Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician (Part Time) - Leesburg, VA

The role

You will provide emergency veterinary nursing care, including triage, treatments, diagnostics, anesthesia, and critical care. You will work alongside doctors to deliver care to patients ranging from minor to complex emergencies.

What you will do

• Keep people and pets together through tests and treatments
• Deliver nursing care, treatments, and emotional support from triage to discharge
• Perform IVs, CRIs, and blood transfusions
• Communicate and help shape care plans
• Perform CPR
• Handle diagnostics, imaging, sample collection, and placing tubes
• Provide anesthesia for patients
• Use advanced techniques including central lines, endoscopy, and ultrasounds

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the state the VEG practice is located
• 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role
• Basic computer skills and a comprehension of practice management software and electronic medical record keeping
• Excellent communicator and calm under pressure
• Fine motor skills for handling patients and medical equipment
• Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, and work on the floor
• Ability to lift up to 25 kg on own and able to support up to 40 kg with assistance
• Must be willing to work in a noisy environment with strong or unpleasant odors
• Work well in a fast-paced environment with people from all backgrounds and different personality types

Nice to have

• Associate’s degree or higher in veterinary technology from an AVMA accredited program
• VTS in ECC, internal medicine or anesthesia/analgesia
• Experience in emergency or specialty medicine

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401K match
• Unlimited ER CE + travel stipend
• $1,000/year travel stipend for part-time credentialed VEGgies
• $400/year travel stipend for part-time uncredentialed VEGgies
• Flexible work schedules
• Generous employee referral program
• Comfy scrubs
• Cool VEG swag
• Food in the fridge

About the company

VEG was born in 2014 with a mission to help people and their pets when they need it most. They operate hospitals nationwide that are open 24/7, 365 days a year.