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ER Registered Veterinary Technician, AUC NE
Ethos Veterinary HealthCommerce City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Jun 2026
💰 $66,000/yr($60,000/yr – $66,000/yr)
About the role
ER Registered Veterinary Technician
Are you a Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT) looking to join a team where your skills and passion for animal care will be celebrated? Look no further than Animal Urgent Care (AUC) North East, where we're on a mission to provide exceptional care that keeps owners and their beloved pets together for as long as possible.
Animal Urgent Care (AUC) North East is a new 9,000 square foot 24/7 ER facility with surgical capabilities, ultrasound, X-rays, and hospitalization. We ensure the communities we serve have access to excellent, affordable emergency veterinary services. We strive to keep compassion, cost-consciousness, and excellent service at the forefront of each and every case we see. We are proud of our team and hospital, having decades of emergency and critical care experience and our staff regularly exceed continuing education standards.
Compensation:
Animal Urgent Care (AUC) North East is a new 9,000 square foot 24/7 ER facility with surgical capabilities, ultrasound, X-rays, and hospitalization. We ensure the communities we serve have access to excellent, affordable emergency veterinary services. We strive to keep compassion, cost-consciousness, and excellent service at the forefront of each and every case we see. We are proud of our team and hospital, having decades of emergency and critical care experience and our staff regularly exceed continuing education standards.
Compensation:
- $30-$33 hourly, based on experience
Anticipated Schedule:
- Full Time
- Days/Shifts: TBD
- 4 x 10 hour shifts
- 3 x 12 hour shifts
- Days/Shifts: TBD
Job Description:
ER Registered Veterinary Technicians play a vital role in providing emergency and critical care for animals in a fast-paced veterinary setting. They assist veterinarians with examinations, treatments, and surgical procedures, while also monitoring patients, administering medications, and performing diagnostic tests. Skilled in triage and patient care, they ensure efficient operation during high-pressure situations and provide compassionate support to pet owners.
The responsibilities of the ER Registered Veterinary Technicians include, but are not limited, to the following activities:
ER Registered Veterinary Technicians play a vital role in providing emergency and critical care for animals in a fast-paced veterinary setting. They assist veterinarians with examinations, treatments, and surgical procedures, while also monitoring patients, administering medications, and performing diagnostic tests. Skilled in triage and patient care, they ensure efficient operation during high-pressure situations and provide compassionate support to pet owners.
The responsibilities of the ER Registered Veterinary Technicians include, but are not limited, to the following activities:
- Perform treatments on hospitalized patients including the administration of medications by various routes
- Obtain vitals, blood pressure, ECG, and other monitoring parameters
- Monitor hydration status, administering CRI’s, setting up IV fluids with multiple lines, etc.
- Phlebotomy and basic knowledge of hematology and “normals”
- Basic knowledge of anesthetic drugs, protocols, and anesthesia monitoring
- Conduct medical record keeping and client communication (particularly in regards to patient updates)
- Knowledge of common medications
- Place and maintain viability of intravenous catheters
- Transfusion therapy including blood typing and cross matching
- Feeding tube care and maintenance
- Perform CPCR as needed
- Apply bandages/splints regularly
- Discharge patients
- Check patients in and out of the clinic, including taking payments and reviewing/entering charges in EzyVet and SmartFlow
Qualifications/Educational Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in veterinary surgery and anesthesia
- CVT, LVT, RVT, or VTS preferred, pRVT considered
- Work experience in a fast-paced, multi-veterinarian hospital, emergency/referral practice or hospital required
Required Technical Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge of normal patient vitals for awake, sedated, and anesthetized patients
- Accuracy in calculating and delivering anesthetic agents, fluids, and CRIs
- Comprehensive understanding and experience with anesthetic monitoring is required
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and commitment to building relationships with colleagues, clients, and community is required
- Knowledge and care with equi
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