Technicians must have one year of veterinary technician experience.
Technicians must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
RVTs must have an associate's degree or bachelor's degree from an accredited veterinary technician program.
RVTs must have at least one year of emergency or critical care veterinary medicine experience.
Candidates must be licensed veterinary technicians, or eligible to be licensed, in Maryland.
Candidates must have working knowledge and skill in nursing critically ill and emergency patients.
Candidates must be able to think critically, solve problems, make decisions, and follow through on veterinarian orders.
Candidates must know basic computer functions and be able to learn veterinary software applications.
Candidates must be able to work in a fast-paced, stressful environment while maintaining professionalism and composure.
Candidates must be able to communicate effectively and professionally with coworkers, supervisors, clients, and the public.
Candidates must know the use, care, and storage of veterinary instruments, materials, and equipment.
Candidates must be able to work independently on assigned tasks and accept direction on assignments.
Candidates must be able to speak, read, and write English.
Responsibilities
Assess patients upon arrival, obtain vital signs, and prioritize patients based on their health status.
Initiate stabilization treatments, including intravenous catheterization, blood collection, fluid therapy, oxygen therapy, and medication administration as directed by a veterinarian.
Participate in developing and implementing veterinarian-created treatment plans.
Monitor patients promptly and provide treatments as directed by a veterinarian.
Collect and analyze blood, urine, fecal, and skin samples using in-house laboratory analyzers.
Administer anesthetic drugs and adjust them as needed during procedures and surgery while recording and monitoring vital signs.
Safely produce images of soft tissues, organs, and bones using digital radiography equipment.
Place nasoesophageal and nasogastric feeding tubes and use suturing techniques to support critical nutrition.
Provide packed red blood cell and frozen plasma transfusions to patients who need them.
Calculate drug dosages and administer medications as directed by a veterinarian.
Lavage wounds and lacerations and assist with bandaging.
Provide care for post-surgical cases, including specialty intensive care cases.
Provide customer service while triaging patients and gathering patient information and relevant history.
Make a Difference at Anne Arundel Veterinary Emergency Clinic
Come join our fast-paced, exciting Emergency Room Team as a Veterinary Technician!
Anne Arundel Veterinary Emergency Clinichas been providing outstanding patient care for the past 33 years. Nestled deep in the beautiful bay area 5 minutes from downtown Annapolis is our state-of-the-art ER and referral center open 24 hours and 365 days a year. We have 25+ Veterinarians, 50+ Technicians, 20+ Assistants and 20+ Client Service Representatives. We work side-by-side with different specialty practices(Neurology, Cardiology,InternalMedicine, Oncology, Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Rehabilitation)and care for their patients overnight.
Shift Times Available:
9am-7pm – Triage
2pm-12am – Triage
12pm-10pm – Admitting/ICU
4pm-2am – Admitting/ICU
8pm-8am – ICU/Specialty Care (Weekends)
10pm-8am
What You'll Get to Do
As a veterinary technician you will:
Assess patients upon arrival and prioritize them based on their health status after obtaining vitals
Initiate stabilization treatments such as intravenous catheterization, blood collection, fluid therapy, oxygen therapy and administering medications as directed by veterinarian
Participate in the development and implementation of treatment plans created by the veterinarian
Administers high quality patient care through timely monitoring; correctly performs treatments as directed by veterinarian
Collect and analyze blood, urine, fecal and skin samples in our in-house laboratory full of Idexx analyzers
Administer anesthetic drugs and adjust them as needed during procedures and surgery, while recording and monitoring vital signs
Produce images of soft-tissues, organs and bones safely with digital radiography equipment
Place nasoesophageal and nasogastric feeding tubes for critical nutrition by mastering various suturing techniques
Supply patients in need with packed red blood cell and frozen plasma transfusions
Correctly calculate drug dosages and administers drugs as directed by veterinarian
Lavage and assist in bandaging different wounds and lacerations
Provide top quality care for post-surgical cases, including specialty ICU cases
Provides outstanding customer service when triaging, gathering patient information and relevant history
Time Off
At AAVEC we believe in Work - Life Balance and a healthy lifestyle which means the shift you are hired for is the shift time you will work every shift. This will help your life have some normalcy and consistency. We also believe in LOTS of time off, vacations, and spending quality time with your loved ones. Our rotation schedule was created by our veterinary technicians with the intent that it would allow them to take multiple vacations a year with using very little of their paid time off.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Working knowledge and skill required to nurse critically ill and emergency patients
Ability to critically think, problem solve, and make decisions in order to follow through on DVM orders
Knowledge of basic computer functions and the ability to learn new veterinary based software applications
Ability to work in a fast-paced, stressful work environment. Must be able to maintain professionalism and composure at all times.
Able to effectively communicate with co-workers, supervisors, clients and the public in a professional manner
Knowledge of the use, care, and storage of veterinary instruments, materials, and equipment.
Ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as to accept direction on given assignments.
Ability to speak, read and write the English language
Education and Experience for Technicians:
1 year ofveterinary technician experience
High School or Equivalent
Education and Experience for RVTs:
AA degree or BA/BS degree from an accredited veterinary technician program
Minimum of 1 year in emergency or critical care veterinary medicine
Candidate must be a licensed technician, or eligible to be licensed, in the state of Maryland.
What We Bring to the Table
Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance
Excellent Paid Time Off Program
Double Time on Holidays
25% Shift Differential for Overnight Shifts
Continuing Education- $2,000 per year for RVTs
Annual Uniform Allowance
Semi Annual Bonus Opportunity
Paid License Renewal Fees
Tuition Reimbursement Program for Veterinary Technology Degree