Veterinary Technician, Emergency Training Program
About The Position
Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Hospitals (VESH) in South Deerfield, MA is hiring for our ER Immerse Nursing Program, a structured training experience designed to help veterinary professionals build the knowledge, technical skills, and confidence needed to grow into emergency veterinary medicine. This program combines hands-on patient care, structured education, and mentorship from experienced team members to help you build on existing veterinary skills and advance your career into emergency medicine. The program offers two training paths: ER Immerse Nursing Foundations for those newer to veterinary medicine or with limited emergency experience, and ER Immerse Nursing Core for those with a solid clinical foundation ready to advance their Emergency and Critical Care nursing skills. Mentorship is a key component, with experienced team members guiding and supporting development throughout the program.
Requirements
- Have a foundation in veterinary medicine and are interested in transitioning into Emergency and Critical Care
- Want to expand your technical skills and clinical knowledge
- Are motivated to learn through a combination of structured education, mentorship, and hands-on patient care
- Are comfortable receiving feedback and working collaboratively with a mentor and veterinary team
- Are interested in caring for more advanced, urgent, and critically ill patients
- Want to put the technical skills you already have to work while continuing to develop new ones
- Fluent English speaking and reading skills required
Nice To Haves
- Triage and patient assessment
- Appropriate patient handling
- Laboratory skills
- Radiograph skills
- Basic understanding of pharmacology
- Medical math, including conversions and drug dosages
- Medical terminology
- Animal husbandry
- Basic CPR
- Bandaging and wound care
- Catheter maintenance
- Basic venipuncture
- Basic euthanasia procedures
Responsibilities
- Work alongside experienced ER Veterinary Technicians and veterinary professionals while developing your emergency nursing skills
- Assist with the assessment, treatment, monitoring, and care of emergency patients based on your current skill level and training progression
- Apply concepts from ER Immerse coursework directly to hands-on patient care
- Participate in mentor-led clinical learning activities during your normal working hours
- Develop and strengthen skills in patient assessment, laboratory procedures, radiography, venipuncture, catheter care, medical math, pharmacology, CPR, bandaging, wound care, and patient handling
- Receive coaching, feedback, and skill validation from your mentor throughout the program
- Build confidence working with advanced, urgent, and critically ill patients as your knowledge and technical abilities progress
- Continue developing the clinical judgment, communication, and technical skills needed to work effectively as part of an Emergency and Critical Care team
Benefits
- Continuing Education + Free VetBloom access (RACE-approved CE)
- Paid Shoe Stipend & Scrubs provided
- CVT/LVT/RVT license reimbursement
- RECOVER Training for advanced CPR skills
- Veterinary Technician Education Sponsorships + VTNE reimbursement + VTS Support
- 16-Week VTNE Study Group
- Professional Development Assistance
- PTO + Sick Time
- Employee Referral Bonuses + Employee Pet Discount + Immediate Family Pet Discount
- Exclusive financial benefits to help you save on student loans, mortgages, and personal loans
- NVA Pet Resort Discount + Pet Insurance Discount
- Medical, Dental, Vision + HSA/FSA Options
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Employee Assistance Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
