Overnight Veterinary Technician

Come join Crossroads Animal Emergency! We are one of the largest, low-cost emergency centers in Norwalk! We are comprised of emergency care and surgical services for all of our furry friends in need!

We offer a 4 day work week with an incredible benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401K, paid parental leave, PTO, continuing education, and amazing pet benefits!

Compensation : $28-$35 p / hr depending on experience and skillset. We offer differential pay for weekend and overnight shifts as well!

Join our diverse and unique team, including many "lifers" who love our practice, our people, and are proud of what we have created.

We work as a close-knit team with the emphasis on providing a strong culture of teamwork and collaboration. We are a 24 hour, 7 day a week hospital that prides ourselves in providing quality emergency and surgical care to pets in Norwalk and surrounding areas.

Some responsibilities include :

• Give accurate and detailed patient rounds.
• Administer oral medications to a dog or cat. Have knowledge of the injectable medication administration sheet and of administering IV medications when the patient is on or off IV fluids.
• Set up and aseptically place IV catheter in dogs (cephalic and saphenous vein), cats (cephalic and medial saphenous vein).

Perform IVC maintenance following in house protocol.

Perform quality nursing care including ensuring that the patient has clean, comfortable bedding and is kept clean at all times.

Check IVC for swelling around the tape and confirm patency.

• Correctly perform drug calculations and be able to calculate mg to ml, mcg to mg, g to mg.
• Set up and calculate IV fluid additives for administration (example KCl and Dextrose).
• Set up for and obtain radiographs with proper positioning.
• Obtain blood pressure with a doppler and understand normal parameters and when to alert the doctor.
• Understand perfusion parameters.
• Wrap packs and pouches for surgical equipment.
• Perform basic operating room set up and have knowledge of the basic instruments.
• Set up and leak test anesthesia machines and monitoring equipment. Use the monitoring sheet in Smartflow.
• Identify and use correctly each blood collection tube. Collect blood from cephalic, lateral and medial saphenous veins and understand how to properly handle the sample.
• Administer Subcutaneous fluids to a patient.
• Run and read PCV / TS and understand what these numbers mean and what normal values are.
• Perform in house laboratory tests on the Heska blood machines
• Demonstrate safe patient restraint for physical exam, blood collection, IV catheter placement, Abdominal Ultrasound.
• Perform monitoring and patient recovery after surgery or anesthetic procedures.
• Dispose medical waste safely.
• Assist with and understand basic CPR.

Our ideal new team members have :

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a technician
• A deep, genuine care for helping people
• Naturally empathetic and articulate communication
• A friendly and professional demeanor
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Comfort working with computer software

We look forward to hearing from you, apply today!