Licensed Veterinary Technician

Job Title: Veterinary Technician (Full-time/Part-time) Location: Guardian Veterinary Emergency, Orange County - Middletown, NY Signing Bonus: $10,000 for Full‑time Hourly Pay Range: $25.00 to $35.00 per hour – hourly pay Position Overview We are currently seeking Veterinary Technicians to join our team on both a full‑time and part‑time basis. You will work with a talented and supportive group, delivering top‑notch emergency care to our patients. Responsibilities Shift and Schedule: 4 day work week. Weekends, holidays and on calls required. Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments. Use understanding of common diseases and conditions, physical assessment, and monitoring parameters to accurately triage incoming patients. Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications and understand potential adverse effects of medications. Set‑up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy including constant rate infusions and blood transfusion therapy. Contribute to incoming outpatient care and ongoing inpatient care. Collect samples and perform in‑house diagnostic tests. Perform nursing care tasks such as placing and/or maintaining urinary catheters, nasoenteral tubes, nasal oxygen tubes, chest and abdominal tubes. Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia. Perform vascular access techniques including jugular catheter placement, sampling line placement, central line placement. Participate in formulating treatment, anesthetic, and nursing care plans. Conduct treatments according to protocolized plans. Aid in managing patient care workload to ensure the patients are receiving uncompromised care. Organize work area and exercise time management skills to maximize personal efficiency within the practice. Prioritize tasks and handle multiple tasks in a calm manner. Client communication. Additional duties as assigned based on position/department. Qualifications Must have NYS Veterinary Technician’s license (cost covered for those who need to obtain a license in NY). Some experience working in a veterinary emergency hospital preferred. Must have reliable transportation. Able to perform moderately physically demanding work that requires lifting up to 50 pounds. Flexibility and the ability to accommodate shift work in a 24‑hour/7‑day hospital. Have great people skills and communicate well in person, over email, and on the phone. Love of animals and a passion to help and heal, first and foremost. Good work ethic. Benefits Competitive wages with overnight differential. 401(k) with employer contribution. Health, dental, and vision insurance. Employee pet health care discounts. Paid time off. Parental leave. Referral program. For those not local to NY and not licensed as Veterinary Technicians in NY, we would cover the cost to obtain a NY license. #J-18808-Ljbffr