What are the responsibilities and job description for the ICU- Veterinary Technician/ RVT/ Experienced Veterinary Assistants position at Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency?
Veterinary Technician, ICU- We offer a fun company culture, excellent benefits, and superior patient care!
We are offering a $1,000 signing bonus for 2nd and 3rd shift! We will also pay $3,000 for relocation expenses, (conditions do apply)
We are a privately owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte NC that offers its employees a fun, supportive work environment, terrific benefits, and opportunities for growth!
CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is seeking talented veterinary technicians to join our ICU team! If you enjoy providing a high level of nursing care to your patients and going above and beyond to ensure the comfort, safety, and health of your patients then ICU is where you belong!
ICU technicians are responsible for providing exceptional nursing care for our hospitalized patients. ICU technicians care for all hospitalized specialty and emergency patients which affords you the opportunity to work with all our specialists and ER veterinarians.
We have ICU positions available on all 3 shifts.
- 1st shift- 6am-4pm
- 2nd shift- 2pm-12am ($2/hr shift differential applies)
- 3rd shift- 9pm-7am ($3/shift differential applies)
Requirements:
- High school degree or equivalent
- 2 years of experience as a veterinary technician
- RVT preferred but not required
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- The ability to lift up to 40lbs unassisted
- The ability to kneel, squat, and bend
- Emotionally intelligent
- Proficient with technology including electronic medical record systems, automated lab analyzers
Responsibilities:
- provide hourly treatments for hospitalized patients in the ICU and step down units
- provide advanced nursing care
- wound care
- Venipuncture: jugular, cephalic, saphenous
- IV Catheter placement
- Lab work
- Radiology
- Anesthesia induction and monitoring
- Endotracheal intubation
- Medical calculations
Benefits:
- 80-hours of PTO!
- Company health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Voluntary vision insurance
- 401k with company match
- Group term life insurance
- Voluntary term life insurance
- EAP plan
- CE allowance
- Tuition reimbursement