Veterinary Technician - ICU

Description

Veterinary Technician – ICU

Heart of Texas | Round Rock, TX

Full-time:
Daytime shift, 3x12-hour shifts, including Saturday

Compensation is negotiable based on experience and credentials, with an expected starting range of $25-$27/hour. The final pay will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

About You

You’re an experienced Veterinary Technician who thrives in a fast-paced emergency and critical care environment. You’re confident monitoring hospitalized patients, recognizing and communicating changes in their condition, and providing attentive nursing care. From IV catheter placement and fluid or CRI management to oxygen therapy, treatments, and in-house diagnostics, you bring strong technical skills, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to every shift.

Job Requirements:

• At least 3 years of recent experience as a Veterinary Technician – Emergency/ICU experience is required
• Comfortable with ICU patient monitoring and hospitalized nursing care (treatment sheets, I&O, post-op monitoring)
• Excellent communication skills in a fast-paced ICU/ER environment
• Credentialed Veterinary Technician (LVT/CVT/RVT) preferred
• Proficiency with core ICU technical skills: IV catheter placement, venipuncture, medication administration, oxygen therapy, and in-house diagnostics
• High school diploma or GED
• Willing to work on weekends and holidays

Role Responsibilities:

• Assess and monitor ICU patients, track trends in vital signs, pain, and perfusion, and promptly report changes in patient status.
• Place and maintain IV catheters; perform blood draws and sample collection
• Set up and manage fluids and CRIs as directed
• Calculate and administer medications and treatments (IV/IM/SQ/PO)
• Provide respiratory support and oxygen therapy, and assist with advanced support as needed.
• Assist with emergency stabilization and maintain readiness for CPR and crash-cart response.
• Run/support diagnostics and monitoring (in-house lab, ECG, BP) and imaging as needed
• Provide inpatient nursing care and complete timely charting and logs
• Perform additional duties as needed to support patient care and hospital operations.

You’ll Grow With Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits – our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short- and long- term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources, including easy access to therapy through Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr-ental leave for when you adopt a pet
• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care
• Expert advice, support and network discounts for fertility and family planning
• FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
• Student loan support tools and assistance

* Some benefits shown are only for full-time team members who work 30 hours or more per week. Certain Benefits may be subject to waiting periods or length of service requirements.

About the Hospital

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