Description

We are looking for the right person to join our Surgery Team!

If you love working with people and have always wanted to contribute to a Veterinary Health Care Team, apply with us today!

At Apex Vets we believe in and adhere to our four principles:

Care: We care for each other and care for our patients. We've got each other's backs.

Collaboration: We share our opinions and work with one another so we can achieve a common goal.

Continuous Improvement: We ask questions and challenge one another to teach, learn, and grow.

Collective Responsibility: When we "win," we do so as a team. When we lose, no one person is at fault. We win and lose together, and although we may not always win, we will always work together as a team.

Are you interest in working in a busy Surgery Department?

Are you interested in exploring a new opportunity utilizing your knowledge and skills to help improve the lives of pets?

Do you thrive when required to multitask?

Apex Vets will empower you to do just that. The Emergency & Critical Care Nurse is responsible for providing outstanding patient care and exceptional client service while working with doctors to address patient care needs. Thrive in an environment that encourages education and continues to grow within the profession, with opportunities to be a mentor to newer team members.

Qualifications

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Proper animal restraint.
• Assist Veterinarians and Veterinary Nurses with examinations, procedures, and treatments.
• Assist in taking radiographs.
• Prepare surgical suite before surgical procedures and clean/restock after.
• Clean, wrap, and sterilize instruments, surgical packs, gowns, and drapes.
• Knowledge of names and locations of all instruments and equipment used in surgery.
• Scrub in and assist in surgeries as needed.
• Bathe animals.
• Perform nail trims.
• Feed and walk patients as needed.
• Patient vital signs.
• Perform suture and staple removal.
• Prepare prescriptions as ordered by the doctor.
• Perform routine laboratory procedures.
• Maintain cleanliness and order in work areas.
• Perform kennel duties, inventory, and restocking as required.
• Consistent, on-time arrival and attendance each day you are scheduled to work.
• Always be in position and prepared to work at the start of each shift.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work well with others as a team.
• Flexibility and the ability to adjust to a changing environment.
• Handle stress and pressure calmly, with poise and tact.
• Self-motivated, hard worker.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize and delegate appropriately.
• Willingness and ability to learn new tasks quickly.
• Ability to receive constructive criticism and accept responsibility for actions.
• Reliable and dependable.
• Common sense, good judgment, and a sense of humor.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Veterinary experience is required.
• Basic customer service skills are required.
• Basic computer skills are necessary.

Work Effort

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to bend, stoop, and stand for extended periods of time. Required to lift up to forty (40) pounds. Employees will be expected to request assistance with lifting or carrying animals or materials over 40 pounds.

Work Requirements

• Radiation exposure (x-ray, CT scan).
• Possible exposure to gas sterilization using ethylene oxide.
• Hazards associated with infected animals, controlled substances, and possible exposure to contagious diseases.
• Exposure to unpleasant odors and noises.
• Exposure to aggressive patients, bites, scratches, and animal waste.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.50 - $23.00 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekends as needed

Experience

• Veterinary experience: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person