Overnight ICU Veterinary Technician – Emergency Care Pro

MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets; South Salt Lake (UT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Vision and Dental

HSA, FSA and Independent Care Spending

401k with Employer Match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Shift Differentials and On-call Pay

Uniform Allowance

Employee Pet Discounts and Pet InsurAn

Disability & Life Insurance

Continuing Education Opportunities

Job summary

MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets is seeking an Overnight Nursing/ICU Veterinary Technician to provide critical care and nursing support in our emergency and specialty hospital.

You will monitor hospitalized patients, assist with anesthesia, perform phlebotomy, IV catheter placement, and client education while collaborating with DVM and care teams to execute treatment plans.

Qualifications

• State Registered Veterinary Technician license preferred.
• Prior veterinary nursing or critical care experience required.
• Flexibility with work hours and ability to work extra hours when needed.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Record and deliver organized rounds, discuss cases and gather information.
• Evaluate incoming patients and prioritize based on assessment.
• Partner with patient care team on treatment plans and nursing care concerns.
• Educate clients on home care, medications, and wellness updates for hospitalized patients.
• Assist DVM with patient assessment, treatment and procedures.
• Provide monitoring and nursing care to hospitalized patients.
• Induce and monitor general anesthesia and sedation procedures.
• Perform in-house laboratory testing and prepare samples for outside lab testing.

Skills

Veterinary technician license

Veterinary nursing experience

Medical calculations

Strong communication skills

Job description

MedVetis a fast-growing Emergency and Specialty provider with practices nationwide. We help our patientsreceive advanced medical treatments and innovations. Things like chemotherapy and radiation, cardiac ablations, treatments for glaucoma, physical rehabilitation,dermatologyand so much more!We are looking for collaborative and driven people to join our clinical team.

We thrive on people living out our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Compassion to get their job done. Use your passion to drive theMedVetexperience for our clients and patients, as well as your teammates.

We are looking for:Nursing/ICUVeterinaryTechnician - Overnights

Proposed Schedule: Week 1: Wed, Thur, Sat 7p-730a Week 2: Sunday, Thur, Fri 7p-730a

Never a dull moment in the Nursing department!Our patients need constant supervision to ensure treatment plans are being executed.This department is perfect forsomeone who canidentifypatientdistress and react accordingly, enjoysphlebotomy, placing IV catheters,assistingwith recovery and client follow up and education.

Whatyou’lldo:

• Record and deliver organized rounds, discusscasesand gatheradditionalinformation as necessary

• Evaluating incoming patients and prioritizing based on assessment

• Partner with patient care teamregardingtreatment plans, clientcommunicationand nursing care concerns

• Provide client education including, but not limitedto:home care instructions, medications (indications, adverse reactions)and general wellness updates on hospitalized patients

• Assist DVM with patient assessment,treatmentand procedures

• Provide monitoring and nursing care to hospitalized patients

• Induce andmonitorgeneral anesthesia and sedation procedures

• Perform in-house laboratory testing and prepare samples for outside laboratory testing

Who you are:

• State Registered Veterinary Technician licensepreferred

• Prior veterinary experiencerequired,previousnursing or critical careexperience desired

• Proficient in calculations (drugs, constant rate infusions, unit conversions, etc.)

• Flexibility with work hours and able to workadditionalhours when necessary

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Perks and Benefits include:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits

• Vision and Dental

• HSA,FSAand Independent Care Spending

• 401k with Employer Match

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Shift Differentials andOn-callPay

• Uniform Allowance

• Employee Pet Discounts and Pet Insurance

• Elective Short-Term Disability, Life and Accident Insurance and company paid Long Term Disability

• Continuing Education Opportunities and Assistance Program

Come as you are.MedVetis an equal opportunity employer. We are also a drug-free organization, therefore employment withMedVetis dependent upon the passing of a drug screen and background check.

MedVetdoes not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.