Emergency Vet Tech: Fast-Paced ICU & Critical Care

Carolina Animal Specialty & Emergency; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Life insurance

Employee assistance and mental health

Employee pet care discounts

Professional membership and licensure

Job summary

Carolina Animal Specialty & Emergency (CASE) in Hickory, NC is hiring Emergency Veterinary Technicians for full-time roles with 12-hour shifts on first and swing shifts. You will support emergency and critical care teams with nursing care, exams, treatments, and stabilizations for emergency patients.

Ideal candidates have Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Assistant experience, with RVT credential or RECOVER CPR certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Assistant required.
• Experience in Emergency, Critical Care, ICU, Specialty, Urgent Care, or high-volume General Practice strongly preferred.
• Strong skills in animal restraint and handling, venipuncture and IV catheter placement, lab diagnostics, medication administration, and patient monitoring.
• RECOVER CPR certification preferred or willingness to obtain.
• Strong communication, teamwork, organization, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to remain calm and focused in a fast-paced emergency veterinary hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on nursing care for emergency, critical care, and hospitalized patients.
• Assist veterinarians with emergency exams, treatments, procedures, and patient stabilization.
• Perform venipuncture, IV catheter placement, medication administration, fluid therapy, and laboratory diagnostics.
• Monitor patient vital signs, pain, sedation, treatment response, and changes in condition.
• Assist with radiology, anesthesia, wound care, oxygen therapy, and emergency procedures.
• Prepare and monitor patients for surgery and advanced diagnostics.
• Support CPR and emergency response when needed.
• Maintain accurate medical records and communicate patient updates effectively.
• Work closely with Emergency, Critical Care, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Anesthesia, and other specialty teams.

Skills

Animal restraint

Venipuncture

IV catheter placement

Laboratory diagnostics

Medication administration

Patient monitoring

Emergency response

Communication

Education

RVT credential preferred

Job description

Carolina Animal Specialty & Emergency (CASE) in Hickory, NC is hiring Emergency Veterinary Technicians for full-time roles with 12-hour shifts on first and swing shifts. You will support emergency and critical care teams with nursing care, exams, treatments, and stabilizations for emergency patients.

Ideal candidates have Veterinary Technician or Veterinary Assistant experience, with RVT credential or RECOVER CPR certification preferred.