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Veterinary Technician - Emergency
Care Center - Cincinnati
Job Description
Registered Veterinary Technician: Emergency Department
Summary of Job Purpose and Function:
The Emergency Veterinary Technician supports the Emergency and ICU team in providing quality veterinary care, advocates for patients, provides excellent client service, and ensures a safe and efficient hospital environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
Communication
• Record and deliver organized rounds; discuss case and request additional pertinent information as necessary
• Maintain open and clear communications with members of patient care team regarding treatment plans, client communication, and nursing care concerns
• Provide client education including, but not limited to: home care instructions, medications (indications, adverse reactions), and general wellness updates on hospitalized patients
Nursing Care /Procedures
• Assist DVM with patient assessment, treatment, and procedures
• Acquire vitals on incoming emergency patients
• Provide monitoring and nursing care to hospitalized patients
• Induce and monitor general anesthesia, sedation procedures
• Perform in house laboratory testing; prepare samples for outside laboratory testing
• Documentation of all aspects of treatment
• Maintain sanitary conditions of hospital; clean and efficient working area
Essential Skills:
• Technical skills including but not limited to IV catheter placement, urinary catheter placement, venipuncture, and safe restraint
• Able to maintain focus and work in a fast-paced work environment
• Adept at problem solving
• Basic computer skills
• Effective communication and organizational skills
Special Working Conditions
• Fast-paced, high patient load, 24-hour, 7-day/week, 365-day/year veterinary medical facility.
• This position may require special hours, including working weekends and evenings.
• Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and climb as well as manipulate (lift, carry, move) up to 40 pounds unassisted.
• Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm-hand-finger dexterity with the ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard and operate equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Routinely exposed to a variety of pets that may bite or scratch, and on occasion, exposed to anesthesia, radiation, biological hazards, and medication/controlled substances.
Experience, Education and/or Training
• CVT, RVT, LVT
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree from an AVMA accredited Veterinary Technology program.
• Registered in the State of Ohio.
• One year working experience in veterinary medicine preferred
Care Center and NVA Compassion-First Hospitals are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability status, military status, marital status, ancestry, or ethnic, national, or Appalachian regional origin.
Discrimination is prohibited in all matters relating to recruitment, selection, transfer, training and development, promotions, compensation, benefits, disciplinary action or discharge, and in all other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment.
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, United States
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