Veterinary Technician Assistant (VTA) - ER/ICU

 
Are you seeking an opportunity that provides career growth, promotes a positive work culture, supports mission focused work, and gives you the opportunity to blaze new trails? Then consider Nashville Veterinary Specialists as your next career Employer of Choice. We are currently looking to hire a Veterinary Technician Assistant to support our growing veterinary Hospital Team!

WHY WORK WITH US? Join a team of veterinary professionals you can easily build relationships with and feels like a family- we support and encourage each other and love to celebrate wins, big or small. We pride ourselves on a welcoming learning environment where team members feel safe to advance their skills and seek guidance from each other while practicing quality medicine and patient care. 

WHAT WE OFFER: Competitive Salary, Paid Time Off, Insurance (Medical, Dental, & Vision), Short/Long term disability and life insurance, 401(k) Retirement plan, State of the art newly renovated and expanded hospital, discounted pet products and services for personal pets, C.E. Allowance, Continuing Education Sponsorship Program via Penn Foster, Licensure Renewal and Out of State Licensure transfer reimbursement, Uniform Allowance, Cell phone discount, YMCA Corporate Memberships, Team building and Volunteer events, Career Development, excellent opportunities for advancement, and MORE!

WHO ARE WE? NVS is a 24/7 veterinary specialty and emergency hospital. We are located in a recently expanded 24,000 square foot hospital with digital radiography, computed tomography (CT), on-site magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, endoscopy, access to an on-site commercial laboratory, and more. Our primary focus is to honor the human-animal bond in all we do, focusing on patient care, client experience, and the health of our team. We believe we can never stop improving and strive to improve in all we do. Not only do we focus on patient care, but core to our hospital culture is also a focus on the health of our team, our community, and the environment. We are committed to sustainable environmental practices. We have a comprehensive recycling and composting program as well as a 5,000-gallon rainwater collection system, roof-mounted photovoltaic solar panel system, skylights, and an energy recovery system for heating and air.

Anticipated Schedule: Night Shift- 6pm-6am, 12 hour shifts, 3 per week

Job Responsibilities:

• Patient Restraint for exams/procedures
• Set-Up for Procedures (i.e. central lines, sampling lines, NG tube, urethral unblocking, etc.)
• Stock Supplies (i.e. catheters, scrub, alcohol, syringes, pee pads, fluids, fluid lines, etc.)
• Assist with Radiographs
• Set-up/tear-down patient beds for hospitalized patients
• Making Flushes
• Doing Laundry
• Sweeping/Mopping
• Doing Dishes
• Walking Dogs
• Changing Bedding
• Cleaning Cages
• General Hospital Cleaning (Clean/scoop lawn, empty trash receptacle, refill bags, change out fly bags, etc)
• Facilitating Patient Visits- (for stable, non-complicated cases only)

Experience: At least 1+ year(s) of animal handling experience 

Compensation: 

• Range is $17-$22 DOE, commensurate with experience
• $4.50 Shift Differential/Weekend Differential Available

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of each of these jobs. While performing the duties of any of these positions, the employee is frequently required to bend, stand, stoop, walk, sit, talk, and listen; may be required to walk or stand for long periods of time; will use hands to manipulate, handle, or feel; will reach with hands and arms. The employee is often required to lift and carry animals weighing fifty pounds or more; handle dogs weighing up to 150 lbs.