Licensed Veterinary Technician-Emergency
Licensed Veterinary Technician-Emergency
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10-04-2025
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Position at Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle
Licensed Veterinary Technician Emergency
Veterinary Specialty Center Seattle
Lynnwood WA
Multiple Shift OpportunitiesShift Differentials
**Full/Parttime Opportunities**
The Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner is an AAHA accredited 24hour Emergency/Critical Care and Specialty hospital that supports ECC Neurology Surgery Internal Medicine Cardiology Oncology and Radiology. We offer a collaborative approach to veterinary medicine and pride ourselves on providing compassionate medical care and exceptional customer service.
Pay: $27$38 (Up to $41 for applicants with a VTS)
Shift differential:MonFri 7pm11pm $2/hr 11pm7am $4/hr; Sat/Sun 7pm11pm $4/hr 11pm7am $6/hr
OnCall:
$5/hr additional
Callin fee (LVT):
$225
Shifts Available: flexible
Being a large teaching hospital VSCS offers tons of opportunities for growth mentorship and development. We are greatly invested in supporting the personal and career goals of our team members ensuring that there is accessible support every step of the way. We value honest and transparent communication at every level of the organization working diligently to ensure that every voice is heard.
Role Responsibilities
- Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care advocate for pets and educate clients.
- Assist with surgeries and procedures including running gas anesthesia with or without a surgical ventilator.
- Assist in maintaining relevant accurate and comprehensive medical records including accurate and relevant health history.
- Readies patients for discharge gathers medications ensures relevant paperwork is prepared and effectively communicates discharge instructions to pet parents.
- Uses a fear free approach to handling patients in keeping with hospital safety protocols and core values.
- Understands and completes inpatient and outpatient diagnostic tests and treatments requested by attending clinician.
- Proficiently starts and monitors blood product transfusions.
- Capably provides care to ICU patients according to hospital standards of care and core values.
- Use safe restraining techniques follow standard protocols and sustain clean and organized treatment areas exam rooms and labs.
- Ability to work collaboratively and support fellow team members.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Familiar with common veterinary emergencies and treatment; able to triage ER patients efficiently and effectively.
- Ability to identify and understand different types and stages of shock.
- Ability to perform chest tube maintenance/evacuation and tracheostomy tube maintenance.
- Ability to place nasal oxygen lines and ensures proper positioning.
- Ability to place nasopharyngeal nasogastric feeding tubes single and mulitlumen central lines and PICC lines.
- Ability to provide nursing care to neonates including administration and maintenance of parental nutrition delivery and resuscitation.
- Ability to care for and appropriately handle patient drains (Jackson Pratt Penrose etc..
- Ability to identify common heart arrhythmias and perform CPR according to RECOVER Initiative standards.
Benefits
- Pretax savings plan for commuter expenses
- Paid Time Off including 8weeks of fullpaid parental leave purrental leave for the newest fur baby in your family and bereavement leave for humans and pets.
- Top quality medical dental and vision insurance including an FSA and HSA. Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions.
- Pet perks including free exams and generous discounts on products and services at all Thrive Pet Healthcare locations.
- Continuing education allowance starting at $500/year plus 3 days PTO for CE exclusively. 12 years 500/year 25 years 700/year >5 years 900/year; one year rollover
- Uniform allowance and license reimbursement.
- Scholarship opportunities and student loan support programs.
*Compensation negotiable based on credentials and experience. The actual rate offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors including skillset qualifications and experience.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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