Description

ER Veterinary Technician - Day Shift

Los Angeles, CA

Total Bonus Opportunity for Registered Veterinary Technicians: $10,000!

This position is eligible for:

• $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
• $2,500 retention bonus at 12 months
• $2,500 retention bonus at 24 months Subject to eligibility and bonus agreement terms.

Sign-On & Retention Bonus for Veterinary Assistants - Up to $5,000 Total!

Join our team and receive:

• $2,500 Sign-On Bonus
• $2,500 Retention Bonus after 1 Year

That’s up to $5,000 in total bonus opportunity for team members who grow with us.

Bonus eligibility and payout terms apply.

Who we are

ACCESS San Fernando Valley is comprised of emergency, critical care, cardiology, internal medicine, neurology and surgery providing the highest level of care for pets in our community.

There are multiple routes and opportunities for growth within our hospital, and organization. We have Technician Trainers to help set you up for success and continued development, work alongside you and present continuing education lectures and wet labs!

We're looking for experienced, accountable and dedicated team members to grow with us! We have a diverse and unique mix of personalities, including many "lifers" who love our practice, our people and are proud of what we have created. We work as a close-knit team with the emphasis on providing a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration.

Provide your best care with more bridges and less barriers.

ACCESS San Fernando Valley is looking for a Day Shift Veterinary Technician to join us as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community.

As a Veterinary Technician you’ll play an important role in pets’ lives by providing end-to-end care for our precious patients. Your life-changing work will range from the hands-on care of facilitating outpatient treatments and performing laboratory tests, to support services including admitting and discharging patients.

Role Responsibilities:

• Obtain temperature, pulse and respiratory rates from patients with knowledge of what
  normal ranges are and when to alert the doctor. Understand how and why to check the
  mucous membranes and know what this means.
• Perform triages with an understanding of what a triage is and how to obtain a basic
  history from the owner. Know what triages are considered immediate.
• Give accurate and detailed patient rounds.
• Use Ezvyet with an understanding of how to look up patients, review a medical history,
  enter a client communication and enter charges.
• Use Smartflow with an understanding of how to look up a patient, sign off medications,
  create templates and calculate doses.
• Perform nursing care for patients consistently evaluating the patient for clean,
  comfortable bedding. Know how to safely clean the patient if needed and assess if a
  patient is comfortable or anxious. Check the IVC for swelling around the tape and confirm
  if the catheter is patent.
• Make heparinized saline flush bag and sterile flush syringes and keep these stocked in
  departments as needed.
• Set up flow by oxygen, set up and calibrate the oxygen cage, and change carbolime as
  needed.
• Obtain an accurate ECG with knowledge of how to connect the patient to the correct
  leads.
• Aseptically disconnect and reconnect the IV fluid bag to the patient port and set up an IV
  fluid bag with administration set and extension set.
• Perform safe patient restraint for physical exam, blood collection, IV catheter placement,
  abdominal ultrasound, cardiac ultrasound.
• Properly check, stock and lock the crash carts.
• Understand basic medical math with converting lb to kg.
• Perform in house laboratory snap tests including FeLV, FIV, 4Dx, Cortisol, Parvo.
• Appropriately set up a hot dog or bair hugger and know when it is appropriate to use
  each.
• Set up for and assist as needed for IVC placement.
• Knowledge of safe chemotherapy protocols and how to handle a patients that have
  received chemotherapy.
• Understanding of basic vocabulary.
• Responsible for training technical employees in levels below current level
• Responsible for upholding the spirit of ACCESS by handling all necessary tasks that
  require attention

Experience Requirements:

• Veterinary technician licensure preferred

• 2-3 years of clinical experience

• An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree from an AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program preferred; or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

You’ll Grow With Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU

• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills

• A program to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

• Earn your AVMA-CVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinary technicians

• Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits - our care in action

We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:

• Paid time off including 8-weeks of full-pay parental leave, bereavement to grieve both humans and pets, and time off for new pet adoptions

• Top quality medical, dental, and vision insurance plus health savings account and flexible spending account

• Pet perks including free exams, discounts on products and services, and more at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations

• Generously subsidized backup and ongoing care support for children, adults, and pets

• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions

• 401k with employer contribution

• Continuing education and development support through our library of free CE courses and paid time off to complete

• Scholarship opportunities and student loan support program

and so much more!

Compensation: $20-$36/hr based upon experience + shift differentials

*Must have a flexible schedule and able to work rotating weekends and holidays

At Thrive Pet Healthcare, we celebrate and embrace the uniqueness and diversity of all of our team members, pet parents, and pets. We strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all team members belong and feel empowered.