Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician
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Join a team providing emergency veterinary care, handling a wide range of cases from minor to complex emergencies. Collaborate with doctors to deliver gold standard, emotionally intelligent care to people and their pets in critical moments.
Responsibilities
- Treat every patient and person with care and compassion
- Deliver nursing care, treatments, and emotional support from triage to discharge
- Administer medications, monitor patients, and manage IVs, CRIs, and blood transfusions
- Communicate effectively to shape plans and ensure smooth care delivery
- Perform CPR as a RECOVER-trained professional
- Handle diagnostics, imaging, sample collection, and tube placement
- Administer anesthesia for fragile patients
- Utilize advanced techniques including central lines, endoscopy, and ultrasounds
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the state of practice
- 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role
- Basic computer skills and comprehension of practice management software and electronic medical record keeping
- Excellent communication skills and calm under pressure
- Fine motor skills for handling patients and medical equipment
- Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, work on the floor, and lift up to 25 kg on own (support up to 40 kg with assistance)
- Willingness to work in a noisy environment with strong or unpleasant odors
- Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating or as needed basis
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required; Associate's degree or higher in veterinary technology from an AVMA accredited program strongly preferred
- 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role; experience in emergency or specialty medicine preferred
Nice to Have
- Associate's degree or higher in veterinary technology from an AVMA accredited program
- Experience in emergency or specialty medicine
- VTS in ECC, internal medicine or anesthesia/analgesia
Benefits
About VEG ER for Pets
VEG was born with a mission to help people and their pets when they need it most by challenging the status quo and fixing everything that was wrong with the ER experience. They operate hospitals nationwide open 24/7, 365 days a year, creating a better emergency experience for people, pets, and emplo...