Emergency Veterinary Technician

Local, privately owned, and DVM owner-operated emergency and specialty hospital. We’re looking for emotionally intelligent collaborators to accomplish our goals of providing 24/7/365 veterinary emergency and specialty care to the Central Texas community at our brand new facility in Bee Cave, Texas.

VCVS proudly embraces the anti-corporate culture with a forward-thinking, team member-centric approach to operations and staffing. We’re looking to forge relationships with our team that last a lifetime. Our philosophy centers around:

• The impact we make in the lives of our team members
• The impact we make in the lives of our patients and clients
• The impact we make within the communities we serve

Your Qualifications

• Two years of experience as a veterinary technician in an emergency, specialty, or fast-paced general practice environment
• High EQ and collaborative nature

Minimum requirements include proficiency in:

• Medical terminology
• Low stress animal handling techniques
• Evaluation of patients upon arrival to determine triage status
• Patient care fundamentals, including monitoring, treatment administration, and procedural assistance for both inpatients and outpatients
• Knowledge of commonly utilized medications and drug dosage calculation
• Oral, subcutaneous, IM, and IV medication administration
• Collection of blood and bodily fluids for diagnostic in-house and reference lab testing
• CRI calculation and administration
• Radiation safety techniques and radiographic image acquisition
• Principles of transfusion medicine
• Principles of CPR; experience participating in codes preferred
• Stabilization and maintenance of critical patients
• Vascular access techniques including IV catheterization, central line placement, arterial catheterization, and intraosseous catheterization
• Knowledge of common emergency medicine protocols
• Placement and/or maintenance of NG tubes, thoracostomy tubes, nasal oxygen cannulas, and urinary catheters
• Oxygen administration and therapy
• Anesthetic induction, monitoring, and recovery with and without mechanical ventilation

What sets us apart from everyone else:

Team-centric philosophy; we have families and personal lives and desire the same for our team!

• We believe people are most productive when they’re happy, engaged, and able to pursue professional and personal passions. Positive practice culture and morale are integral to our shared success and our utmost priority.

Exceptional and experienced team members with a willingness to mentor

• Our owners are board certified veterinary surgeons passionate about sharing their knowledge with others while continuing to learn from their team.

Established relationships within the veterinary referral community

• Our 10 years in the Austin area providing mobile veterinary surgical services has allowed us to form relationships built on trust and mutual respect. We value these connections and the mutual success they have provided.

Flexible Scheduling

• We understand the need for a flexible schedule and work with our team members to create a personalized schedule that optimizes personal well being.

Competitive Compensation

• We understand that our collective ability to provide an exceptional working environment and gold-standard care shouldn’t be predicated on getting the most by giving the least.

No non-competition agreements or restrictive employment practices

• We want you to join us because you believe in our shared vision, and stay with us because you enjoy your purpose and team.

Health, dental, vision, and 401K with matching contributions

• Robust health benefits for our team and their dependents mean that you can focus on pursuing your passions while planning for your future.

Generous Paid Time Off

• Ample paid vacation to ensure that you put what matters most, first.

CE and Professional Allowance

• Generous CE allowance plus four days paid time off to attend CE events
• Licensure Paid Annually
• Tuition Reimbursement Available for eligible team members pursuing credentialing

VCVS believes our greatest strengths are not the collective skills we possess, but are the people on our team. We are dedicated to embracing diversity and inclusion, and we actively celebrate differences in ability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, faith, and gender. Equal opportunity employer.