Thank you for your interest in Fountain Valley Emergency Pet Hospital. We are a pet emergency hospital looking for an experienced RVT for our busy Emergency Pet Hospital. Our mission is to serve the pet community with professional after-hours care.
Must have excellent technical skills, be a fast learner, and be able to work in a fast-paced high-pressure emergency environment. Experience with Ezyvet, bilingual, and/or critical-care/ER/specialty hospital experience is a big plus. Must be able to multi-task and learn new tasks and protocols quickly. This is a great opportunity to improve your technical knowledge and skills. We have excellent Emergency veterinarians and a very knowledgeable skilled team of technicians who are excited to welcome new members to the team. Benefits include health insurance, 401k, and discounted veterinary care for your own pets.
Job Type: Full-time
Shift: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are required.
Pay: $25-$32 per hour based on experience and availability
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 10-hour shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Weekends
Education:
- High school or equivalent Required
Credentials:
- Current RVT License from the state of CA required
Experience:
- Veterinary Technician Experience: 2 years (Required)
Duties:
- Excellent communication skills and customer service to interact with pet owners and veterinary team members
- Ability to perform veterinary technician duties. Including but not limited to: venipuncture, IV catheter placement, basic drug calculations, fluids and CRIs, radiology.
- Triage patients in order of urgency
- Strong knowledge of animal anatomy, physiology, and behavior
- Obtain and run/process lab samples.
- Monitoring and treatment of critical patients
- Providing critical care and treatments to hospitalized pets
- Understanding of isolation protocols
- Prepare animals for surgery, including prepping the surgical site and monitoring anesthesia
- Record vital signs of animals during procedures, hospitalizations, and surgeries.
- Perform radiographs and possess knowledge of radiograph techniques
- Assisting veterinarians with exams, procedures and ultrasounds.
- Knowledge of how to set up various emergency procedures (laceration repairs, urinary unblocking, thoracic/abdominal taps, etc.).
- Restraint of both dogs and cats
- Comfortable with IV/IM/SQ injections
- Urine collection via cystocentesis (K9 and feline)
- Stocking and cleaning
- Maintain accurate records of patient care and treatment
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $27.00 - $34.00 per hour
Expected hours: 38 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Healthcare setting:
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- Holidays
- Night shift
- Overnight shift
- Overtime
Experience:
- RVT Emergency: 2 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Registered Veterinary Technician License (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (Preferred)
Work Location: In person