Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician - Fort Worth, TX
Company: Veterinary Emergency Group
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: April 23, 2024
Job Description:
WHO WE ARE
Veterinary Emergency Group (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. What we're
aiming to achieve on the customer side is equivalent in nature to
what we want for our employees: to have the best experience
possible. With the highest NPS score in our industry, we're ready
to ensure that VEG remains the place where the best and brightest
in the emergency world not only want to work, but stay and grow.
For our customers and their pets, we strive to find a way to say,
"yes." We do the same and more for our teams. In fact, VEG is one
of this year's nominees for INC Magazine's Best Places to Work!
FOCUS
To apply a patient-centered approach while performing treatments,
making patient assessments, and all other aspects of patient care.
This role will promote learning and growth as an emergency
veterinary technician, providing opportunities for advancement
towards a Veterinary Technician Specialist certification and
participating in the coordination of care. Veterinary technicians
autonomously function using critical thinking and leadership to
carry out patient treatment plans in coordination with the
veterinary team.
WHO WE NEED
You are a credentialed veterinary technician. You are passionate
and motivated. You value learning and are a team player that is
honest and respectful to your peers. You love what you do. You love
working with animals and people. You are comfortable adapting to
new scenarios, willing to learn new techniques, and think outside
the box. You have excellent interpersonal capabilities across a
diverse group. You're happy to pitch in wherever and whenever you
are needed, with a positive attitude. You demonstrate the ability
to accomplish assigned tasks for all areas involved, knowing when
to ask for assistance. You display excellent communication skills
with your peers, customers, and 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 accurately triage incoming
patients.
- Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous
medications and understand potential adverse effects of
medications.
- Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy
including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion
therapy.
- Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient
care.
- Participate in giving and receiving 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 care tasks such as placing and/or 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 for patients with
varied levels of risk.
- 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 the patients
are receiving uncompromised care.
- Coach and guide veterinary assistants and veterinary nurses to
perform clinical tasks to maintain standards of care and encourage
growth.
- 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 such as VTS
certification, trainer role, coordination of care, community
outreach, and leadership.
WHAT YOU NEED
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT)
in the location of the VEG practice.
- Veterinary technician specialist (VTS) certification will
receive additional considerations in practice role and
compensation.
- Basic computer skills to use practice management, electronic
medical record, and collaboration software.
- 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role.
Experience in emergency or specialty medicine preferred.
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and electronic)
with the team and with customers
- Fine motor skills adequate for utilizing hospital equipment
necessary daily such as syringes, electric clippers, computers,
surgery instruments, monitors, diagnostic equipment, etc.
- Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, work on the floor
as well as ability to lift up to 25 kg on own and able to support
up to 40 kg with assistance.
WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US
Because emergency is all we do, so we do it best! We also offer:
- Industry-leading compensation
- Something new every day - you'll never be bored in emergency
medicine
- We build our hospitals from scratch. You'll be using all of the
latest equipment and technology.
- Generous employee pet discount
- Referral rewards - tell your friends why they should come work
for VEG too!
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- 401K w/ company match
- Paid parental leave - 10 weeks of paid leave at 100% of regular
salary
- Unlimited Continuing Education opportunities - we want to help
you grow in your career!
- Flexible work schedules for a true work-life balance
- Growth and relocation potential
- Groceries sent to the hospitals weekly for the staff to enjoy,
monthly and quarterly contests, quarterly hospital outings,
company-wide retreats, etc!
- Lastly, because while our work is serious, we believe that it
should also be fun!
VEG celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive
workplace that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives,
and skills. You've found the equal opportunity employer you are
looking for. We can't wait to meet you!PandoLogic. Keywords:
Veterinary Technician, Location: FORT WORTH, TX - 76166 , PL:
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