Overnight Certified Veterinary Technician - Companion Animal Specialty and Emergency

Bring your skills to Pet Vet and earn a sign-on bonus of up to $1,000 based on your experience as a credentialed veterinary technician!

Pet Vet Care Centers' Companion Animal Specialty and Emergency is currently seeking a Overnight Certified Veterinary Technician to join our team!

At Pet Vet Care Centers, our mission is to improve the lives of animals and people - providing exceptional and compassionate care at every stage - for all the moments that matter.

Because life is better with pets.

We deliver the Ultimate Care Experience - every pet, every client, every time.

That starts with a Culture of Care that supports our team members as much as the pets and clients we serve.

With more than 420 locally led hospitals and over 11,000 team members nationwide
, we offer:

• Local autonomy with national support
• Career mobility and development opportunities
• A collaborative, inclusive environment where your wellbeing comes first

You care for pets. We care for you.

Join our team as a Veterinary Technician who supports hospital operations by providing dedicated quality veterinary care and exceptional service to our patients and clients. Responsibilities include providing patient care by determining animal requirements, conducting examinations and diagnostic procedures, assisting during surgery and operations, providing nursing care, assisting with feeding and caring for patients, maintaining medical supplies and equipment, overseeing triage and discharging patients, and maintaining patient medical records.

CASE Hospital in Crystal Lake, IL is a 24/7 emergency and specialty veterinary hospital, proudly AAHA-accredited and committed to delivering the highest standard of care to pets across the greater Chicago area around the clock. The hospital's specialty offerings - including internal medicine and integrative medicine - allow the team to tackle complex, challenging cases with a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach.

• Our facility is committed to providing excellent patient care with an emphasis on superior client service. We are an AAHA Accredited hospital that strongly supports continued education and growth for our team members. We take pride in providing an organized learning environment for all employees. While working in the ER/ICU, you will be exposed to and help care for patients requiring nursing care for a variety of medical conditions.
• This position will provide you with the environment where your current skills will be utilized to the fullest. You will also have the unique opportunity to learn more specialized/advanced skills that only a Specialty & Emergency facility can provide. Staff are given the opportunity to cross train in other departments as available.

• Determine animal requirements by conducting examinations and interviews, reviewing care plans and records, completing laboratory tests and studies, and diagnostic imaging.
• Care for patients by taking vital signs, collecting samples, administering medications, drugs, and vaccines, and bandaging and wrapping wounds.
• Support patient examinations and operations by assembling required supplies and instruments, securing and bringing patients to examination rooms, and restraining patients; aids as directed by the veterinarian.
• Provide excellent pet care by applying full knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes, pharmacology, specialized equipment usage, and specialized drug administration.
• Obtain and verify medications.
• Ensure that patients have food and water, clean patients' rooms, cages, and equipment; observe patients for clinical signs of disease.
• As directed, fill prescriptions and administer medications, including proper documentation, logging, and security of controlled drugs.
• Maintain a safe, secure, healthy, and humane environment by sterilizing and wrapping instruments, sanitizing and disinfecting holding and operating areas, storing sterile supplies, verifying shelf life, following standards and procedures, and in compliance with applicable legal regulations.
• Maintain medical records by documenting patients' conditions, reactions, and changes; update the database in an accurate and timely…