Emergency Licensed Veterinary Technician

Department: Veterinary Technicians

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia

Compensation: $24.00 - $30.00 / hour

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  Dynamic Environment: Experience the excitement of working in a fast-paced Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and Emergency Room (ER) setting where every day brings new challenges and opportunities for growth.


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  Cutting-Edge Medicine: Be at the forefront of veterinary medicine with access to state-of-the-art equipment and advanced treatment modalities.


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  Supportive Team: Join a team of passionate professionals who collaborate, support, and inspire each other to achieve greatness.


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  Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a flexible schedule and work-life balance that allows you to pursue your passions both inside and outside of the clinic.


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  Community Impact: Make a positive impact on the lives of pets and their families in our community through compassionate care and community outreach initiatives.

• In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following
  
  
  
  • Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
  
  
  • Interact professionally with other employees, customers, and suppliers.
  
  
  • Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
  
  
  • Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations.
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Veterinary technicians provide high-quality medical care to all in-patient and adoption center animals as a senior veterinarian directs.

• Proficiency in proper animal restraint.


• Ability to draw blood and place catheters (jugular and femoral catheterization required).


• Experienced or educated in laboratory procedures such as proper blood and specimen handling, reading of fecal assays, and urinalysis.


• Familiar with radiographic technique and positioning.


• Administration of intravenous drugs and anesthetic agents, including understanding the basic mechanics of an anesthesia machine.


• Monitoring all patients and able to identify medical emergencies.


• Proficiency in aseptic technique, including cleaning, sterilizing, and packing surgical instruments, drapes, and gowns.


• Ability to assist in surgery at the discretion of the veterinary doctor.


• Client communication and education


• Basic understanding or the ability to learn veterinary software programs.


• VA license required. Eligibility for licensing accepted.


• General knowledge of instruments and supplies.


• The ideal candidate is skilled, organized, and caring and desires to be part of a growing veterinary referral practice that is a crucial component of a continuum of care that supports long-term relationships between companion animals and people.


• Experience in emergency medicine and private practice preferred

• Exceptional compensation


• Competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance


• Tuition Reimbursement (in an accredited Veterinary Technology program)


• Retirement: 401(K) with employer match


• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays


• Training and career development


• Paid license fees and dues


• Generous CE allowance


• Paid VTS specialization