Large Animal Night ICU Veterinary Technician

Day Night Sports GmbH; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 39,772 - 48,611; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Tech's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Large Animal Clinic, seeks a Licensed Veterinary Technician to provide basic and intensive nursing care to all admitted patients. You will support clinical faculty, residents, interns, and senior students with animal handling and the use of diagnostic equipment.

This on-site role may include on-call shifts, weekends and holidays. You must be able to move up to 75 pounds and work long periods in varied positions.

Qualifications

• Must be a Licensed Veterinary Technician.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively in a team.
• Able to understand, comprehend and follow directions in the workplace.
• Make sound emergency decisions concerning health and safety of humans and animals.
• Proficiency in operating medical equipment and handling large animals.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic and intensive nursing care to all patients in the Large Animal Clinic.
• Assist clinical faculty, residents, interns, and senior students with patient care and equipment use.
• On-call for varying shifts, including weekends and holidays; assist in other areas as directed.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Follow directions

Emergency decision making

Physical endurance

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Tools

ezyVet

Vet Radar

Ultrasound equipment

Job description

Job Description

Position Summary: Provides basic and intensive nursing care to allpatients of all services admitted for treatment to the Large AnimalClinic of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Provides technicalassistance to clinical faculty, residents, interns, and seniorveterinary students concerning all aspects of patient care, animalhandling and the application and use of specialized diagnostic andmedical equipment. Subject to work and/or be oncall for varyingshifts, days of the week, weekends and holidays. Assist in otherareas as directed by the supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Must be a Licensed Veterinary Technician.
• Ability to communicate effectively, work cooperatively within a team setting and be able to understand, comprehend and follow directions in the workplace. Receive and convey information and instructions to senior veterinary students, clinical faculty, and technical staff.
• Recognize needs and establish priorities, care and concern for large animal patients. Be able to make sound emergency decisions concerning the health and safety of both humans and animals.
• Administer drugs and pharmaceuticals by all acceptable routes of administration to large animals. Knowledge of: Large animal anatomy, physiology and etiology; knowledge of CPR and animal restraint methods. Have considerable experience handling large farm animals.
• Proficiency in the operation, maintenance, and application of medical equipment; IV pumps, heart monitors, centrifuge, ultrasound, laser, endoscopes, hoists, slings, nebulizer, and glucometer.
• Must be able to safely move and handle 75 pounds.
• Ability to work for long periods of time standing, sitting, walking, reaching, bending, and pushing/pulling.
• Must be able to tolerate rabies prophylaxis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic nursing skills, veterinary pharmaceuticals, the application and operation of sophisticated surgical, medical, and diagnostic equipment.
• Knowledge of large animal surgical and medical procedures, anatomy, etiology and physiology.
• Experience at working in a veterinary medical setting.
• Experience in a large animal practice environment, ability to work well with others and individually in an academic setting.
• Experience working with veterinary software such as ezyVet and Vet Radar.

Pay Band

4

Overtime Status

Non‑Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Starting at $44,192 will commensurate with experience

Hours per Week

40+

Review Date

07/20/2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Carrie Nowlin at [e-mail] during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.