Overview

About the Company: We are looking for the right person to join our team! If you love working with people and have always wanted to contribute to a Veterinary Health Care Team, apply with us today! At Apex Vets, we believe in and adhere to our four principles:

  • Care: We care for each other and care for our patients. We’ve got each other’s backs.
  • Collaboration: We share our opinions and work with one another so we can achieve a common goal.
  • Continuous Improvement: We ask questions and challenge one another to teach, learn, and grow.
  • Collective Responsibility: When we “win,” we do so as a team. When we lose, no one person is at fault. We win and lose together, and although we may not always win, we will always work together as a team.

About the Role: Are you a Veterinary Nurse interested in working in an Emergency & Critical Care, Surgery, or Neurology Department? Are you interested in exploring a new opportunity utilizing your knowledge and skills to help improve the lives of pets? Do you thrive when required to multitask? Apex Vets will empower you to do just that. This role is responsible for providing outstanding patient care and exceptional client service while working with doctors to address patient care needs. Thrive in an environment that encourages education and continues to grow within the profession, with opportunities to be a mentor to newer team members.

Responsibilities:

  • Triage of stable and critical animals.
  • Obtaining patient vitals.
  • Communicate effectively with clients regarding patient history, treatment estimates, admitting, and discharging of patients.
  • Restrain animals for examinations, procedures and treatments.
  • Prepare prescriptions as ordered by the doctor: Appropriate container, labeling, directions, and warnings.
  • Prepare and administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the doctor.
  • Perform venipuncture.
  • Place IV catheters.
  • Perform laboratory procedures and prepare specimens being sent to outside laboratories.
  • Perform radiography.
  • Perform suture and staple removal.
  • Provide basic care: feeding, bathing, and nail trims.
  • Maintain cleanliness and order in work areas. Perform basic kennel duties as required.
  • Basic inventory and stocking duties as required.
  • Perform CPR and administer emergency drugs under DVM guidance.
  • Ensure that all charges are entered for procedures and treatments you perform.
  • Communicate effectively and efficiently with doctors and clients regarding their patients’ needs.
  • Knowledge of drug calculations.
  • Computer entry skills (invoicing, prescriptions, MRE’s).

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee discount
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Veterinary technician experience is required. Licensure is required. Basic customer service skills required. Basic computer skills are necessary.

About Apex Vets

Apex Vets is an independently owned specialty and emergency hospital in Silver Spring, MD, providing expert care in a state-of-the-art facility.

Required Education Level : None