Certified Veterinary Technician - Critical Care
About the role
We are hiring an exceptional Veterinary Technician to join our team. If you enjoy patient care and working in a fast-paced, challenging, interesting, and collaborative environment, apply today! This is a full-time position that requires flexibility to work nights and weekends and holidays.
Responsibilities
- Triage and obtain patient history
- Identify patients at risk for arrest and initiate CPR
- Place IVC's and advanced catheters like Jugular catheters, Central Lines or PICC lines
- Monitor and care for Ventilator Cases
- Work alongside other skilled technicians and assistants in providing excellent, advanced medicine to your patients
- Have a passion for mentoring and training other co-workers
- Feel gratification of nursing critically ill patients back to health and reunite them with their pet parents
Qualifications
- Experience in critical care preferred
- Current, unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Illinois
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
- Parental leave benefits
- Flexible work schedules
- 401(k) and retirement planning
- Paid time off and floating holiday plans
- A regional licensed social worker who can provide guidance, advice, and tips/tricks on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while working in a fast-paced emergency and specialty care environment
Schedule
This is a full-time position that requires flexibility to work nights and weekends and holidays. Pay $23.20 - $43.70/hour. This pay band is dependent on local veterinary licensing, experience, and advancement through our competency assessment tool. Competitive Shift Differentials: Earn more with our shift differentials!
- Weekday Night (Mon-Fri 6p to 8a): $4.00
- Weekend Day (Sat-Sun 8a to 6p): $4.00
- Weekend Night (Sat-Sun 6p to 8a): $5.50
Pay
Pay $23.20 - $43.70/hour. This pay band is dependent on local veterinary licensing, experience, and advancement through our competency assessment tool. Competitive Shift Differentials: Earn more with our shift differentials!
- Weekday Night (Mon-Fri 6p to 8a): $4.00
- Weekend Day (Sat-Sun 8a to 6p): $4.00
- Weekend Night (Sat-Sun 6p to 8a): $5.50