Veterinary Technician - ECC/ICU
About The Position
Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group (VERG) Brooklyn is seeking licensed veterinary technicians for its Emergency and Critical Care (ECC) team. This role is vital in delivering life-saving care and supporting board-certified Criticalists, emergency clinicians, and specialists. The position involves working on the front lines of veterinary medicine, supporting complex and urgent cases across various departments including Emergency and Critical Care, Surgery, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Radiology, and Neurology. Responsibilities include stabilizing critical patients, performing advanced monitoring, supporting intensive care treatment plans, and ensuring seamless patient care. The role offers a flexible 3-day workweek with various shift options (8a-8p, 10a-10p, 12p-12a, or 2p-2a) to ensure comprehensive emergency coverage and provide a four-day break each week.
Requirements
- Licensed or Credentialed Veterinary Technician (LVT/CVT/RVT)
- Minimum 2 years of veterinary technician experience
- Experience in intensive monitoring
- Experience in emergency triage
- Experience with ventilator support
- Experience with post-op recovery of critical patients
- Experience placing advanced lines (e.g., central venous catheters, arterial lines for invasive blood pressure, and CVPs)
- Detail-oriented
- Quick-thinking
- Strong clinical skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to adapt to evolving patient needs
Nice To Haves
- ECC or emergency experience in a specialty setting
- Mentorship toward a VTS (ECC or other specialties)
Responsibilities
- Stabilize critical patients
- Perform advanced monitoring
- Support intensive care treatment plans
- Ensure seamless patient care
- Collaborate with multiple services
- Educate intern doctors and peers on ECC protocols and best practices
Benefits
- Advanced Medicine practice
- Continuing Education Focus
- 40 hours of paid CE time and up to $2,500 stipend (for VTS)
- 40 hours of paid CE time and up to $1,600 stipend (for Credentialed Technicians)
- $5,000 sign-on bonus (for VTS)
- $2,500 sign-on bonus (for Credentialed Technicians)
- Career Growth opportunities
- Mentorship for VTS
- Leadership roles
- Hands-on learning
- Competitive wages
- Generous PTO
- Full medical/dental/vision coverage
- Employer-funded HSA
- Paid family leave
- 401(k) with match
- CE allowance
- Pet care discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
