Emergency Veterinary Technician - Contingent

MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

MedVet Medical & Cancer Centers for Pets in Scottsdale, Arizona, is hiring an Emergency Veterinary Technician. This role thrives in a fast-paced environment and requires excellent communication skills and prior veterinary experience. You will work collaboratively to deliver care and support to our patients.

Essential responsibilities include evaluating incoming patients, assisting veterinarians, and providing client education. Join us in delivering advanced medical treatment and compassionate care!

Qualifications

• Prior veterinary experience required, previous emergency experience desired.
• Flexibility with work hours and able to work additional hours when necessary.

Responsibilities

• Record and deliver organized rounds, discuss cases and gather additional information.
• Evaluate incoming patients and prioritize based on assessment.
• Provide client education including home care instructions and medications.
• Assist DVM with patient assessment, treatment and procedures.

Skills

Veterinary experience

Ability to work in fast-paced environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proficient in calculations

Education

State Registered Veterinary Technician license

Job description

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 Veterinary Technician

Never a dull moment in the ER! Are you someone who likes to be constantly moving from one thing to another? Our Emergency team is the perfect place for technicians who thrive in a fast-paced environment, can shift gears quickly and handle the stress of critical situations with ease. Every day is different and there’s never the same case twice!

What you’ll do:

• Record and deliver organized rounds, discuss cases 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 necessary
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

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.