Emergency Veterinary Technician- Day Shift

Emergency Veterinary Technician- Day Shift

Westford Veterinary Emergency and Referral Center is looking for a full-time Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our incredible DAY SHIFT ER team!

No two days are the sameand honestly, that's exactly how we like it.

One minute you're stabilizing a trauma patient, the next you're helping save a blocked cat, comforting worried owners, assisting with emergency surgery, running anesthesia, calculating CRIs, and celebrating the patient who gets to go home because your team made it happen.

If that sounds like your happy place... Welcome home.

Join our fast-paced, spunky veterinary team as an Emergency Veterinary Technician and become a vital part of providing exceptional animal care! In this energetic role, you will support veterinarians in delivering comprehensive medical services and ensuring the comfort and health of our diverse animal patients. Your advocacy and love for animals, as well as the ability to work in a team-motivated environment, will allow you to thrive and further your skills and knowledge. Your expertise in animal handling, laboratory procedures, and veterinary terminology will help us maintain the highest standards of care. This paid position offers a rewarding opportunity to work closely with animals and pet owners, join a team with great culture, and make a positive difference every day.

If our culture and energy are not enough to sway you, maybe a $3,000 sign-on bonus will do the trick?

Hourly pay: $27.00-$40.00/hour depending on experience and licensure

Responsibilities

• Assist veterinarians during examinations, surgeries, and diagnostic procedures with animal restraint and aseptic techniques
• Perform laboratory tests, including blood work, urinalysis, and other diagnostic procedures to support accurate diagnoses
• Knowledge of Antech/Idexx in-house equipment
• Handle animals safely using proper restraint techniques, ensuring their comfort and safety during treatments
• Maintain detailed records of animal treatments, laboratory results, and patient histories in compliance with clinic protocols
• Prepare animals for procedures such as catheterization, X-ray imaging, surgeries, and critical care intervention
• Ensure cleanliness and sterilization of equipment and treatment areas following aseptic technique
• Ability to perform CPR
• Triage, obtain histories, provide patient rounds between departments
• Attention to detail

Skills we are looking for:

• IV catheter placement
• Blood transfusions
• Urinary catheterization
• Venipuncture
• Laboratory diagnostics
• Anesthesia monitoring
• CRIs
• Patient monitoring
• RECOVER certification

Qualifications

• Proven kennel experience and animal husbandry skills with a strong understanding of animal anatomy and physiology
• Prior veterinary technician experience or related veterinary critical care experience is highly desirable
• Ability to perform advanced venipuncture
• Familiarity with X-ray procedures and animal catheterization techniques
• Small animal restraint
• Advanced drug dosing and administration
• Ability to work in a high stress/fast-paced environment
• Surgical/Anesthesia monitoring
• Advanced venipuncture
• Attention to detail
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain veterinary procedures using veterinary terminology clearly and professionally
• CVT/LVT preferred but not required

We are dedicated to supporting your growth as a Veterinary Technician by providing a learning environment where your skills can flourish. Our team offers support for advancement, utilizing an in-house training system. We have a collaborative environment as a multi-specialty and emergency hospital, where we can offer comprehensive care for our patients and numerous learning opportunities for our staff. We offer higher pay in lieu of differentials to ensure every team member is compensated and cared for. If you are passionate about animal care and eager to contribute to a compassionate team, we invite you to apply!

Benefits

Our Comprehensive benefit package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with a total company match up to 4%, after 6 months of employment
• Generous paid time off and flexible scheduling
• Continuing education allowance and professional development support
• Mental Health Resources
• Company paid bonding leave or applicable state provided bonding leave

Perks for Your Pets Too! Because we know how much your pets mean to you, we offer special benefits designed just for them:

• Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
• Diagnostics: Savings on reference lab testing
• Nutrition: Discounts on Purina pet foods
• Insurance: Preferred rates with our pet insurance partner

Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.

Rarebreed Veterinary Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.