Emergency Veterinary Assistant - Fort Myers, FL
Core
Provide basic to intermediate nursing care, patient monitoring, and treatments in an emergency veterinary setting.
Role type
Emergency Veterinary Assistant
Builds
Direct nursing care and patient support for pets in emergency and urgent care hospitals (via careerplan.io/jobs/6133611004-emergency-veterinary-assistant-fort-myers-fl-at-veterinaryemergencygroupst)
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Emergency care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient triage, IV fluid therapy, medication administration, CPR, diagnostic testing, catheter placement, oxygen administration, surgical anesthesia assistance
Preferred skills
Emergency or Urgent Care experience, LVT or DVM supervision experience
Technologies
Diagnostic imaging, point-of-care tests, mechanical ventilation, oxygen cages
Responsibilities
Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications; Set up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy; Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks; Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests; Assist in setting up, performing, and monitoring sedation and surgical anesthesia; Place and maintain urinary catheters and nasal oxygen tubes; Work alongside licensed veterinary technicians