Los Angeles Animal Specialty Emergency and Rehabilitation is expanding again!
At LAASER we are all very excited and very much looking forward to start using our brand new operating rooms. We would like our team to grow and be enriched by veterinary technicians willing to take part in this adventure.
LAASER is a young multi-disciplinary specialty referral hospital in Los Angeles that serves hundreds of referral practices in the metro area. Our clients and our furry friends are our best reward.
We are looking for several Registered Veterinary Technicians (RVT) with a primary interest in surgery and anesthesia. Any VTS in these specialties are highly sought after. If you have years of experience to offer and are willing to share your knowledge, or if you have recently qualified and are willing to learn, we would like to speak with you! If you are team-oriented, interested in diverse training and experiences, and in the practice of evidence-based medicine, you are the right fit for our group. We focus on cutting-edge/innovative procedures and our emphasis is on up-to-date treatments and advanced imaging. We welcome RVTs interested in taking part in this project and we support RVTs interested in undertaking specialty certification.
We have incorporated protocols and checklists in our daily routine for surgical and medical procedures to ensure our patient care is never compromised. This fail-safe model allows us to practice quality control of our hospital, medical equipment, and procedures. If you are ready to push your skills to the next level, our clinicians and technicians are available to guide and mentor your professional development, without the burden of a restrictive tier/level system.
Specific Anesthetic Skill Sets include but not limited to:
- Induction of anesthesia
- Intubation
- Venipuncture
- Catheter placement (intravenous, arterial, intraosseous)
- Set up an anesthesia machine
- Setting up anesthesia monitoring equipment
- Monitoring anesthetic patient parameters and recognizing anesthetic complications
- Communicating in medical terminology
- Keeping an anesthetic record
- Patient recovery from anesthesia or sedation
- Monitoring patient sedations
- CRI calculations
- Drug calculations and conversions
Specific Surgery Skill Sets include but not limited to:
- Aseptic patient preparation
- Clipping of surgical patients for surgery with margins
- Positioning of patients
- Draping-in Patients
- Opening surgical packs
- Basic knowledge of common surgical instruments
- Scrubbing in to assist in surgery
- Comfortable with surgical procedures, hemorrhage, and tissues
- Basic understanding of surgical procedures
- Patient restraint
- Obtaining orthopedic radiographs
- Exceptional practice of radiation safety
- Knowledge of handling and operating imaging equipment (CT, Fluoroscopy, Arthroscopy, etc.)
- Pulling surgical packs ahead of surgical procedures
- Surgical inventory management
- Some knowledge of surgical pack/central sterile processing
- Injections
- Catheter placement
- Venipuncture
- Client communication
- Medical record keeping
- Suture/staple removals
- Incision checks
- ·RER/MER/DER calculations
- CRI calculations
- Drug calculations and conversions
Benefits:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Continuing education opportunities and support for professional development.
- PTO Benefits
- 401k with matching
- Healthcare Savings Account
- Employee discounts on veterinary services and products.
Join our team and make a difference in the lives of animals every day! We look forward to welcoming you to our team.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Continuing education credits
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- License reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 4x10
- Day shift
- Weekends as needed
Experience:
- Veterinary experience: 3 years (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Los Angeles, CA 90065 (Required)
Work Location: In person