ECC / ICU Veterinary Technician / Assistant / RVT

VCA Animal Specialty & Emergency Center is a high volume, AAHA accredited, referral and critical care hospital located in West Los Angeles. We are currently we are looking for both ER and ICU Technicians to join our team.

Compensation : $ 24 - 36 / hr

A pay differential is applied to all "overnight" hours worked, with an additional differential applied to our full-time overnight team members.

Compensation for this position is dependent on education, experience, credentials, location, nature of practice, schedule and additional responsibilities.

A little bit about us :

As one of LA's leading 24-hour specialty animal care centers for over 30 years now, here at ASEC we are always looking for the next best addition to our Emergency & Critical Care Team. We have six specialties and roughly 200 staff members on our team, and as a teaching hospital we host externs, interns, and residents every year. We strive to maintain our positive and supportive learning environment, and keep our medicine and techniques ahead of the curve.

Our Emergency & Critical Care department is equipped to provide 24 / 7 care to incoming critical and non-critical emergencies, transfers from our referring veterinarians, and hospitalized patients from our own specialty services.

ECC Veterinary Technician / Assistant :

Our ECC Veterinary Tech / Assistant position requires a minimum of 3 years of current experience in veterinary medicine. Emergency experience is not required but is considered a plus

Candidates must be currently in process of working towards obtaining their RVT license

Unlicensed veterinary assistants are required to have a valid CA VACSP

General knowledge of veterinary medicine

Small animal restraint and handling

Both basic and advanced veterinary nursing care

Medication administration - all routes

Phlebotomy and IV catheterization

Lab sample handling

Anesthesia prep and monitoring

Basic radiography

Triage and stabilization of a variety of emergency cases

Responsibilities include : providing nursing care to both our stable and critical hospitalized patients, triaging and stabilizing incoming emergencies, providing treatment to our outpatients, assisting with basic anesthetic procedures, and maintaining a clean and stocked treatment area.

ICU Technician :

Applicants must be licensed in the state of CA

Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years experience working in veterinary medicine, with at least 2-3 of those years in an emergency / specialty practice

All skills required for our Emergency team, as well as...

Possess an advanced knowledge of veterinary emergency and critical care

Critical anesthesia monitoring skills

Experience with critical case management

Nasogastric tube placement

Urinary catheter placement (male and female)

Central line placement

PICC and central line placement

Arterial sampling and catheterization

Thoracic auscultation

Perfusion analysis of patients

Basic electrolyte and blood gas analysis

CPR

Nursing care of patients with tracheostomies

Nursing care of patients with chest tubes and abdominal drains

Nursing care of patients with feeding tubes and administering nutrition through a feeding tube

Calculating CRIs (analgesics, inotropes, vasopressors, electrolytes, etc)

Scheduling Info :

Full-time employees work "4 x 10s".

Overnight positions are available.

All schedules include working one weekend day.

Benefits package includes :

Health, dental, and vision insurance

FSA / HSA account

Holiday pay

Paid vacation days

Paid sick days

Continuing education assistance

401K plan + employer match

Personal uniforms

Personal pet care discounts

If you are a current VCA associate, please apply through our internal career site by logging into Workday and clicking on the Career worklet on the landing page, or search for Find Jobs.

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 www.vcacareers.com

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If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

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