Experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician Details

Experienced Overnight Emergency Veterinary Technician

Clearwater Animal Referral & Emergency - Clearwater, FL

Employment Type : Full-Time

Care is looking for a compassionate, forward thinking, self motivated technician to join our Overnight Team. Applicants must be able to be flexible and show initiative for clients and their patients.

• Professional development and aid in the training and development of other staff members.

• Maintain positive, cooperative relationships with other employees.

• Genuinely enjoy working with animals and able to deal with them even when they are stressed or ill or in pain.

• Possess self awareness and personal security to acknowledge gaps in skills, communicate with them and have the willingness to learn and grow with your team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Performs emergency procedures such as control of bleeding, resuscitation with oxygen, opening airways, and external cardiac massage.

• Understands usage and dosage for all prescription drugs and can readily explain them to the clients.

• Work with the veterinary team and fellow technicians to complete required training in a manner that promotes a comprehensive understanding of procedures and physiology.

• Assist in animal restraint as directed.

• Assist in patient receiving/exams, in-house consults and coordinate diagnostics and/or procedures as indicated.

• Admits and discharges patients on the doctor's orders, ensuring that patients are well groomed and in a medically appropriate state.

• Counsels clients on various aspects of animal care; explains dosage/purpose of medications; reinforces the proper care and procedures that should be followed at home.

• Maintain all anesthetic patient records (i.e. anesthesia log, entering charges, treatments, procedural notes, discharge instructions, medical plans, etc.)

• Run lab work (PCV, TPP, IDEXX lab machines, etc.)

• Performs clinical laboratory procedures such as fecal flotation exams, heartworm checks, skin scrapings, urinalysis, and fungal cultures; draws blood for laboratory analysis; maintains file of lab test results and ensures that test results are recorded in patient records.

• Takes radiographs and administer EKGs and EEGs.

• Be able to perform complicated mathematical calculations.

• Have a complete understanding of the anesthesia machine function, set-up and trouble-shooting.

• Be able to perform pre-anesthetic assessments, injections, induce anesthesia, intubation, monitoring, and recovery.

• Understand and ensure sterility at all times.

• Recover patients appropriately, notifying the DVM of any patients status changes or concerns.

• Ensure all requested treatments are performed in a timely manner and communicated to the ICU/ER team.

• Demonstrate ability to efficiently and correctly use the practice management software to enter medical notes and charges.

• Ensuring all anesthesia specific supplies are well stocked available when needed.

• Record all controlled drugs appropriately following DEA guidelines. List needed inventory items on want list before the last one is taken, unpack orders using hospital packing slip procedures, stock shelves, monitor for expiration dates and redundant items.

• Provide superior anesthetic assistance to all specialty departments as assigned to maintain high quality patient care.

• Perform surgical assistance as a sterile or non-sterile technician by the direction of the surgeon as requested.

• Know the location of all MSDSs, accident and injury log, self aid kit and emergency phone numbers.

Client Service

• Customer service oriented.

• Assist the client in bringing the animal into the clinic when necessary.

• Maintain a positive, professional attitude with the clients and referring veterinary community at all times.

• Provide clients with the necessary resources to maintain optimum customer service.

• Work closely and professionally with other technicians and doctors on cross-department cases.

Housekeeping

• Keep treatment/surgery/exam rooms clean and sanitary. Keep lab equipment well maintained, be sure cages are cleaned on all surfaces, counters, refrigerators, bathrooms, floors and general environment are kept up to hospital standards. The surgery suite is to be kept extremely sanitary and closed – all surfaces disinfected and supplies and crash cart kept stocked with updated non expired supplies. Be prepared to perform routine kennel duties including walking, feeding, medicating, scrubbing, mopping, laundry and bathing.

**THIS IS BY NO MEANS A COMPLETE LIST. SOME TASKS MAY BE ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC STAFF MEMBER OR DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE.

TASKS MAY BE ADDED OR REMOVED. PROCEDURES AND POLICIES MAY CHANGE.**

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• Weekends

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Veterinary Technician Experience: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Veterinary Technician Certification (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Company's website:

• https://www.clearwateranimaler.com/

Company's Facebook page:

• https://www.facebook.com/ClearwaterAnimalReferralEmergency/

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• No