What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technician Assistant position at VETERINARY SPECIALTY SERVICES?
Veterinary Specialty Services is looking for talented veterinary professionals to join our 2nd or 3rd shift teams at our O'Fallon, MO location! VSS provides advanced specialized care for animals, collaborating with veterinarians throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan Area and beyond. We are a 24-hour specialty and emergency hospital committed to providing excellent, advanced care. Our state-of-the-art facility is fully equipped with advanced diagnostic equipment.
This is an entry level Technician position, perfect for new grads and/or those wishing to gain experience in emergency and specialty veterinary medicine! All technician assistants have the opportunity to advance to a Veterinary Technician role with experience. Technician Assistants will assist in providing nursing care to critically ill hospitalized patients in conjunction with specialty and emergency veterinarians. Assist technicians and veterinarians with patients presenting on emergency and assist with diagnostics and treatments of emergency patients.
Salaries start at $17 per hour and increase with experience
$500 Hiring bonus!!
Shift Differential: $5.00 per hour for shifts ending after 6:30am, $2.50 per hour for shifts ending at 12am, $2.00 per hour for weekends
Responsibilities - include but are not limited to:
- Provide restraint of patients to assist with exams and patient care
- Obtain blood samples, place IV catheters, set up and continuous care for critical hospitalized patients.
- Post-op patient recovery monitoring
- Observe patients and recognize subtle changes in status
- Perform physical exams on veterinary patients including obtaining vitals (TPRs, CRTs etc.)
- Properly perform medical treatments on hospitalized patients including administering PO, IM, Sub Q and IV medications
Salary : $2 - $17
