Veterinary Technician - ICU
- Burlington, ON, Canada
$26.00 - $32.00 base rate depending on experience and licensure. · Internship
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- $26.00 - $32.00 base rate depending on experience and licensure.
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Original job description
This dynamic role offers the opportunity to work on both our fast-paced emergency floor and in our dedicated ICU nursing unit. Ideal candidates will be passionate about patient care, eager to learn, and thrive in a collaborative, high-acuity environment. This role is suitable for both experienced technicians seeking a new challenge and those with a strong desire to grow in emergency and critical care. Every day brings new learning opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.
Hybrid ER/ICU Veterinary Technician
Burlington Emergency and Veterinary Specialists in Williston, VT
$26.00 - $32.00 base rate depending on experience and licensure. Overnight shifts are eligible for a shift differential.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver compassionate, high-quality care to patients and their families
- Perform triage and initiate critical interventions for emergent patients
- Conduct basic examinations to assess patient stability
- Execute advanced nursing procedures, including CPR, phlebotomy, cystocentesis, laboratory testing, and CRI calculations and administration
- Administer and monitor sedation for minor procedures and advanced anesthesia for emergency surgeries
- Provide ongoing care for hospitalized ICU and isolation patients
- Facilitate patient admissions and discharges from the ICU
- Prepare treatment estimates and discuss financial commitments with clients
- Maintain accurate and detailed medical records in accordance with hospital protocols
- Ensure exam rooms and treatment areas are properly prepared and maintained
- Competitive compensation and insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- 401(k) with up to 4% company match after 6 months
- Generous paid time off
- Company paid bonding leave or applicable state provided bonding leave
- Company-paid life, AD&D, and short-term disability insurance
- Continuing education allowance and license fee reimbursement
- Employee referral program and uniform allowance
- Pet Care: Discounts on veterinary services and products
- Pet Diagnostics: Discounts on reference lab testing
- Pet Food: Discounts on Purina pet foods
- Pet Insurance: Discounts available with our preferred vendor
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Veterinary Technician Certification (CVT) or License (LVT) preferred but not required
- Minimum two years of prior veterinary hospital experience required, prior emergency experience preferred
- Must have a positive attitude and be a team player
Employment will require the successful completion of references and background check.
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Responsibilities
Provide compassionate emergency and critical care, including triage, urgent interventions, advanced nursing procedures, sedation and anesthesia monitoring, and ongoing care for hospitalized ICU and isolation patients. Support patient admissions and discharges, communicate treatment estimates to clients, maintain accurate medical records, and keep treatment areas prepared.
Requirements
A high school diploma or equivalent is required, and at least two years of veterinary hospital experience is required; emergency experience is preferred. Veterinary Technician Certification (CVT) or licensure (LVT) is preferred but not required, along with a positive attitude and ability to work as part of a team.
Skills
- Patient Triage
- Emergency Veterinary Care
- Critical Care Nursing
- CPR
- Phlebotomy
- Cystocentesis
- Laboratory Testing
- CRI Calculations and Administration
- Sedation Monitoring
- Anesthesia
- ICU Patient Care
- Isolation Patient Care
- Patient Admissions and Discharges
- Treatment Estimates
- Medical Recordkeeping
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k) With Company Match
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Bonding Leave
- Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Continuing Education Allowance
- License Fee Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Program
- Uniform Allowance
- Discounted Veterinary Services and Products
- Discounted Reference Lab Testing
- Discounted Pet Food
- Discounted Pet Insurance
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Categories
- Healthcare
Keywords
- Veterinary Technician
- Emergency and Critical Care
- Veterinary ICU
- Emergency Veterinary Medicine
- Patient Triage
- Critical Interventions
- CPR
- Phlebotomy
- Cystocentesis
- Laboratory Testing
- CRI Calculations
- Sedation
- Anesthesia
- Hospitalized Patients
- Isolation Care
- Patient Admissions
- Patient Discharges
- Treatment Estimates
- Medical Records
- CVT
- LVT
- Veterinary Hospital Experience
- Client Communication
- Patient Stability Assessment