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Veterinary Technician (Full-time/Part-time)
Guardian Veterinary Specialists-Brewster, NY

About Us:
Guardian Veterinary Specialists is an independently owned, 24 hour veterinary emergency and speciality hospital, offering day, swing, overnight, weekend shifts. We are committed to providing the highest quality care to our patients and exceptional service to our clients. Join a dedicated team that practices advanced medicine and compassionate care in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Position Overview:
We are currently seeking Veterinary Technicians to join our team on both a full-time and part-time basis. You will work with a talented and supportive group, delivering top-notch care to our patients.

We adhere to our core principles of respect, collaboration, caring and integrity. Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. Exciting opportunity to join a hospital where we practice compassionate patient care. Pay commensurate with experience and skill level. 

The culture of Guardian Veterinary is team oriented and is geared to our team members being who they are with our full support.  Guardian Veterinary has growth and learning opportunities.  We support your growth by investing in you and your future by providing CE, career advancement opportunities as Guardian Veterinary grows; mentorship & training; ability to learn from notable talented professionals.

 Qualified applicants for this role:

• Shift and Schedule: 3 or 4 day work week. Weekends, holidays and on calls required. 
• Perform nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments. 
• Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients. 
•  Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications 
• Set-up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy. 
• Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care. 
•  Collect samples and perform in house diagnostic tests 
• Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and/or maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes. 
•  Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia 
•  Perform vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement. 
• Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans. 
•  Conduct treatments according to protocolized plans. 
•  Aid in managing patient care workload to ensure the patients are receiving uncompromised care. 
• Organize work area and exercise time management skills to maximize personal efficiency within the practice. 
• Prioritize tasks and handle multiple tasks in a calm manor
• Client Communication
•  Additional duties as assigned based on position/department

Veterinary Technicians Must:

• Must have NYS Veterinary Technician’s license 
• Some experience working in a veterinary hospital preferred
• Must have reliable transportation 
• Able to perform moderately physically demanding work, that requires lifting (up to 50 pounds) 
• Flexibility and the ability to accommodate shift work in a hospital that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Have great people skills 
• Communicate well in person, over email, and on the phone  
• Love of animals and a passion to help and heal, first and foremost 
• Good work ethic 
• Competitive wages with overnight differential
• 401(k) with employer contribution 
•  Health, Dental and vision insurance 
• Employee pet health care discounts  
• Paid time off 
• Parental leave 
• Referral program

Hourly pay range is $30 to $50 per hour