Licensed Veterinary Technician Overnight

VCA Animal Hospitals; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Shift differential

Paid vacation & sick days

CE allowances for CrVTs

Job summary

VCA Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center of Kalamazoo is seeking a licensed veterinary technician to join an ER/ICU overnight team. You’ll provide hands‑on patient care, anesthesia support, and surgery assistance in a fast‑paced 24/7 specialty hospital in Portage, MI.

The role offers a $5,000 sign‑on bonus, benefits, and opportunity for professional growth within a collaborative team. Compensation ranges from $24 to $34 per hour, with a shift differential and a 12‑month retention period.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid CVT/RVT/LVT credential.
• ER/ICU experience preferred.
• Willingness to work overnight hours and adapt to a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Triage incoming emergencies and prioritize high‑acuity cases.
• Monitor critical patients overnight and document vitals and treatments.
• Place IV catheters and manage IV fluids and CRIs.
• Assist stabilization and emergency procedures including CPR and oxygen therapy.
• Administer medications per veterinarian orders with accurate documentation.
• Perform diagnostics overnight (radiographs, blood work, POCT) to support decisions.
• Manage ICU patients and ensure comfort, turning and nutrition support.
• Maintain accurate medical records and ensure smooth handoff to day team.

Skills

Triage emergencies

Overnight monitoring

IV catheter placement

Emergency procedures (CPR)

Medication administration

Diagnostics (labs/radiographs)

ICU patient care

Accurate medical records

Education

Licensed Veterinary Technician (CVT/RVT/LVT)

Job description

This role has a $5,000 sign-on bonus . Bonus paid at 30 days and has a mandatory 12-month retention period

Credentialed Veterinary Technicians don't come along every day — and we know it.

VCA Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center of Kalamazoo is looking for a compassionate, experienced Licensed Veterinary Technician to join an ER/ICU overnight team that values your skills, respects your expertise, and gives you the tools to actually use them. This is a hands‑on role where your skills and experience will be put to real use — patient care, treatment support, anesthesia, surgery assisting, and everything in between.

Overnight shifts put you at the center of the action — this is when the most critical, high‑acuity cases come through the door, giving you hands‑on experience you simply can't get anywhere else. With a smaller, tight‑knit overnight team, you'll take on more autonomy and responsibility, sharpening your clinical skills in triage, critical care, and emergency procedures.

This Overnight role comes with shift differential pay on top of your base rate, plus a quieter, more focused environment between emergencies to really connect with your patients. If you thrive under pressure and want to fast‑track your growth as a technician, overnights are where the real learning happens.

Compensation: $24.00 - $34.00 / hr based on skill set, experience and licensure status.

Schedule: Full‑time (3) 12 hr shifts. Overnights

Learn more about us here: https://vcahospitals.com/kalamazoo

What You'll Do

Whether you're a credentialed veterinary technician (CVT, RVT, LVT) or a technician in training, we want you using every skill you've worked hard to build:

Certified Veterinary Technician Skills, ER/ICU

• Triage incoming emergency patients, quickly assessing severity and prioritizing care in high‑acuity, fast‑moving situations
• Monitors critical patients continuously overnight, providing scheduled treatments, tracking vitals and recognizing early signs of deterioration
• Places IV catheters, draws blood, and manages fluid therapy and CRIs for critically ill patients
• Assists with stabilization and emergency procedures, including CPR, oxygen therapy, and wound management for trauma and critical cases
• Administers medications accurately per veterinarian orders, including emergency drugs and controlled substances, with careful documentation
• Performs and assists with diagnostics overnight — radiographs, blood work, and point‑of‑care testing — to support rapid clinical decision‑making
• Manages recumbent and hospitalized ICU patients, including turning, padding, bladder management, and nutritional support
• Maintains composure and sound clinical judgment under pressure, often with a smaller overnight team and greater independence
• Communicates clearly and efficiently with the overnight veterinarian and team, providing timely updates on rapidly evolving cases
• Maintains accurate, detailed medical records under time constraints, ensuring seamless handoff to the day team

As a CVT at VCA Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center of Kalamazoo, you'll work in a fast‑paced, 24/7 emergency and specialty hospital in Portage, MI, gaining hands‑on experience across emergency/critical care, diagnostic imaging, internal medicine, neurology and surgery. Our AAHA‑accredited hospital was established in 2002 and has built a reputation for excellence, high‑quality patient care, and a collaborative, team‑based approach to medicine.

You'll work alongside board‑certified specialists and a dedicated emergency team, tackling complex and high‑acuity cases using state‑of‑the‑art technology in a hospital that values communication and teamwork as much as clinical skill. It's an environment built for CVTs who want to keep learning, stay challenged, and grow their technical skills in emergency and specialty medicine.

We're looking for someone positive, motivated, and ready to bring ideas to the table — our team meets frequently, and your input genuinely shapes how we grow. We protect our culture fiercely, and that means hiring people with the determination to rise above obstacles, wear multiple hats, and show up for their team.

VCA Total Rewards Benefits Package

Career Growth & Education

• $750 / year continuing education allowance for CrVTs
• Up to 16 paid continue education hours per year
• VCA-sponsored Veterinary Technician National Exam + employer‑paid test prep
• Paid yearly NAVTA membership & state credential renewal
• VCA-sponsored scholarships and generous discounts to Penn Foster's Veterinary Technician Program
• Woof University: free, RACE‑approved CE, training and job support webinars on demand
• Free subscriptions to Vetfolio and Plumb's online formulary, plus substantial VETgirl savings
• Unlimited access to Mars Veterinary Health library (2,000+ journals, 600+ textbooks)
• Nationwide hospital transfer opportunities

Time Off & Family Support

• Paid vacation (2 weeks for CrVTs) and paid sick days
• Paid parental leave & fertility benefits
• Paid bereavement days

Health & Wellness

• Free mental health support through the Cigna Life Assistance Program & Lyra
• Free Headspace subscription (meditation and sleep support)

Perks for You & Your Pets

• Generous hospital discounts for your personal pets, including free vaccines
• Discounted Hills or Royal Canin pet food delivered to your home
• 3 pairs of scrubs per year

Compensation & Financial Security

• 401(k) retirement savings with employer contribution
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with HSA/FSA options
• Multiple, flexible health insurance plans to fit your needs
• 100% employer‑paid short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• Employer‑paid basic life insurance

...and more!

Take a moment to watch what life as a veterinary technician at VCA looks like, straight from a technician's point of view: https://vimeo.com/684755121/10c909cbf5

Why VCA

VCA is one of the largest networks of animal hospitals in the country — but you'd never know it from the way we operate. Every hospital keeps its own identity, its own team, and its own culture, while giving you access to the resources, mentorship, and career opportunities of a national organization behind you. You get the best of both: the tight‑knit feel of a local practice and the backing, benefits, and growth potential of an industry leader.

We're genuinely invested in your career — not just your job. From continuing education to credential support to nationwide transfer opportunities if life takes you somewhere new, we build the kind of support system that helps technicians build real, lasting careers, not just punch a clock. This is a place where your work is seen, your growth is prioritized, and your future in this field actually matters to us.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com

Benefits: We offer competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and paid vacation/sick days, 401(k), generous employee pet discounts and more!

The information in this position description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed. It is not designed to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this job. Management reserves the right to revise the job description or require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, change in personnel, workload, or technical development)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer - Veterans / Disabled. For a complete EEO statement please see our career page at vcacareers.com