What are the responsibilities and job description for the Discharge Technician position at Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency?
CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is an independently owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte, NC that offers its employees a fun company culture, supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth! Board-certified specialty services offered include internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and ophthalmology. Our advanced diagnostic services include ultrasonography and echocardiography, electroencephalography, endoscopy, rapid-scan CT imaging, high field MRI, and cardio cath lab, in addition to many others.
Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is seeking an experience technician to fill the role of Discharge Technician. The Discharge tech at CARE is responsible for assisting veterinary technicians/assistants in the preparation and discharge or departure of patients from the hospital. The Discharge tech will work with specialty departments to facilitate their discharges as well as help maintain the discharge schedule in Instinct. These patients are those that the doctor has already provided thorough discharges over the phone or by email prior to the owner arriving at CARE. The discharge assistant will ensure the patient is clean, has an appropriately sized and clean Elizabethan collar, if necessary, all personal belongings (leash, collar, bedding, etc.), and medications have been filled by the service. All medications are to be verified by the discharge technician for accuracy and consistency with regards to the labels and the medication list in the discharges. They will then transport the pet to the owner. The discharge tech should assist with answering questions the owner has within their ability and knowledge of the service. Although, they should defer any advanced medical questions to the service. In addition, the Discharge assistant will facilitate owner visitations of hospitalized patients, following the previously established visitation guidelines.
**This role is eligible for a $1000-$2500 sign-on bonus**
