Emergency Veterinary Technician / Assistant

Emergency Veterinary Technician

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is an independently, woman owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte, NC that offers its employees a fun company culture, supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth! Board-certified specialty services offered include internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and ophthalmology. Our advanced diagnostic services include ultrasonography and echocardiography, electroencephalography, endoscopy, rapid-scan CT imaging, high field MRI, and cardio cath lab, in addition to many others.

CARE is seeking talented Registered Veterinary Technicians and Assistants to join our Emergency team! If you are looking to work alongside experienced Emergency Veterinarians who value the crucial role an RVT or Assistant plays in the patient and client experience, CARE is the place for you! ER technicians are responsible for triaging and assisting our ER doctors with managing intakes and outpatient emergency cases.

Shifts Available:

• 1st shift ER: 6am to 4pm
• Work 2 days, have 2 days off, work 5 days, have 5 days off!
• All schedules offered are full-time and overtime is available. Some additional shifts may come with bonuses attached!
• As a 24/7 hospital, some holidays and weekends will be required.

Requirements:

• High school degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 2 years of veterinary technician experience is required
• RVT preferred but not required
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• The ability to lift up to 40lbs unassisted
• Emotionally intelligent
• Critical thinking
• Able to safely restrain patients for extended periods of time
• Proficient with technology including electronic medical record systems, automated lab analyzers, digital radiology

Responsibilities:

• Assist veterinarians in all aspects of care
• Provide advanced nursing care to patients with compassion
• Venipuncture: jugular, cephalic, saphenous
• IV Catheter placement
• Automated and manual laboratory analysis
• Digital radiology
• Triage patients and anticipate veterinarian's needs to maintain workflow
• Anesthesia induction, endotracheal intubation, and anesthesia monitoring
• Provide compassionate customer service to our clients
• Medical calculations

Benefits:

• 80-hours of PTO initially - more with tenure!
• Company Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• $1,500/yr Health Reimbursement Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount
• $750/yr CE Allowance
• Uniform Allowance
• Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement - we'll pay for licensing!

Interested? Take a virtual tour here!

Ready to apply? Applications are only accepted through our Human Resources platform, Centrally HR. Please CLICK HERE to apply!

Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency