Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician - Millburn, NJ

The role

The Veterinary Technician will perform patient assessments, treatments, and nursing care. This role involves using critical thinking to carry out treatment plans and coordinating care within a veterinary team.

What you will do

• Treat each patient and customer with compassion and care.
• Perform basic to intermediate nursing care tasks, patient monitoring, and treatments.
• Triage incoming patients using physical assessment and monitoring parameters.
• Administer subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications.
• Set up, monitor, and administer intravenous fluid therapy and blood transfusion therapy.
• Participate in patient rounds to ensure continuity of care.
• Collect samples and perform diagnostic tests and imaging.
• Perform nursing care tasks such as placing urinary catheters and tubes.
• Administer, monitor, and maintain patients under general anesthesia.
• Perform advanced vascular access and diagnostic techniques.

Required qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Credentialed as a veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT, LVMT) in the location of the VEG practice
• Basic computer skills to use practice management, electronic medical record, and collaboration software
• 1+ years of experience in a veterinary technician role
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and electronic)
• Fine motor skills for utilizing hospital equipment
• Ability to stand for prolonged hours
• Ability to kneel
• Ability to work on the floor
• Ability to lift up to 25 kg on own
• Ability to support up to 40 kg with assistance

Nice to have

• Experience in emergency or specialty medicine
• Veterinary technician specialist (VTS) certification

Benefits

• Industry-leading compensation
• Generous employee pet discount
• Referral rewards
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 401K w/ company match
• 10 weeks of paid parental leave at 100% of regular salary
• Unlimited Continuing Education opportunities
• Flexible work schedules
• Growth and relocation potential
• Weekly groceries for staff
• Monthly and quarterly contests
• Quarterly hospital outings and company-wide retreats

About the company

VEG is a rapidly growing emergency company with hospital locations across the United States. Their mission is helping people and their pets when they need it most.