Registered Veterinary Technician, ER

Ethos Veterinary Health; Grand Terrace (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee pet care discounts

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Scrub allowance

Continuing education opportunities

VetBloom learning resources

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Ethos Veterinary Health's Animal Emergency Clinic in Grand Terrace, California, seeks an experienced Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) for our emergency team. This part-time role requires hands-on anesthesia, surgical assistance, and critical care to support ER veterinarians in a fast-paced hospital.

You'll triage, monitor, and document patient status, collaborate with doctors and techs, and contribute to a compassionate, high‑quality standard of care for ill and injured pets.

Qualifications

• Current California RVT license.
• Minimum of one year in a fast-paced veterinary hospital environment.
• Hands-on anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring experience.
• Previous experience assisting veterinarians during surgical procedures.
• Strong emergency nursing, patient monitoring, and critical-thinking skills.
• Ability to recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.
• Strong communication, organization, multitasking, and medical documentation skills.
• Emergency, urgent care, specialty, ICU, or critical care experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Triage and assist with the stabilization of emergency and critically ill patients.
• Partner with ER veterinarians on patient assessments, diagnostics, treatments, and emergency procedures.
• Prepare patients, equipment, and surgical suites for emergency surgical procedures.
• Administer and monitor anesthesia, recognize changes in patient status, and support safe anesthetic recovery.
• Assist veterinarians during surgical procedures and provide post-operative nursing care.
• Monitor hospitalized and critical patients and promptly communicate changes to the medical team.
• Accurately document treatments, anesthesia monitoring, patient observations, and medical updates.
• Help maintain efficient patient flow during high-volume emergency shifts.
• Collaborate with veterinarians, Veterinary Assistants, and support teams to provide exceptional patient care.

Skills

RVT license

Emergency nursing

Anesthesia monitoring

Surgical assistance

Critical care

Patient monitoring

Medical documentation

Communication

Team collaboration

Calm under pressure

Job description

Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) – Emergency

$27.00–$35.00/hour (DOE) Part-time opportunity in Grand Terrace, California Schedule: Friday, Saturday & Sunday

Build your emergency veterinary nursing career with Animal Emergency Clinic (AEC), an AAHA-accredited emergency veterinary hospital serving pets and families throughout the Inland Empire for more than 50 years.

As an Emergency Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT), you'll work alongside ER veterinarians providing hands-on care for emergency, surgical, hospitalized, and critically ill patients. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced RVT who enjoys emergency medicine, anesthesia, surgery, critical care, and the variety of a fast-paced ER environment.

Why Join Animal Emergency Clinic

Animal Emergency Clinic is a growing emergency veterinary hospital with plans to expand to 24/7 emergency care. Our diverse and unpredictable caseload provides the opportunity to strengthen your emergency nursing, anesthesia, surgical assisting, patient monitoring, and critical care skills.

You'll join an experienced team that values collaboration, continued learning, exceptional patient care, and supporting one another through busy emergency shifts.

In Your Day-to-Day, You Will

• Triage and assist with the stabilization of emergency and critically ill patients.
• Partner with ER veterinarians on patient assessments, diagnostics, treatments, and emergency procedures.
• Prepare patients, equipment, and surgical suites for emergency surgical procedures.
• Administer and monitor anesthesia, recognize changes in patient status, and support safe anesthetic recovery.
• Assist veterinarians during surgical procedures and provide post-operative nursing care.
• Monitor hospitalized and critical patients and promptly communicate changes to the medical team.
• Accurately document treatments, anesthesia monitoring, patient observations, and medical updates.
• Help maintain efficient patient flow during high-volume emergency shifts.
• Collaborate with veterinarians, Veterinary Assistants, and support teams to provide exceptional patient care.

What You Bring

• Current California Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) license.
• Minimum of one year of hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced veterinary hospital environment.
• Hands‑on veterinary anesthesia and anesthetic monitoring experience required.
• Previous experience assisting veterinarians during surgical procedures required.
• Strong emergency nursing, patient monitoring, critical‑thinking, and technical skills.
• Ability to recognize changes in patient condition and respond appropriately.
• Strong communication, organization, multitasking, and medical documentation skills.
• Emergency, urgent care, specialty, ICU, or critical care experience highly preferred.
• Ability to remain calm, adaptable, and team‑focused in a fast‑paced ER environment.

Perks & Benefits

Benefits and perks for eligible part‑time team members may include employee pet care discounts, 401(k), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), scrub allowance, continuing education opportunities, VetBloom learning resources, and career development opportunities within Ethos Veterinary Health.

Location Highlight

Located in Grand Terrace in California's Inland Empire, Animal Emergency Clinic is conveniently accessible from Riverside, San Bernardino, Colton, Loma Linda, Redlands, Moreno Valley, Fontana, Rialto, Highland, and surrounding communities.

About Ethos Veterinary Health

Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world‑class veterinary medicine and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

Across our network of specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You'll work alongside respected veterinary professionals in hospitals designed for learning, collaboration, and clinical excellence.

Here, mentorship is a two‑way street. You'll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow clinically, professionally, and personally.

At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and help advance veterinary medicine—together.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Ethos Veterinary Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.