Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician; Relief - Torrance, CA

Overview

Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician (Relief) – Torrance, CA

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WHO WE ARE VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Our mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most. We are revolutionizing emergency medicine with a "customer first" mentality and a true, employee-centric work environment.

TALENT + CULTURE AT VEG At VEG, we want people and their pets to feel safe, secure, and valued; we want our employees to feel the same way. VEG aims to provide the best experience for customers and employees alike. VEG is a nominee for INC Magazine s Best Places to Work!

FOCUS To apply a patient-centered approach while performing treatments and patient assessments, and to support learning and growth as an emergency veterinary technician. The role promotes advancement towards a Veterinary Technician Specialist certification and involves coordinating care. Technicians autonomously function using critical thinking and leadership to carry out patient treatment plans in coordination with the veterinary team.

WHAT WE NEED You are a credentialed veterinary technician. You are passionate, motivated, and a team player who is honest and respectful to peers. You love working with animals and people, adapt to new scenarios, and are willing to learn new techniques. You have excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrate the ability to accomplish tasks with a positive attitude. You communicate effectively with peers, customers, and the team.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO DO

All clinical team members:

• Treat each patient and customer with the highest level of compassion & care.
• Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments.
• Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to triage incoming patients.
• Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects.
• Set up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including CRIs and blood transfusion therapy.
• Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care.
• Participate in patient rounds to ensure continuity of care.
• Be trained to properly perform all aspects of CPR as a RECOVER Certified Rescuer.
• Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests including in-house & point-of-care tests and diagnostic imaging.
• Perform nursing tasks such as placing and maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes.
• Set up, maintain, and troubleshoot oxygen cages and other oxygen administration techniques.

Veterinary technicians additionally perform:

• Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia with or without mechanical ventilation.
• Perform advanced vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement, intraosseous catheterization, and arterial catheterization.
• Perform advanced diagnostic techniques including ultrasonography and paracentesis.
• Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans.
• Conduct treatments using clinical decision-making skills according to protocolized plans.
• Aid in managing patient care workload to ensure patients receive uncompromised care.
• Coach and guide veterinary assistants and veterinary nurses to perform clinical tasks and maintain standards of care.
• Collaborate and share knowledge with teammates to ensure optimal patient care.
• Obtain additional training along guided growth pathways offering roles in addition to direct nursing care (e.g., VTS certification, trainer role, coordination of care, community outreach, leadership).

WHAT YOU NEED

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the VEG practice location
• Veterinary technician specialist (VTS) certification will receive additional considerations in practice role and compensation
• Basic computer skills for practice management, electronic medical records, and collaboration software
• 1+ years of experience as a veterinary technician; experience in emergency or…