Surgery Veterinary Technician / RVT (1st Shift)

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is a privately owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte, NC that offers its employees a fun company culture, supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth! Board-certified specialty services offered include internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and ophthalmology.

Our advanced diagnostic services include ultrasonography and echocardiography, electroencephalography,

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of veterinary technician experience.
• High school degree or equivalent.
• RVT preferred but not required.
• Venipuncture and ability to lift up to 40lbs.

Responsibilities

• Exceptional client communication with empathy and professionalism.
• Clear communication with DVMs, CSRs, and techs.
• Provide advanced nursing care to patients with compassion.
• Laboratory analysis (automated and manual).

Skills

Venipuncture

Lift 40lbs

Medical terminology

Emotional intelligence

Critical thinking

Patient restraint

EMR systems

Digital radiology

Lab analyzers

RVT preferred

Education

2 years veterinary technician experience

Tools

Endoscopy

Ultrasound

Job description

CARE | Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is a privately owned 24-hour Emergency and Specialty Referral Hospital in Charlotte, NC that offers its employees a fun company culture, supportive work environment, excellent benefits, and opportunities for growth! Board-certified specialty services offered include internal medicine, cardiology, neurology, surgery, oncology, and ophthalmology. Our advanced diagnostic services include ultrasonography and echocardiography, electroencephalography, endoscopy, rapid-scan CT imaging, high field MRI, and cardio cath lab, in addition to many others.

Charlotte Animal Referral & Emergency is seeking experienced veterinary technicians for our busy surgery department. Surgical Technicians are responsible for facilitating client consultations, maintaining daily charting/charges for emergency transfers or hospitalized patients, facilitating daily surgeries from admission to discharge of that patient. Efficiency and attention to detail are imperative. At CARE, surgery technicians work side by side with 3 board-certified surgeons in state-of-the-art facilities using advanced equipment such as CT, MRI, endoscopy, arthroscopy, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy!

Shifts Available

• (4) 10-hour daytime shifts Monday - Friday (one weekday off per week!)
• Rotating On-Call Schedule for Holidays and Weekends

Requirements

• High school degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 2 years of veterinary technician experience is required
• RVT preferred but not required
• Venipuncture
• The ability to lift up to 40lbs unassisted
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Emotionally intelligent
• Critical thinking
• Able to safely restrain patients for extended periods of time
• Proficient with technology including electronic medical record systems, automated lab analyzers, digital radiology

Responsibilities

• Exceptional client communication, characterized as portraying empathy and professionalism with succinct and effective client education
• Clear, courteous communication with all colleagues (DVM, CSR, techs)
• Provide advanced nursing care to patients with compassion
• Automated and manual laboratory analysis