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Veterinary Technician, Overnight ER

Ethos Veterinary Health

#Patient Monitoring #Emergency Care #Triage #Radiology #Specialty Hospital #Anesthesia #Veterinary Medicine #Veterinary Technician #Laboratory Samples

Quick overview

The role involves triaging incoming emergency patients, assisting veterinarians with diagnostics and procedures, and managing laboratory samples. Additionally, the technician is responsible for monitoring anesthesia and providing high-quality client care in an ER/ICU setting.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience in progressive general practice or 1 year in a specialty practice. Proficiency in operating medical equipment and the ability to perform accurate medication calculations are required.

Time ManagementOrganizational SkillsCommunication SkillsPatient MonitoringPatient AssessmentClient CareTriageAnesthesia MonitoringLaboratory Sample ProcessingCatheter PlacementRadiology ImagingMedical Calculations

Job description

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Overnight Veterinary Technician - VERC

Veterinary Emergency + Referral Center of Hawaii (VERC) is an advanced 24-hour veterinary emergency and specialty hospital. Our dedicated board-certified specialists and highly-trained emergency professionals provide a collaborative approach to veterinary medicine. Supported by our modern, state-of-the-art facility, we offer a full in-house laboratory, ultrasound, CT, MRI and electrochemotherapy.

At VERC, our mission is to provide the highest standard of emergency and specialty medicine, offering the most comprehensive and progressive patient care on the Hawaiian Islands.

About the Job

As an Overnight Veterinary Technician in ER/ICU, your duties would include, but not limited to
Triaging incoming patients and managing clients throughout their visit
Partner with DVM’s in patient assessment, diagnostics, treatments, and procedures, and catheter placement
Obtaining and processing laboratory samples such as blood, urine, free fluid, and fine needle aspirates.
Utilize different modalities of radiology imaging for patient assessment
Executing, monitoring, and recovering all assigned sedation and anesthetic events
Provide outstanding client care to maintain long-term relationship with clients

About You

Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt to different communication styles
Work history demonstrating strong organizational and time management skills as well as a strong sense of personal accountability
Ability to maintain professional composure and a positive attitude in a high-performance culture with ever changing demands
Knowledgeable of and able to effectively operate patient monitoring, laboratory, radiographic and anesthetic equipment
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and compute rate, ratio and percent to accurately calculate volumes and rates of medications and other treatments

Schedule

Overnights Wed-Friday
7pm-7am

Compensation

• $22-$32/hr

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years’ experience as a veterinary technician in a progressive general practice and/or 1 years in a specialty practice

Benefits: of Working at Veterinary Emergency + Referral Center of Hawaii:

Full-time benefits include health with an optional 100% employer paid plan, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, flex-spending accounts, 401(k), Employee Assistance Program, paid time off, uniforms, and a generous CE allowance.

Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.PM19