Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician - Overnights

MedVet Associates, Ltd; Wilmette (IL); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Vision and Dental

401k with Employer Match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Employee Pet Discounts

Job summary

MedVet in Wilmette is looking for an Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician to join our clinical team. You'll work overnights in a state-of-the-art emergency veterinary hospital committed to delivering top-notch care to patients.

This role requires prior veterinary experience, strong communication skills, and a flexibility with work hours. Our comprehensive benefits package includes health insurance, 401k matching, and continuing education opportunities.

Qualifications

• Prior veterinary experience required, previous emergency experience desired.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Record and deliver organized rounds, discuss cases and gather additional information as necessary.
• Evaluate incoming patients and prioritize based on assessment.
• Partner with patient care team regarding treatment plans, client communication and nursing care concerns.
• Provide client education including home care instructions and medications.
• Assist DVM with patient assessment, treatment and procedures.
• Provide monitoring and nursing care to hospitalized patients.
• Induce and monitor general anesthesia and sedation procedures.
• Perform in-house laboratory testing and prepare samples for outside laboratory testing.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Calculations proficiency

Flexibility with work hours

Education

State Registered Veterinary Technician license

Job description

Coming January 2027! MedVet Wilmette will be a state-of-the-art 24/7 emergency veterinary hospital located outside of Chicago in beautiful Wilmette, Illinois. We are a proud part of the MedVet family, a network of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals committed to providing the highest quality care to our patients.

MedVet is a fast-growing Emergency and Specialty provider with practices nationwide. We help our patients receive advanced medical treatments and innovations. Things like chemotherapy and radiation, cardiac ablations, treatments for glaucoma, physical rehabilitation, dermatology and so much more! We are looking for collaborative and driven people to join our clinical team.

We thrive on people living out our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Compassion to get their job done. Use your passion to drive the MedVet experience for our clients and patients, as well as your teammates.

We are looking for:

Emergency Credentialed Veterinary Technician

Proposed Hours: Overnights

Initial Hiring Range: $26-$42 based on skillset and experience

What you’ll do:

• Record and deliver organized rounds, discuss case s and gather additional information as necessary
• Evaluating incoming patients and prioritizing based on assessment
• Partner with patient care team regarding treatment plans, client communication and nursing care concerns
• Provide client education including, but not limited to: home care instructions, medications (indications, adverse reactions) and general wellness updates on hospitalized patients
• Assist DVM with patient assessment, treatment and procedures
• Provide monitoring and nursing care to hospitalized patients
• Induce and monitor general anesthesia and sedation procedures
• Perform in-house laboratory testing and prepare samples for outside laboratory testing

Who you are:

• State Registered Veterinary Technician license preferred
• Prior veterinary experience required, previous emergency experience desired
• Proficient in calculations (drugs, constant rate infusions, unit conversions, etc.)
• Flexibility with work hours and able to work additional hours when necessaryAbility to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Perks and Benefits include:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits
• Vision and Dental
• HSA, FSA and Independent Care Spending
• 401k with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Shift Differentials and On-call Pay
• Uniform Allowance
• Employee Pet Discounts and Pet Insurance
• Elective Short-Term Disability, Life and Accident Insurance and company paid Long Term Disability
• Continuing Education Opportunities and Assistance Program

Come as you are. MedVet is an equal opportunity employer. We are also a drug-free organization, therefore employment with MedVet is dependent upon the passing of a drug screen and background check.

MedVet does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters.