Emergency Registered Veterinary Technician - Whitby, ON

The role

You will provide emergency veterinary care including triage, treatments, diagnostics, anesthesia, and critical care support. You will work with doctors and teams to deliver care to pets and people in a fast-paced environment.

What you will do

• Deliver veterinary care, treatments, and emotional support from triage to discharge
• Provide medications, monitoring, IVs, CRIs, and blood transfusions
• Perform CPR
• Handle diagnostics, imaging, sample collection, and placing tubes
• Perform anesthesia
• Use advanced techniques including central lines, endoscopy, and ultrasounds
• Communicate with teammates and help shape care plans

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Associate’s degree or higher in veterinary technology from an accredited program
• Credentialed as a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) in the province the VEG practice is located
• 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role
• Basic computer skills and comprehension of practice management software and electronic medical record keeping
• Excellent communicator and ability to maintain 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 support up to 40 kg with assistance
• Willing to work in a noisy environment with strong or unpleasant odours

Nice to have

• VTS in ECC, internal medicine or anesthesia/analgesia
• Experience in emergency or specialty medicine

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Potential for bonus
• Company RRSP Matching Program
• 3 weeks vacation
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Potential transaction bonus after one year of full-time, active employment
• Unlimited ER CE + travel stipend
• $2,500/year travel stipend for full-time credentialed VEGgies
• $1,000/year travel stipend for full-time uncredentialed VEGgies
• Clinical student loan repayment
• Up to 10 weeks of top-up for parental leave

About the company

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