Emergency Veterinary Technician

Job description

Job Title: Emergency Veterinary Technician

Reports To: Technician Manager

Job Purpose: The emergency technician's main responsibility is the well-planned, accurate, and orderly flow of patient care and treatments in a critical care environment.

Job Description:

Exam Room

• Properly restrain patients for examination or treatment.
• Record temperature, respiration, and weight; collect appropriate lab samples, for example, fecal, blood, urine.
• Provide services such as nail trims, vaccinations (boosters), ear cleaning, suture removal, heartworm tests, etc.
• Conclude appointment by reviewing prescribed medication, products, and diets.

Laboratory, Pharmacy, and Diagnostics

• Collect blood from jugular, cephalic, and saphenous veins.
• Collect and run all routine lab samples.
• Track lab samples (in-house and outside services).
• Fill all prescriptions.

Hospitalization and Treatment

• Read and interpret patient chart, perform required treatments, and follow veterinarian's orders accurately.
• Provide injections, collect samples, and perform all treatments.
• Record and input all charges daily.
• Prepare discharge instructions and review with clients.

Radiology

• Know and use appropriate safety precautions for x-rays.
• Position patient for x-rays (for example, lateral, ventral dorsal (VD) chest, and abdominal), use proper settings, expose and develop film.

Surgery

• Admit patients and review preanesthetic lab work recommendations with client.
• Know and use appropriate safety precautions for gas anesthesia and dentistry.
• Prepare patients for routine surgeries with preanesthetic, clipping, aseptic scrub, and proper monitoring devices.
• Administer preanesthetic injection, calculate injectable anesthesia, induce anesthesia, intubate, and prepare patients for routine surgery. Monitor and recover patient using required checklist.
• Monitor patient post-surgery.
• Assist with puppies and kittens after caesarean section.
• Release patients and review instructions with clients.
• Clean, pack, and sterilize surgical instruments.

Dentistry

• Evaluate incoming patients and recommend dentals as needed.
• Complete preanesthetic lab work.
• Induce anesthesia and perform scaling, curettage, and polishing.
• Release patients and review preventive homecare with clients.

Other Responsibilities

• Maintain a professional appearance (for example, neat and clean uniform or other appropriate attire).
• Maintain a professional, courteous attitude.
• Attend and participate in all required staff meetings as appropriate to schedule.
• Assist emotional and/or grieving clients without undue stress.
• Perform other related duties as directed by the doctors, hospital manager, or Patient Care Director.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $ $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Night shift

Work Location: In person

If you're passionate about animal health and want to make a difference in the lives of pets and their owners, we invite you to apply today at Cobbs Ford Pet Health Center

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $ $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Uniform allowance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person