Emergency Veterinary Technician - Day Shift

Innovetive PetCare•Marietta, GA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is seeking an experienced Emergency Veterinary Technician to join its Marietta Emergency Services team. This role provides compassionate, technically advanced care for emergency patients from arrival through triage, stabilization, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer. The technician works alongside Board-Certified Criticalists, Emergency Veterinarians, specialty clinicians, and fellow technicians in a fast-paced hospital with a diverse emergency caseload. The schedule is a 12-hour day shift from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The role offers opportunities to strengthen emergency nursing skills, receive mentorship, pursue continuing education and advanced certifications, and develop a long-term career in Emergency and Specialty Medicine. The work takes place in an active Emergency and Specialty Veterinary Hospital. It involves handling animals, routine exposure to animal allergens and bodily fluids, cleaning and maintaining treatment areas, following infection-control procedures, wearing appropriate PPE, and staying alert in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

Requirements

3–5 years of Emergency, ICU, Urgent Care, or Specialty Veterinary experience.
Strong emergency triage and patient assessment skills.
Proficiency with drug calculations, CRIs, anesthesia, and emergency nursing.
Experience with IV catheter placement, blood collection, diagnostics, and hospitalized patient care.
Calm, organized, and decisive in high-acuity situations.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Passion for Emergency and Specialty Veterinary Medicine.
Comfort lifting, carrying, and restraining animals up to 50 lbs.; assistance or equipment is available for heavier patients.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, reach, and move throughout the hospital for extended periods.
Comfort handling fractious, fearful, injured, and medically fragile animals.
Ability to work around animal hair, dander, saliva, urine, feces, blood, bodily fluids, medical waste, cleaning products, disinfectants, medications, and other hospital chemicals.
Ability to remain alert and responsive in a fast-paced, high-acuity emergency environment.

Nice To Haves

Licensed, Registered, or Certified Veterinary Technician.
RECOVER CPR certification.
Advanced anesthesia experience.
Emergency or Specialty continuing education.
Interest in pursuing VTS certification.

Responsibilities

Perform emergency triage and patient assessments.
Stabilize and monitor patients with urgent conditions, including trauma, respiratory distress, toxicity, seizures, pain, urinary obstruction, and gastrointestinal emergencies.
Place IV catheters and collect blood and diagnostic samples.
Administer medications, fluid therapy, and CRIs.
Monitor hospitalized emergency patients.
Assist with RECOVER CPR and emergency resuscitation.
Recognize changes in patient condition and communicate concerns promptly.
Perform and process in-house laboratory diagnostics.
Assist with digital radiography, ultrasound, and other emergency diagnostics.
Prepare patients for emergency procedures.
Assist with wound care, bandaging, catheter placement, and other treatments.
Maintain accurate electronic medical records.
Assist with emergency procedures and surgeries.
Monitor anesthesia using ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, blood pressure, and temperature.
Support perioperative care, pain management, and patient recovery.
Collaborate with Emergency Veterinarians, Criticalists, specialty clinicians, and fellow technicians.
Maintain efficient patient flow during busy periods.
Communicate patient updates clearly and effectively.
Support clients compassionately during stressful situations.
Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient treatment environment.
Clean, disinfect, stock, and maintain treatment areas.
Follow infection-control procedures and wear appropriate PPE.