Nurse Practitioner - Urgent Care jobs in Greenwood, IN

*Please note: This position requires previous Veterinary Nurse experience. If you do not have prior veterinary experience, please consider applying for our Nurse Assistant position.*

Do you enjoy the fast paced environment of emergency veterinary medicine but don't like overnights? This is the place for you! We're looking to add experienced veterinary nurses to our urgent care family as we continue to grow. Our business hours give you the perfect work/life balance to ensure your time is spent doing things you love while maintaining a successful career. We truly believe by creating work/life balance you'll be able to provide the compassionate care our patients need. Full-time or part-time available with flexible scheduling!

Veterinary Nurse at VetCheck Pet Urgent Care Center responsibilities:

• Assist the doctor with physical examinations; obtain a detailed history on each patient.
• Triage patients effectively to ensure the stability of each animal.
• Assist the doctors with medical, surgical and dental procedures; including monitoring patients while under anesthetics.
• Able to provide emergency nursing care to stabilize an incoming patient.
• Successfully place IV catheters and draw blood from the cephalic and jugular veins.
• Perform clinical lab procedures in house, such as: fecal flotation, heartworm tests, skin scraping, uranalysis, fungal cultures and bloodwork.
• Understands usage and dosage for all prescription drugs and can readily explain them to clients.
• Able to administer injectable medications to dogs and cats through IV, IM, or subcutaneous means.
• Maintain a positive, cooperative relationship with staff members. We truly are a family here at VetCheck!

Points Consider before you apply

• VetCheck plays a crucial role in the community by helping pets and pet owners with non-critical after hours emergencies. Our hours of operation are Mon-Fri 9:00am-11:00pm, Sat 9:00am-8:00pm, Sun 9:00am-6:00pm. One weekend day is required each week (Or every other weekend).
• Closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas!
• VetCheck provides a fast-paced, non-critical emergency care experience without working overnights.
• Our staff is highly engaged, collaborative and maintains a positive attitude. We work together to find solutions and make decisions based off what's best for each other and the hospital. A majority of our staff has been with VetCheck since the very beginning! We maintain a support staff ratio of 4-5 techs per DVM to limit burn out, compassion fatigue, and the overall stress of veterinary medicine.
• It's not our job to take care of pets, it is our responsibility.
• VetCheck leadership advocates for our staff by supporting and assisting during difficult situations. We have a "No Tolerance Policy" meaning VetCheck will terminate the relationship with a client for any inexcusable behavior towards staff members. Our goal is to keep you safe both physically and mentally, supported, and valued. We will not tolerate any abuse from clients.
• We support, promote and advocate for Diversity and Inclusion in veterinary medicine. Come as you are!

Our Core values and Operating Structure:

• Compassion
• Convenience
• Commitment
• Cost-effective
• Communication

We believe in educating our clients to be the BEST pet owners possible while practicing the gold standard of care!

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS -

• Free office visits for all types of exams
• Free core vaccines (up to 3 pets)
• Free surgery neuter/spay/dental cleaning for one pet per year
• 20% off the professional services and specified medications for your pet(s)
• $100 scrub allowance per year
• Paid Time Off
• 401K with Matching (eligible after 6 months of full-time employment)
• End of Year Profit Sharing Bonus (all employees are eligible)

* Please note, benefits will begin after 90 days of employment.*

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship

Pay: $20.00 - $23.50 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Continuing education credits
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Uniform allowance

Healthcare setting:

• Clinic
• Teaching hospital

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 4x10
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• Weekends as needed

Experience:

• Veterinary experience: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person