Emergency / ICU Department Nursing
VRC is
committed to providing the best possible care available; university
medicine without the stress of a university setting.
Veterinary
Referral Center is 30 miles west of Philadelphia, in serene Chester
County, PA. We have a
25,000 sq. foot, new state-of-the-art facility offering a 24 hour
emergency service with a dedicated Intensive Care Unit opening in
March 2008.
We offer a
competitive salary, shift differential for
overnight and weekend shifts, multiple healthcare packages
beginning the first day of employment, CE compensation
including 3 paid days off, professional fee compensation,
short and long term disability insurance, life insurance,
401K retirement plan, significant personal pet discounts, uniform
allowance, paid time off and
4 weeks
maternity leave compensation.
Our hospital
offers several different shifts that work with most schedules;
allowing for a balance between home, school, and work.
Our
Emergency Department is fast paced and dynamic.
Our treatment room is just under 200 sq feet with several
spacious work areas and vaulted ceilings with sky lights.
We are fully capable and equipped to handle any feline and
canine emergency.
We provide our patients with ekg machines, pulse oximetry,
and various non-invasive blood pressure machines. In addition to our
monitoring equipment, we also utilize our oxygen cages,
defibrillator, temporary pacemakers, Nova arterial blood analyzer,
COP analyzers, SCA2000 coagulation machine, controlled drug
dispensing computer and a state-of-the-art surgical suite. We are
capable of giving whole blood transfusions, and have packed red
blood cells and plasma on site.
To provide our patients with the highest standard of care,
our two x-ray and fluoroscopy units will be updated in 2008 to
accommodate digital radiology.
The ES is staffed 24 hours a day with either board certified
emergency and critical care clinicians or specialized veterinarians
in emergency medicine.
We are currently looking for highly motivated and skilled
technicians to join our knowledgeable nursing team, as well as
enthusiastic and motivated recent graduates who wish to specialize
their skills
Our
state-of-the-art ICU will be opening in March 2008.
The ICU will be equipped with two large dog oxygen cage that
are humidity and temperature controlled, as well as conventional
methods of oxygen delivery.
We also outfit our patients with machines capable of
performing electrocardiograms, central venous pressure, direct
arterial and noninvasive blood pressure, pulse oximetry and
capnography. The ICU
will be staffed by board certified critical care clinicians and we
are looking for highly skilled and knowledgeable technicians to help
care for our most critical and challenging patients.
Recent graduates will have to opportunity to develop their
foundation of critical care skills and knowledge.
Current available positions:
Emergency Service
Full-time hours:
Three 12 hour shift per week, Sat, sun, Mon 12-12am beginning October.
Three 12 hour overnight shifts per week, 8p-8a Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
Part-time hours:
Tuesday to Friday 8-2p, 4p-12a
Saturday and Sunday 8-4 and 4-12a.
Intensive Care Unit
Full Time Hours:
Four 10 hour shifts, Tuesday through Friday 10p-8a
For more
information on employment opportunities please feel free to contact
us.
Emergency
Service: Amy Shields at
(610) 647-2004 ext 157
ashields@vetreferral.com
Intensive Care Unit: Brandy Terry at (610) 647-2004 ext 159 bterry@vetreferral.com