Relief ER/ICU Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Medical Assist

Job Description

Job Description

Relief ER/ICU Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Medical Assistant

Holly Springs, North Carolina

Schedule: varies

Triangle Veterinary Referral Hospital is looking for a highly motivated, highly skilled individual to join our relief team. We provide 24-hour emergency services with a specialty in referral surgery. We are looking for technicians and Veterinary Assistants who want to utilize their skills to the fullest potential in a fun and stimulating environment.

We are currently seeking qualified technicians and Veterinary Medical Assistants for relief positions with our ER/ICU service. These roles function with a great deal of autonomy and responsibility; solid technical skills, sound judgment, excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to work both independently and with a team are required.

Essential Job Duties

• Provide nursing care to critically ill hospitalized patients in conjunction with specialty and emergency veterinarians

• Participate in nurse rounds

• Triage incoming patients presenting on emergency

• Assess patient stability and obtain patient vital signs

• Perform diagnostics and treatments of emergency and hospitalized patients

• Perform hourly patient assessment and monitoring

• Observe patients and recognize changes in status

• Place peripheral and central catheters

• Restrain patients for exams and treatments

• Set up and administer IV and SQ fluids

• Maintain urinary catheters

• Bandage removal and application

• Perform suture and drain removal

• Perform drug dose calculations for injectable medications and CRIs

• Administer injectable medications (IV, IM, SQ)

• Administer other medications (PO, OU, OD)

• Maintain isolation protocols for infectious patients

• Basic wound cleaning and care

• Administer injectable and inhalant anesthesia

• Monitor patients while under anesthesia and maintain a monitoring log

• Monitor patients during recovery from anesthesia

• Obtain samples for and perform in-house laboratory testing

• Assist in CPR

Required Education and Experience

• Graduation from high school or GED equivalent

• 2+ years professional veterinary experience, GP experience is accepted

Preferred Education/Experience

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Technology, Biology, Animal Science or comparable experience.