Advanced Emergency Vet Tech — Fast-Paced Care & Growth

Stryker Corporation; Marietta (GA); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays

Employee Pet Care Discounts

Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Calm Health resources

HeadStart Student Loan Support Program

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency in Marietta, GA, is seeking an experienced Emergency Veterinary Technician to join a fast-paced team providing skilled care from arrival through stabilization, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer. The role offers exposure to trauma, emergency diagnostics, and critical care within a busy hospital setting.

You will work with five Board-Certified Criticalists and a team of experienced veterinarians and clinicians, gaining mentorship and

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of Emergency, ICU, Urgent Care, or Specialty Veterinary experience.
• Strong emergency triage and patient assessment skills.
• Proficiency with drug calculations, CRIs, anesthesia, and emergency nursing.
• Experience with IV catheter placement, blood collection, diagnostics, and hospitalized patient care.
• Calm, organized, and decisive in high-acuity situations.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Passion for Emergency and Specialty Veterinary Medicine.
• Preferred: RECOVER CPR certification; Advanced anesthesia experience; CE in emergency or specialty.
• Early-career technicians: opportunities for future alignment.

Responsibilities

• Perform emergency triage and patient assessment.
• Stabilize and monitor patients with trauma, respiratory distress, toxicity, seizures, pain, urinary obstruction, GI emergencies, and other urgent conditions.
• Place IV catheters and collect blood and diagnostic samples.
• Administer medications, fluid therapy, and CRIs.
• Monitor hospitalized emergency patients.
• Assist with RECOVER CPR and emergency resuscitation.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and communicate concerns promptly.
• Perform and process in-house laboratory diagnostics.
• Assist with digital radiography, ultrasound, and emergency diagnostics.
• Prepare patients for emergency procedures.
• Assist with wound care, bandaging, catheter placement, and other treatments.
• Maintain accurate electronic medical records.
• Assist with emergency procedures and surgeries.
• Monitor anesthesia using ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, blood pressure, and temperature.
• Support perioperative care, pain management, and patient recovery.
• Partner with Emergency Veterinarians, Criticalists, specialty clinicians, and fellow technicians.
• Maintain efficient patient flow during busy periods.
• Communicate patient updates clearly and effectively.
• Support clients compassionately during stressful situations.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient treatment environment.

Skills

Emergency triage

Patient assessment

Drug calculations

IV catheter placement

Emergency nursing

Communication

Teamwork

Passion for emergency medicine

Education

Licensed/Registered/Certified Veterinary Technician

RVT/CVT preferred

Job description

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency in Marietta, GA, is seeking an experienced Emergency Veterinary Technician to join a fast-paced team providing skilled care from arrival through stabilization, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer. The role offers exposure to trauma, emergency diagnostics, and critical care within a busy hospital setting.

You will work with five Board-Certified Criticalists and a team of experienced veterinarians and clinicians, gaining mentorship and