Location: 9706 Mockingbird Drive, Omaha, NE, 68127

VCA Midwest Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center in Omaha, NE is growing its Day Emergency & Critical Care Service and seeking a Licensed Veterinary Technician to join their day team.  

Schedule: Full-time opportunities, with flexible scheduling. Day Shift, 3 x 12 hours.

Who We Are: 

VCA Midwest Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center is a well-established, state-of-the-art facility, providing comprehensive medical care to our beloved pets. We are proud to a multi-specialty, emergency, and critical care hospital, with a strong focus on delivering the highest quality of care to our patients and outstanding customer service to our clients.

Our Emergency and Critical Care Service: 

Our Emergency and Critical Care Team is the heart of our hospital. Our Emergency and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) mirrors what one would find at a human medical center. By incorporating advanced techniques derived from veterinary and human medicine, we can ensure that our patients are being treated in the best possible way. 

Our Emergency and Critical Care Technicians thrive in a fast-paced service, handle critical case, and enjoy the stimulating caseload. Our Technicians have the opportunity to sharpen and advance their technical skills every day.  

Key Responsibilities:

Triage: Perform an initial assessment to evaluate the patient's condition quickly. This includes checking vital signs, assessing for obvious injuries or distress, and gathering information from the pet owner about the situation.

Assist Doctors: Collaborate closely with veterinarians to assist in exams, treatments, and medical procedures for emergency cases.

Venipuncture and IVC Placement: Proficiently perform venipuncture, intravenous catheter placement, and grow your advanced vascular access techniques

Medication Administration: Safely and accurately administer fluids, medications, and other treatments as prescribed by veterinarians.

Team Collaboration: Work in conjunction with all technical staff across the hospital to ensure hospitalized patients receive optimal care. Maintain open communication with the healthcare team.

Nursing Care in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Vigilantly monitor hospitalized patients, identifying subtle changes in their clinical status. Participate in departmental rounds and manage the maintenance of urinary catheters, nasogasrtic tubes, chest and abdominal tubes, as well as nasal oxygen tubes.

Client Education: Provide clear and concise discharge instructions to clients, ensuring they understand the care their furry family member requires after leaving the hospital.

Anesthesia and Sedation Monitoring: Prepare patients for procedures and monitor anesthesia to ensure patient safety.

Diagnostic Imaging: Operate diagnostic imaging equipment and assist in capturing radiographs and other diagnostic images.

Laboratory Procedures: Run diagnostics, correlate results with the clinical presentation of the patient and notify Veterinarian of results.

Blood Transfusion Therapy:  Including collection, administration, and transfusion reactions.

Administering Oxygen: Flow-by Oxygen, Nasal Oxygen Cannula, or Oxygen Cage.

Plus More! 

Total Rewards 

As a VCA Associate, eligible full-time employees will be rewarded with a comprehensive package, including:  

Compensation 

Pay range is negotiable based on experience, skills, knowledge, abilities and other relevant credentials. 

 

Health & Well-being  

Innovative Associate health and well-being resources (Headspace app, Vault financial wellness tool, and access to additional mental health resources including Lyra Health)  401k retirement savings plan with company match Health/dental/vision insurance, infertility and gender affirmation benefits Paid parental, vacation and sick leave 

  

Professional Development  

Continuing Education AllowanceWOOF University – offering abundant CE Opportunities to participate in a robust Clinical Studies program  

  

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Qualifications 

A Licensed Veterinary Technician (LVT, RVT, CVT), or eligible to sit for the VTNE degreeA commitment to practicing the highest standard of medicine and upholding the veterinary code of ethics 

Apply Today! We value your time, and that is why we have a very quick and easy application process. Apply today on our mobile-friendly application. We look forward to speaking with you! 

(Keywords: Day shift, day schedule, Full-time, CVT, ER, ICU, animals)

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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.