Veterinary Technician - Surgery

Description

Who we are

At All Valley Animal Care Center our goal is to exceed our client's expectations in each and every service we perform. It is a place where pets are treated like family members with state-of-the-art care in a clean, caring, and friendly environment. You will be expected to practice the best medicine, be proactive, and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while providing compassionate, Fear Free care. We invest in our employees with many opportunities for growth and development!

Role Responsibilities:

• Give accurate and detailed patient rounds.
• Have knowledge of the injectable medication administration sheet and of administering IV medications when the patient is on or off IV fluids.
• Set up and aseptically place IV catheter in dogs (cephalic and saphenous vein), cats 
  (cephalic and medial saphenous vein). Perform IVC maintenance following in house 
  protocol.
• Perform quality nursing care including ensuring that the patient has clean, comfortable 
  bedding and is kept clean at all times. Check IVC for swelling around the tape and confirm 
  patency.
• Correctly perform drug calculations and be able to calculate mg to ml, mcg to mg, g to 
  mg.
• Set up and calculate IV fluid additives for administration (example KCl and Dextrose).
• Set up for and obtain radiographs with proper positioning.
• Correctly perform nebulization and coupage on patients.
• Obtain blood pressure with a doppler and understand normal parameters and when to 
  alert the doctor.
• Correctly identify basic cardiac arrhythmias such as a VPC and understand treatment.
• Wrap packs and pouches for surgical equipment.
• Perform basic operating room set up and have knowledge of the basic instruments.
• Set up and leak test anesthesia machines and monitoring equipment. Use the monitoring sheet in Smartflow
• Identify and use correctly each blood collection tube. Collect blood from cephalic, lateral and medial saphenous veins and understand how to properly handle the sample.
• Administer Subcutaneous fluids to a patient.
• Demonstrate safe patient restraint for physical exam, blood collection, IV catheter 
  placement, Abdominal Ultrasound and Cardiac Ultrasound.
• Perform monitoring and patient recovery after surgery or anesthetic procedures.
• Assist with and understand basic CPR.

Experience & Skills Requirements:

● Veterinary technician licensure preferred

● 2-3 years of clinical experience

● Surgery experience required 

You’ll Grow With Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

● Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU

● Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills

● A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits:

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay

• 401(k) with employer match

• Mental health resources, including easy access to therapy through Lyra Health

• Paid parental leave

• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet

• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care

• Expert advice, support and network discounts for fertility and family planning

• FREE CE courses

• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.