Veterinary Technician (ICU)

ACCESS Specialty Animal Hospital – Palm Beach County is one the most advanced, inclusive, and progressive veterinary multi-specialty referral hospitals in Southern Florida. Built on a foundation of exceptional medicine and compassion for people and their pets, we strive to provide a superior level of care in a professional, friendly and supportive environment. We are growing and looking for like-minded people to work with us. There are lots of opportunities for your career growth and development at ACCESS. We are always in need of compassionate team members. So, if you want to make a difference by delivering exceptional medicine in often demanding circumstances, we’d like to hear from you!

Required skills include:

• Increase efficiency of the doctor staff by providing care and support to patients, clients, and hospital staff.
• Provide excellent medical support and compassionate care for patients and clients.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Give accurate and detailed rounds.
• Deliver compassionate, attentive, and high-quality care to hospitalized patients
• Monitor patient conditions closely, recognize changes in patient status
• Evaluate and identify lung sounds (abnormal and normal) and evaluate and identify heart murmurs on auscultation.
• Demonstrate the comprehension and treatment of hypercapnia, hypocapnia, hypertension, hypotension, bradycardia, tachycardia
• Demonstrate knowledge and competency caring for patients requiring supplemental oxygen therapy, including patients housed in our Snyder oxygen cages.
• Understand and interpret ECG parameters and common abnormalities.
• Assist with and perform basic and advanced CPR.
• Appropriately calculate and set up continuous rate infusions.
• Correctly and safely restrain animals.
• Understand and identify bradycardic and tachycardic arrhythmias.
• Be familiar with common medications used in the hospital.
• Understand the different types of crystalloids and colloids and know when they should be used.
• Set up and maintain a buretrol with fluids and additives
• Responsible for upholding the spirit of ACCESS by handling all necessary tasks that require attention

* Willing to learn with a team that is willing to teach! Experienced technicians, CVT, or VTS positions are available in ER, ICU, Surgery, Neurology, and/or Internal Medicine. Overnight shifts also available!

You should exemplify our guiding principles of Quality, Integrity, Compassion, and Service. We are performing extremely cutting-edge and complex procedures in a state of the art facility.

Benefits include: dental, vision, health insurance; paid time off, CE benefits, support for obtaining VTS, in-house CE provided by our board certified specialists, infinite opportunity for development and growth, both personally and professionally, and more. Compensation is commensurate with experience, skill set, and credentials.

Apply today! We look forward to hearing from you!

Check us out at: https://accessvetsflorida.com/

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person