Emergency Registered Veterinary Technician - Overnight
Emergency Veterinary Care Centers (EVCC) · Lansing, IL · 2 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
About the role
As an Emergency Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) at Emergency Veterinary Care Centers (EVCC), you will play a crucial role in providing compassionate, high-quality care to pets and their owners in emergency situations.
Responsibilities
- Treat every patient and person like they matter—because they do!
- Jump into action, delivering nursing care, treatments, and emotional support in the most critical moments, from triage to discharge.
- Bring the meds, the monitoring, and the mastery—from IVs and CRIs to blood transfusions and beyond.
- Communicate like a teammate and think like a leader, helping shape plans and keep care flowing.
- Perform all the techy stuff—from diagnostics and imaging to sample collection and placing tubes.
- Handle anesthesia, even for our most fragile patients?
- Use all the cutting-edge techniques in your toolkit: advanced lines (jugular catheters, arterial lines), ultrasound and more.
- Identify subtle changes in patient status and advocate accordingly.
Requirements
- A Licensed Veterinary Technician (Associate’s + VTNE passed)
- 2+ years of veterinary experience (ER preferred but not required)
- Basic computer skills and a comprehension of practice management software and electronic medical record keeping
- Excellent communicator and calm under pressure; ready to lend a hand to support those around you
- Fine motor skills for handling patients and medical equipment
- Ability to stand for prolonged hours, kneel, and work on the floor as well as ability to lift up to 40lbs on own and able to support up to 80Ibs with assistance
- Willingness to work in a noisy environment with strong or unpleasant odors
- Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating or as needed basis based on hospital needs
Qualifications
- Confidence, resilience, and heart
Skills
- Confidence, resilience, and heart
Benefits
- Competitive compensation (depending on experience)
- Includes base and 401K match
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits that start on day one
- Flexible work schedules to support your life outside of work
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Licence Renewal Fees covered
- A BIG focus on learning and growing, we stipend continuing education (CE) so we are always delivering state of the art medicine to our patients
- Mentorship and real career growth opportunities
- The little (big) things, like comfy scrubs and cool EVCC swag
Pay
Compensation is competitive and includes base pay and a 401K match.
Schedule
This role requires availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating or as needed basis based on hospital needs.