VCA Family Animal Hospital and Oahu Veterinary Specialty Center is seeking Registered Veterinary Technicians for our Emergency and Critical Care Department. All shifts are hiring, and we offer a competitive wage with possible shift differential. At VCA Family & OVSC, the sense of teamwork and the culture of working together is no less important than the level of medical and surgical care that patients receive.

Required qualifications include Registered (or eligible) Veterinary Technician in Hawaii. Previous experience with companion animal nursing care (dog/cat), diagnostic imaging, triage assessments, and post-operative care. Excellent communication skills necessary to interact effectively with coworkers, specialists, clients, and patients; ability to readily learn new procedures, must be adaptable.

Schedule: Full and part-time opportunities available. All shifts (day/swing/overnight), all days. 10–12-hour shifts.

Compensation: Pay ranges between $22-30/hr. Pay is dependent on licensure and experience.

What makes VCA Family and OVSC unique:

VCA Family Animal Hospital and Oahu Veterinary Specialty Center is in Pearl City, less than ten miles northwest of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawai’i.

This hybrid hospital consists of a full-service primary care department, emergency department, and specialty departments. VCA Family stands out by having an on-site CT scanner, two Internal Medicine Specialists, an Ophthalmologist, two Critical Care Specialists, Specialty Surgeon, laser therapy, and is open 24-hours a day/365 days per year. We also serve as an evacuation center to the island during emergencies. OVSC is one of only a few clinics across the country that perform lithotripsy. We accept interns and externs, as well as offer PAID Veterinarian- and Veterinary Technician- externships! We host training and continuing education for vendors, the police department, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and local colleges.

Pearl City is centrally located and is easily the most accessible city on Oahu, a major hub for the military, department of defense, trade, international business, and travel. It is both a residential area and a go-to spot for everyday errands, appointments, and shopping needs. Pearl City is the merge point where all of Oahu’s major highways connect. It will also become one of the major stops for Oahu’s Rail Transit System once it is completed. To date, the construction of the rail has not impacted the hospital negatively as it has many other parts of the island.

Pearl City’s current population is approximately 48,000; there are 15,000 households and 7,500 families residing in Pearl City with the population density equaling 6,500 people per square mile. The resident’s household median income is above the Hawaii state average and their unemployment rate is considerably lower than the national average. The area is made up of long-time homeowners and military personnel. Like all of Hawaii there is a large mix of ethnic backgrounds, ages, and social classes. After Honolulu, it is the second largest populated city on Oahu. With its’ accessible location, excellent reputation, and limited Specialty and Emergency competition, VCA Family and OVSC is strategically located to succeed not only within Pearl City but for the entire island of Oahu and its almost 1 million residents. VCA Family & OVSC can market to and accommodate the island and can take referrals from the entire state and sometimes further.

Why Join the VCA Family and OVSC Team?

We are passionate about supporting Veterinary Technicians and are committed to your continuing education and personal career development. VCA is a community of dedicated professionals that will encourage you to explore everything a Veterinary Technician career has to offer. At VCA, we are committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity and strive to be a place where a talented mix of people want to come, stay, and do their best work. In addition, we support a work environment where you can focus on your career, happiness, and the patients you serve. Below are some of the many benefits of joining the VCA team!

• Access to the people and financial resources of a large veterinary community
• Leadership opportunities
• Career development programs
• Opportunities to give back through strong Shelter partnerships and VCA Charities
• Continuing education allowance
• Tuition support and sponsorships
• Veterinary Technician license reimbursement
• Free mental health sessions and wellness subscriptions (Head Space)
• Referral bonuses
• Competitive wage
• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Generous pet care discounts
• Life, long and short-term disability insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation (2 weeks in 1st year), sick time, and holiday pay
• 401(k) (company match)

Why We Want You!

As a member of the VCA Family and OVSC team, you will support Emergency and Critical Care Specialist and doctor teams by creating a positive, low-stress atmosphere for our clients and patients. Your mission will be to win the confidence of every pet parent—by delivering an outstanding client experience—so we can provide exceptional care to every patient. You’ve worked hard for your credentials (CVT, RVT, LVT) and we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. The skills that you will be utilizing include, but are not limited to:

• Performing triage assessments and prioritizing cases as they present
• Manage the ER whiteboard system by assigning clinicians to cases as they present and coordinate timely interventions as needed
• Abide by appropriate hospital SOPS for infection control when handling patients, providing interventions/treatments, and processing/performing diagnostic testing.
• Communicate effectively with clients regarding the status of their pets and home care
• Placing intravenous catheters, performing laboratory diagnostics
• Performing abdominal and thoracic radiographs
• Assisting with examinations
• Inducing, maintaining, and monitoring anesthesia for ER procedures
• Recovering patients from anesthesia
• Performing nursing care of all patients presenting to the ER
• Run diagnostics on Point of Care machines correlate results with the clinical presentation of the patient and notify clinicians with results.
• Assisting the ER clinicians with providing instruction and demonstration of emergency medicine skills to veterinary students, interns, and residents in a clinical setting.
• Assist students with accomplishing the necessary student learning objectives
• Develop professional relationships with the CSR team to aid in providing outstanding customer service to all ER clients
• Enter charges for all triage patients and document treatment sheets
• Assist in providing clinical support to doctors and other technicians/nurses
• Provide restraint of patients without risk to patient, self, and others.
• Abide by appropriate hospital SOPS for infection control when handling patients, providing interventions/treatments, and processing/performing diagnostic testing.
• Provide high quality nursing care to critically ill patients based on attention to detail
• Utilize monitoring equipment and recognize trends
• Assist with clinical procedures and offer direction to others.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment
• Participates in CE for the purpose of personal development and development of a critical care mindset
• Foster effective communication with both internal and external clients and referring hospitals.
• Induction, maintenance, monitoring anesthesia for ICU procedures
• Monitoring of anesthetic recovery and post procedure analgesia
• Teach Hospital, Pharmacy and ECC technical procedures and protocols
• Oversee the scheduling and flow of patient care and non-patient care responsibilities. Lead by example and support decisions made by teammates.
• Model appropriate stress management in a tumultuous environment
• Run diagnostics on Point of Care machines, correlate results with the clinical presentation of the patient and notify clinicians with results.

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Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

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