Veterinary ICU Technician

Join our fast-paced & educational Veterinary Internal Medicine & Oncology department as an ICU technician!

Sign-on Bonus Available for RVTs

Atlantic Veterinary Internal Medicine and Oncology has been providing outstanding patient care for the past 24 years . Just 5 minutes from downtown Annapolis is our state-of-the-art emergency and referral center . We have 6 + v eterinarians and 40 + support staff, including t echnicians , a ssistants , client service representatives, and patient care coordinators . We work along side and in collaboration with other specialty practices , including neurology, imagining, cardiology, surgery, radiation oncology, ophthalmology, and a 24 hour emergency clinic

Shift Times Available: Three 7am-7pm weekday shifts with rotating weekend/holiday on call limited to 8am-12pm

What You'll Get to Do

• Perform treatments such as intravenous catheterization, blood collection, fluid therapy, oxygen therapy & administering medications
• Provide high quality patient care through timely monitoring; correctly perform treatments as directed by veterinarian
• Collect & analyze blood , urine, & cytology samples both in-house & utilizing a wide variety of external diagnostic laboratories
• Administer anesthetic drugs & adjust them as needed during procedures, while recording & monitoring vital signs
• Assist with procedures such as ultrasound, endoscopy, bronchoscopy, & bone marrow aspirates
• Produce images of soft-tissues, organs & bones safely with digital radiography equipment
• Assist in placement & maintain various feeding tubes for critical nutrition
• Administer packed red blood cell & frozen plasma transfusion s
• Calculate drug dosages & administers drugs
• Provide outstanding customer service during visits & phone updates
• Attend CE courses/webinars or hands-on training as requested by the Clinical Educator
• Regularly attend staff meetings

Time Off

At A VIM&O we believe in Wor k - Life balance and a healthy lifestyle . We believe in LOTS of time off, vacations , and spending quality time with your loved ones. In general, our technicians have a set schedule with regular days off each week. We rotate our weekend and holiday on call shifts, which are from 8am-12pm and only require technicians to come in if we have hospitalized patients. Each technician is typically scheduled for no more than 6 weekends/holidays per year.

Knowledge & Skill Requirements

• Working knowledge & skill required to nurse critically ill patients
• Ability to critically think & problem solve in order to follow through on doctor's orders
• Knowledge of basic computer functions & the ability to learn new veterinary based software
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, stressful work environment. Must be able to maintain professionalism & composure at all times.
• Able to effectively communicate with co-workers, supervisors, clients & the public in a professional manner
• Knowledge of the use, care, & storage of veterinary instruments, materials, & equipment.
• Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as accept direction on given assignments.
• Ability to speak, read & write the English language

Education & Experience for Technicians

• 2 year s of v eterinary t echnician e xperience , preferabl y in specialty or emergency/critical care veterinary medicine
• High School or Equivalent

Education & Experience for RVT's

• 2 years of veterinary experience, preferably in specialty or emergency/critical care veterinary medicine
• Candidate must be a licensed technician, or eligible to be licensed, in the state of Maryland .

What We Bring to the Table

• Medical , v ision & d ental i nsurance
• Excellent p aid t ime o ff :

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• 3.5 week of paid leave the first year & o ver 4 weeks of paid leave after the first year

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• 7 paid holidays off per year
• Continuing e ducation - $2, 8 00 per year for RVTs , $2000 for non-licensed staff
• Annual u niform a llowance
• Semi a nnual b onus o pportunity
• Paid l icense r enewal f ees
• Tuition r eimbursement for v eterinary t echnology d egree
• Generous e mployee p et d iscount
• 401k with c ompany m atch
• Disability i nsurance, l ife i nsurance, HSA/ FSA
• State-of-the- a rt f acility & e quipment
• Multi-practice referral center

Compensation: Based on experience & skill level

• RVTs: $28 - $40 hourly
• Techs: $2 1 - $3 3 hourly