Job Description

VCA Valley Animal Hospital & Emergency Center is seeking an experienced Veterinary Technician to join our ICU team. The primary focus of our ICU team is our hospitalized patients.

Hiring for overnight shifts, full time only at this time. Typical hours are 7p - 7:30a, 3 days/week. Schedule flexibility required, including working some holidays & at least 1 weekend per month.

The successful candidate will be a believer in the possibilities of high quality veterinary medicine & patient care—with the passion, expertise, & technical know-how to make them happen.

In addition to the standard Veterinary Technician skills, our ICU department values:

Compassionate, detail oriented patient & client care skills encompassing the hospitalized patient experienceAdvanced tube placement & maintenance, including nasogastric tubes, central lines, & PICC linesUnderstanding, continuous monitoring, & management of critical & non-critical patients, ECGs, Blood Pressure, heart murmurs, variety of acute & chronic diseases processes, & special needs for all small animal species (canine, feline, avian, exotic companion mammal, & reptile)Ability to adapt to varying patient loads & communicate patient condition for all departments (Primary Care, Emergency, Internal Medicine, Surgery, & Exotics)Accurate assessment, stabilization, & evaluation of all hospitalized patients

You’ve worked hard for your credentialing and training & we want you to use the knowledge that you’ve invested your time and talent in. 

VCA works hard to support your personalized Career Progression goals, & provides continuing education, transfer, specialization, & leadership opportunities.

Compensation varies based on education, experience, & current AZ CVT license: $17 - 24/hour (includes scale for licensed and unlicensed Veterinary Technicians). We also offer an additional $3/hour stipend 8p - 7a.

CE allowance: CVT $750/year, VTS $1000/year.

If you are a current associate, you will need to apply through our internal career site. Please log into Workday and click on the Jobs Hub app or search for Browse Jobs.

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