoring, and maintain accurate patient records.

A minimum of 2 years’ veterinary technician experience is required; RVT preferred but not required. Excellent communication and physical stamina are essential.

Qualifications

• High school degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 2 years veterinary technician experience
• RVT preferred but not required
• Venipuncture
• Peripheral intravenous catheter placement
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• The ability to lift up to 40lbs unassisted
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Emotionally intelligent
• Critical thinking
• Able to safely restrain patients for extended periods of time
• Proficient with technology including electronic medical record systems, automated lab analyzers, digital radiology

Responsibilities

• Facilitate client consultations, maintain daily charting/charges for emergency transfers or hospitalized patients
• Facilitate daily surgeries from admission to discharge of that patient
• Work side by side with board-certified surgeons in state-of-the-art facilities
• Assist in thorough neurologic exam, CT and MRI, use of ventilator in MRI/OR
• Record keeping of patient history, physical exams, diagnostic results, client communication and treatment administration
• Phlebotomy and proper blood handling techniques
• Radiology safety and high-quality diagnostic radiographs
• Induction and monitoring of anesthesia

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comm

Emotionally intelligent

Critical thinking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

EMR systems

Automated lab analyzers

Digital radiology

Job description

Neurology Veterinary Technician/RVT 1st Shift

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is a privately owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte, NC that offers its employees a fun company culture, supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth!Board-certified specialty services offered include internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and ophthalmology. Our advanced diagnostic services include ultrasonography and echocardiography, electroencephalography, endoscopy, rapid-scan CT imaging, high field MRI, and cardio cath lab, in addition to many others.
Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is seeking experienced veterinary technicians for our busy surgery department. Surgical Technicians are responsible forfacilitating client consultations, maintaining daily charting/charges for emergency transfers or hospitalized patients, facilitating daily surgeries from admission to discharge of that patient. Efficiency and attention to detail and imperative. At CARE, surgery technicians work side by side with 3 board-certified surgeons in state-of-the-art facilities using advanced equipment such as CT, MRI, endoscopy, arthroscopy, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy!

Requirements:

• High school degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 2 years of veterinary technician experience is required
• RVT preferred but not required
• Venipuncture
• Peripheral intravenous catheter placement
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• The ability to lift up to 40lbs unassisted
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Emotionally intelligent
• Critical thinking
• Able to safely restrain patients for extended periods of time
• Proficient with technology including electronic medical record systems, automated lab analyzers, digital radiology

Expectations for Neurology Technicians:

• The neurology departmentis seekingcareer-driven veterinary technicians who have a specific interest in neurology. Technicians who apply should have an innate thirst for knowledge and are constantly asking “why?”
• Neurology is an anesthesia heavy department. As such, technicians shouldto be comfortable inducing, endotracheal intubation and monitoring anesthesia for routine and critical patients.
• The Neurology department assigns roles to technicians. The roles are assigned based on experience level and individual strengths.
  • Front of house: facilitates appointments
  • Back of house:
• Technicians will be trained in:
  • How to perform and assist in a thorough neurologic exam
  • CT and MRI
  • Use of a ventilator in MRI and OR

Additional duties, necessary knowledge and expectations include but are not limited to

• accurate record keeping of patient history, physical exam findings, diagnostic results, client communication and treatment administration
• phlebotomy, proper blood handling techniques and use of equipment for in house bloodwork and urinalysis
• appropriate techniques for radiation safety and performing excellent quality diagnostic radiographs
• appropriate techniques for inducing and monitoring anesthesia
• proper infectious disease protocols
• special attention to patient comfort and reduction of patient stress
• clear, courteous communication with clients
• proper assessment of drug labels, calculation of drug dosages and understanding of drug concentrations and constant rate infusions.
• precise attention to ICU treatment sheets, assessment of prescribed parameters, assessment of patient wellness, and accurate administration of medications (the technician dose not just check off the box that a treatment is done, they truly assess the patient at each treatment period and make sure everything is as they expected and there are no other concerns).
• other duties as assigned by the veterinarian and technician coordinator

Benefits:

• 80-hours of PTO
• Company Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• $1,500/yr Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount
• $750/yr CE Allowance
• Uniform Allowance
• Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement