Ethos Veterinary Health
ICU Licensed Veterinary Technician
Nashville, TN - Full Time
$1,500 Sign on Bonus Available! Overnight and Weekend Differential!
Are you an experienced Licensed Veterinary Technician looking for a team that works together and loves to support each other? Do you enjoy seeing a variety of cases, virtually guaranteeing no two days are the same? Do you want an opportunity to utilize your full skill set while simultaneously learning new and advanced techniques? Nashville Veterinary Specialists + Animal Emergency is searching for a Veterinary Technician to join our GROWING team in Emergency Critical Care!
WHY WORK WITH US? Join a team of veterinary professionals you can easily build relationships with and feel like a family- we support and encourage each other and love to celebrate wins, big or small. We pride ourselves on a welcoming learning environment where team members feel safe to advance their skills and seek guidance from each other while practicing quality medicine and patient care. State of the art newly renovated and expanded hospital.
WHO ARE WE? NVS is a 24/7 veterinary specialty and emergency hospital. We are in a recently expanded 24,000 square foot hospital with digital radiography, computed tomography (CT), on-site magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, endoscopy, access to an on-site commercial laboratory, and more. Our primary focus is to honor the human-animal bond in all we do, focusing on patient care, client experience, and the health of our team. We believe we can never stop improving and strive to improve in all we do. Not only do we focus on patient care, but core to our hospital culture is also a focus on the health of our team, our community, and the environment. We are committed to sustainable environmental practices. We have a comprehensive recycling and composting program as well as a 5,000-gallon rainwater collection system, roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panel system, skylights, and an energy recovery system for heating and air.
Job Responsibilities:
* Perform/Assist with Procedures/Diagnostics for ECC patients
* Blood work, radiographs, ECGs, fill out ultrasound requests
* Transcribe results in MRE and on treatment sheet (PCV/TS, BPs, BGs, etc.)
* Run sedation/anesthesia for ECC patients - wound management, bandage changes, etc.
* Sole technician for any ventilator/table patients with hourly/Q 30 minute monitoring/recording
* Set up for common procedures when necessary - thoracocentesis, pericardiocentesis, abdominocentesis, chest tube placement, etc.
* Place nasogastric tubes, central lines, arterial catheters
* Call Clients with patient updates in morning (as needed/directed), document in EzyVet
* Take Client inquiry phone calls (discharged ECC patients)
* Call in medications/prescriptions for ECC clients
* Complete patient discharges as needed
* Text photos to client as directed
* Follow-up call to owner following discharge to see how patient is doing/answer any questions
* Perform TPR’s on ECC patient’s daily, round results to Criticalist
* Write/highlight treatment sheets
* Assist ICU with CRITICAL ECC patients, as directed by Criticalist (not responsible for primary care unless directed)
* Fill ECC patients medications
* Start/prepare/help with finalization of Discharge Instructions as directed by Criticalist
* Discharge ECC patients as needed/directed
* Take RDVM or transfer calls for Criticalist when not available
* Serve as internal liaison for CSR’s, other departments, consults, etc.
* Communicate with Med Records Coordinators about discharges, and pertinent record information
Qualifications:
* LVMT, CVT, LVT, RVT, or VTS licensure and at least 3+ years of veterinary hospital experience; Must have emergency critical care experience. (preferred)
* Must have a reasonably in-depth understanding of veterinary medicine and basic disease processes
* Must have broad technical abilities
* Must have exemplary customer services skills
* Adaptable to work with different departments and people regularly
* Possesses a calm demeanor in stressful situations and high emotional intelligence
* Proactive in identifying the needs of each specialty department on a daily, weekly basis
Anticipated Schedule:
- Three 12-hour shifts
- Daytime and Overnight are the shifts we hire for
- $21-48 per hour, depending on experience
- $4.50 overnight and weekend shift differential available
- Sign-on Bonus Available
- CE Allowance Available
- Continuing Education Sponsorship Program via VetBloom and Penn Foster
- YMCA Corporate Memberships, Team building and Volunteer events, Career Development, excellent opportunities for advancement, and MORE!
- Uniform Allowance
- Quarterly Bonus Opportunity
- Employee Referral Program
- Paid License Renewal Fees, even out of state
- Paid Time Off
- Employee Pet Discount
- Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Available
- 401k
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- HSA/FSA
Our commitments to the industry, the profession, our teammates, and our patients, will not change, and in fact will be stronger than ever, as we forge new ground as this new dynamic community.
Ethos Veterinary Health offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees. The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process. For positions based in Colorado, EVH provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
Ethos Veterinary Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.
