1st and 2nd Shift ICU Veterinary Technician/Assistant (Sign-On Bonus!)

Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k with company match

Group Term Life Insurance

Voluntary Term Life Insurance

Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discount

Tuition Reimbursement for licensing

PTO — 80 hours initially

Job summary

Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency (CARE) seeks skilled Registered Veterinary Technicians and Assistants to join its ICU team. This 24-hour emergency and specialty hospital offers advanced care, working with board-certified specialists and ER veterinarians to provide top-tier nursing support.

The role involves ICU nursing, assisting veterinarians, anesthesia support, lab work, and diagnostic imaging. The hospital emphasizes growth, supportive culture, and comprehensive benefits for staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years veterinary technician experience
• RVT preferred but not required
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs unassisted
• Emotionally intelligent with strong communication skills
• Able to restrain patients safely for extended periods
• Proficient with diagnostic equipment and digital imaging

Responsibilities

• Assist veterinarians in all aspects of care
• Provide advanced nursing care to hospitalized patients
• Perform lab analyses (automated and manual)
• Conduct digital radiography
• Triage patients and anticipate needs to maintain workflow
• Assist with anesthesia induction and monitoring

Skills

Veterinary nursing

ICU care

Emotional intelligence

Critical thinking

Proficiency with EMR

Digital radiology

Anesthesia monitoring

Education

RVT preferred

Tools

EMR systems

Automated lab analyzers

Digital radiography

Job description

1st and 2nd Shift ICU Veterinary Technician/Assistant (Sign-On Bonus!!)

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is an independently, woman owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte, NC that offers its employees a fun company culture, supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth! Board-certified specialty services offered include internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and ophthalmology. Our advanced diagnostic services include ultrasonography and echocardiography, electroencephalography, endoscopy, rapid-scan CT imaging, high field MRI, and cardio cath lab, in addition to many others.

CAREis seeking talented Registered Veterinary Technicians and Assistants to join our ICU team! If you enjoy providing a high level of nursing care to your patients and going above and beyond to ensure the comfort, safety, and health of your patients then the ICU is where you belong! ICU technicians are responsible for providing exceptional nursing care for our hospitalized patients. ICU technicians care for all hospitalized specialty and emergency patients which affords you the opportunity to work with all of our specialists and ER veterinarians.

Shifts Available:

• 2nd shiftICU:2pm to 12am
  
  
  
  • W ork 5 days/off 5 days, then work 2 days, off 2 days
  
  
  • $2/shift differential applies
  
  
  
  


• All schedules offered are full-time and overtime is available.


• As a 24/7 hospital, some holidays and weekends will be required.

Requirements:

• High school degree or equivalent


• A minimum of 2 years of veterinary technician experience is required


• RVT preferred but not required


• The ability to lift up to 40lbs unassisted


• Emotionally intelligent


• Critical thinking


• Able to safely restrain patients for extended periods of time


• Proficient with technology including electronic medical record systems, automated lab analyzers, digital radiology

Responsibilities:

• Assist veterinariansin all aspects of care


• Provide advanced nursing care to patients with compassion


• Automated and manual laboratory analysis


• Digital radiology


• Triage patients and anticipate veterinarian's needs to maintain workflow


• Anesthesia induction, endotracheal intubation, and anesthesia monitoring


• Provide compassionate customer service to our clients


• Medical calculations


• 80-hours of PTO initially - more with tenor!


• Company Health Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• 401k with company match


• Group Term Life Insurance


• Voluntary Term Life Insurance


• $1,500/yr Health Reimbursement Account


• Employee Assistance Program


• Employee Discount


• Referral Program


• Tuition Reimbursement - we'll pay for licensing!