Emergency Vet Technician — Mentorship, CE, Growth

AAVMP; Marietta (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Pet Care Discounts

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency in Marietta, GA is seeking an experienced Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our busy Emergency Services team. You’ll care for emergency patients from arrival through stabilization, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer, collaborating with five Board-Certified Criticalists and a skilled veterinary team.

We value skilled triage, IV catheter placement, anesthesia monitoring, wound care, diagnostics, and compassionate client support.

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 arrival through stabilization, 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
• 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 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 to clients
• Maintain a clean, organized treatment environment

Skills

Emergency triage

Patient assessment

IV catheter placement

Drug calculations

Anesthesia monitoring

Emergency nursing

Team communication

Education

Licensed/Registered Veterinary Technician

Tools

RECOVER CPR

ECG monitoring

Ventilation/Respiration support

Job description

Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency in Marietta, GA is seeking an experienced Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our busy Emergency Services team. You’ll care for emergency patients from arrival through stabilization, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer, collaborating with five Board-Certified Criticalists and a skilled veterinary team.

We value skilled triage, IV catheter placement, anesthesia monitoring, wound care, diagnostics, and compassionate client support.