Veterinary Technician, Emergency
Core
Deliver critical patient care in a 24-hour emergency and specialty hospital setting, including triage, diagnostics, and surgical support.
Role type
Licensed or unlicensed veterinary technician (emergency medicine)
Builds
Emergency and specialty care services for critically ill animals
Domain
Veterinary medicine / Emergency medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Triage, venipuncture, IV catheter placement, patient monitoring, anesthesia monitoring, laboratory testing, surgical assistance, critical thinking
Preferred skills
Veterinary licensure (LVT/CVT/RVT), emergency medicine experience, cross-training flexibility
Technologies
In-house laboratory equipment, diagnostic testing tools
Responsibilities
Triaging emergency patients, performing venipuncture and placing IV catheters, monitoring hospitalized patients, running in-house laboratory tests, assisting with emergency procedures and surgery, monitoring anesthesia and recovering patients
Seniority
Mid-level (minimum 3 years experience required)