Veterinary Technician - Emergency / Urgent Care
Location: Saint Paul! Minnesota
Description: AfterHours Veterinary Care is currently interviewing Veterinary Technician - Emergency / Urgent Care right now, this job will be placed in Minnesota. More complete informations about this job opportunity kindly see the descriptions.
Seeking CVTs for openings at Emergency / Urgent Care Hospital in St. Paul, MN
Fulltime, part time and/or relief positions available.
We are looking to add motivated, energetic and experienced veterinary technicians to our team!
ABOUT US
We are a small emergency and urgent care practice located in St. Paul, MN, near Como Park.
We share facilities with a day practice, so we are able to provide 24 hour patient and client care 7 days a week between the 2 practice.
Current! Hours: Open Weeknights 6pm - 8am, Weekends 24 hours, Holidays! 24 hours
Species Seen: Dogs, Cats, Birds, Exotics & Pocket Pets
Our goal is to provide personalized care for owners and their pets until they can return to their regular provider. We are happy to care for those dogs, cats, birds, select pocket pets and exotics, during those hours their regular practitioner might not be available.
Our team is committed to the best patient care possible, and to making AfterHours Veterinary Care a positive, professional, supportive and rewarding place to work.
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic, hard working, dependable, team oriented people who are looking to work in the emergency and critical care field.
Ideal candidates are self-motivated and can work well both alone and with a team. They must be good multi-taskers and time managers. They must be able to handle challenges and stressful situations. They must be willing and able to continue to learn and grow in the field, take direction w! ell, and take initiative to think critically and find answers.
Good communication with the care team, clients and referring practitioners is a must.
Qualifications:
REQUIRED: 2+ years experience in veterinary practice including a comfort level in the following:
-Injectable and inhalant anesthesia
-Routine surgeries including surgical prep and monitoring
-Venipuncture and sample acquisition
-IV catheter placement
-Preparation and evaluation of urine, blood film, fecal material, and various other samples
-Radiograph acquisition
-Perform treatments on hospitalized patients
Current good standing as a credentialed veterinary technician or equivalent
Willingness to work nights, weekends and holidays is a must.
PREFERRED: 1+ years experience in ER/ECC and/or specialty/referral practice
-Anesthesia of critical patients
-Specialty surgeries
-Perform treatments of hospitalized patients including treatments of criti! cal patients:
--Blood component therapy including transfusions
! --NG feeding tube placement, maintenance and use
--Oxygen cannula placement and maintenance
--Colloid administration and monitoring
Experience handling birds, exotics and small mammal is a plus. Training is provided on the job for these species, so willingness to learn is a must.
Send resumes and cover letters via indeed.com or see details on www.afterhoursveterinarycare.com
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If you were eligible to this job, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to AfterHours Veterinary Care.
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This job starts available on: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 17:34:24 GMT
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