Urgent Care Veterinary Technician

Urgent Petcare is a walk-in urgent care and daytime emergency animal hospital. We are looking to hire a veterinary technician comfortable managing urgent care cases for our hospital. CVT certification is a plus but not a requirement.

Hours:

9am-9pm Sunday-Saturday! (Every day of the week :D )

We are seeking a valuable team member whose experience and ideas will contribute to shaping Urgent Petcare!

Skills include (but are not limited to):

· Place and maintain intravenous catheters in a diverse set of patients, including neonates, seniors, debilitated, dehydrated or critical patients.

· Independently proficient in the pre-anesthetic, anesthetic, and post-anesthetic processes. This includes competency in current anesthetic medications, monitoring, intubation, troubleshooting, documentation, and recovery of patients.

· Proficient in calculating drug dosages, ratios, dilutions, concentration, and CRIs

· Setup surgical suite and prepare and execute needed pre-operative, operative, and post-operative patient care tasks

· Admit patients for hospitalization based on the attending clinician’s medical orders

· Perform patient restraint, patient handling, venipuncture, acquisition of x-ray and ultrasound images, and patient treatments

· Proficient in protocols pertinent to patients diagnosed or suspected of infectious disease

· Able to perform CPR

· Able to intubate a patient

Writing and Communication Responsibilities

· Superb communicator with team members, doctors, diverse clientele, and referral members.

· Excellent documentation skills for patients, incident reports, operating procedures, and maintenance information.

· Willing to learn how to build treatment and surgical estimates and present estimates to the client

· Document patient history, patient vital parameters, medications administered and medical notes pertinent to patient using current veterinary medical terminology

Physical Qualifications

· Ability to stand for extended periods of time, lift patients and equipment regularly that weight up to 50 lbs

· While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to bend, stand and walk for frequent and long durations of time

Schedule Expectations

· Expected to work flexible hours and be amenable to changing hours based on hospital and staffing needs

General Hospital Expectations

· Maintenance of surgical pack preps

· Maintenance of drug inventory

· Maintenance laundry and linen, including

· Familiarity with canine and feline breeds

Education Requirements

· High School diploma or higher required

· 2 years working in the veterinary field

· CVT is not required but is considered an asset

Our mission is “healing pets and helping their people.” We are committed to delivering the absolute best veterinary medical care for all patients. We recognize this can only be achieved by helping pet owners understand and trust the care that we provide. This is achieved through availability, transparency, communication, modern medical care, and compassion.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $23.00 - $28.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

Benefits

- Generous PTO package

- Uniform allowance

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $23.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday/Wed., or Wed./Thursday, Friday Saturday)
• Holidays
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Surprise, AZ 85374: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 2 years (Required)
• Veterinary technician: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $23.00 - $28.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Uniform allowance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23 - $28