ER/ICU RVT — Emergency Vet Technician (Durham)

Community Veterinary Partners; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hiring bonus $2,500

Job summary

Community Veterinary Partners is hiring Registered Veterinary Technicians for the Emergency & ICU team in Durham, NC. This full-time role offers 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts with a $2,500 hiring bonus.

Ideal candidates have RVT licensure or eligibility in NC and 2+ years in a fast-paced veterinary setting, with a focus on emergency care, critical care, and teamwork in a 24/7 hospital environment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Current NC RVT license or eligibility.
• 2+ years of veterinary assistant or technician experience in a fast-paced hospital.
• Specialty, emergency, or critical care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient stability and obtain vital signs.
• Perform diagnostics and treatments for emergency and hospitalized patients.
• Complete hourly patient assessments and monitoring.
• Recognize and communicate changes in patient status.
• Place peripheral and central catheters.
• Restrain and position patients for examinations and treatments.
• Set up and administer IV and SQ fluids.
• Maintain urinary catheters.
• Perform bandage application and removal.
• Perform suture and drain removal.
• Calculate injectable medication dosages and CRIs.
• Administer IV, IM, SQ, oral, and ophthalmic medications.
• Maintain isolation protocols for infectious patients.
• Perform basic wound cleaning and care.
• Administer anesthesia and monitor patients during anesthesia recovery.

Skills

Emergency care

ICU nursing

Patient monitoring

Vital signs

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

NC RVT license or eligibility

Job description

Community Veterinary Partners is hiring Registered Veterinary Technicians for the Emergency & ICU team in Durham, NC. This full-time role offers 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts with a $2,500 hiring bonus.

Ideal candidates have RVT licensure or eligibility in NC and 2+ years in a fast-paced veterinary setting, with a focus on emergency care, critical care, and teamwork in a 24/7 hospital environment.