at VCA Animal Hospitals in Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Job Description
? VCA Cairo Animal Hospital in Highland Park, Illinois, is seeking a relief Certified Veterinary Technician to join our hospital!
Our Story :
We have been part of the community for 40 years and offer a full-service facility offering? appointment-based? Urgent Care, Hospitalization, Surgery, and Preventative/Routine medical care. We are committed to promoting responsible pet ownership, preventative health care, senior wellness care and health-related educational opportunities for our clients.
Overall Responsibility: Our goal is to offer caring veterinary services that promote the well-being and happiness of our animal patients. We achieve this by relying on our committed and compassionate team, who are dependable, adaptable, detail-oriented, and skilled at multitasking. Our Certified Veterinary Technicians (CVTs) are dedicated to providing compassionate care to all of our patients.
+ Assist doctors with exams, treatments and procedures.
+ Venipuncture and IVC placement
+ Administer SQ fluids, medications, etc.
+ Work in conjunction with all technical staff across the hospital to ensure hospitalized patients are receiving the best possible care and communicating frequently with the team.
+ Recognize subtle change in clinical status.
+ Discharge instructions with clients.
+ Complete estimates, basic record keeping.
+ Inducing, maintaining, and monitoring anesthesia for procedures.
+ Recovering patients from anesthesia.
+ Performing nursing care of all patients.
+ Utilize monitoring equipment and recognize trends.
+ Dentistry and dental radiographs.
+ Pharmacy.
+ Processing laboratory samples in-house and preparing laboratory samples for outside labs.
+ Diagnostic Imaging.
Schedule: Relief opportunity, 10 hour shifts.
Compensation: Starting range is determined by license, skill set, and years of experience in the field.
Location: 1170 Park Avenue W., Highland Park, IL, 60035
Website: https://vcahospitals.com/cairo
Accreditations : American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)
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Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!
The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com
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