Emergency Vet Tech: Mentorship, Advanced Skills & Growth

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; 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 wellness resources

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is growing, and we're adding experienced Emergency Veterinary Technicians to our expanding Emergency Services team at our Marietta, Georgia hospital.

As an Emergency Veterinary Technician, you'll provide efficient, compassionate, and technically advanced care from patient arrival through stabilization, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer, with mentorship from five Board-Certified Criticalists and a diverse emergency caseload.

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide efficient, compassionate, and technically advanced care from patient arrival through stabilization, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer.
• 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.
• Maintain accurate electronic medical records.
• Assist with anesthesia and surgical support.
• Maintain a clean, organized treatment environment.

Skills

Emergency triage

Patient assessment

Drug calculations

CRIs

Anesthesia

Emergency nursing

Team communication

Education

Licensed/Registered/Certified Veterinary Technician

Tools

RECOVER CPR certification

Job description

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is growing, and we're adding experienced Emergency Veterinary Technicians to our expanding Emergency Services team at our Marietta, Georgia hospital.

As an Emergency Veterinary Technician, you'll provide efficient, compassionate, and technically advanced care from patient arrival through stabilization, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer, with mentorship from five Board-Certified Criticalists and a diverse emergency caseload.