Emergency Veterinary Technician

The Premier Veterinary Group in Grayslake, IL is offering a hiring bonus up to $5000 for a full time overnight Veterinary Technician to join our Emergency and Critical Care Department!

Premier Veterinary Group believes that all veterinarians, pets and pet owners deserve premier experiences. Everything we do reflects this belief.  We commit ourselves to acting with respect, honor and dignity toward our clients, colleagues and each other.       

The primary responsibility is to triage and provide care for patients presenting to and hospitalized in our Emergency and Critical Care Department. The successful candidate embodies our culture in treating every client with the utmost courteous and attentive treatment possible, with a keen sensitivity to the emotional bond between owners and their pets.

Schedule:

• Full time needed (part time is available)
• 36+ hours per week
• Overnight shift
• Includes weekends
• Participation in some holiday coverage

• Competitive hourly pay - dependent on experience 
• $5000 hiring bonus
• Shift differential also available!                               

Responsibilities: 

• Triaging incoming patients and managing clients throughout their visit
• Partnering with DVM’s in patient assessment, diagnostics, treatments, and procedures
• Completing patient daily treatments in a timely manner at key treatment times
• Assessing hospitalized patients, using intuitive skills as a Technician 
• Assisting with flow and organization of Emergency and Critical Care department
• Obtaining and processing laboratory samples such as blood, urine, free fluid, and fine needle aspirates
• Utilizing different modalities of imaging for patient assessment
• Executing, monitoring, and recovering all assigned sedation and anesthetic events

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the above listed responsibilities satisfactory. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and ability required. 

Skills and Experience:

• General nursing care and treatment of patients
• Administering and monitoring anesthesia
• Assisting the veterinarian in procedures
• Admitting and discharging patients
• Client communication and education

 Educational Requirements:

• High School education or equivalent
• Several years’ experience of related job experience
• Certification or licensing as a veterinary technician preferred but all skill levels are encouraged to apply!
• Ask us about our Penn Foster sponsorship program that is designed to support you in achieving veterinary technician licensure!

Competencies:

• Self-Motivator: Ability to work efficiently and effectively, proactive with approach
• Communicator: Successful communication is essential with all clients and stakeholders, considers and responds appropriately to the needs, feelings and capabilities of different people in different situations
• Technical Credibility:  Understands and appropriately applies procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise. Understands linkages between department’s needs and the organization’s needs.

Benefits of Working at Premier Veterinary Group

Full-time benefits include health with an optional 100% employer paid plan, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, flex-spending accounts, 401(k), Employee Assistance Program, paid time off, uniforms, and a generous CE allowance.

NVA Compassion-First is now Ethos Veterinary Health

We are excited to announce Ethos Veterinary Health as our new name. Ethos is the new, industry-leading community of legacy Ethos Veterinary Health, Compassion-First Pet Hospitals, SAGE Veterinary Centers, and legacy NVA Specialty and Emergency hospitals. This powerful new community brings together a dynamic network of ~145 hospitals, an unmatched team of experts, cutting-edge technology, and an unwavering commitment to the advancement of the animal health profession and better patient outcomes.

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, Ethos Veterinary Health 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.

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