Registered Veterinary Technician - Emergency and Critical Care - Swing Shift
Listed on 2026-01-25
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
Animal / Pet Care, Veterinary
We are offering an up to $2,500 Sign-On Bonus for Qualified Registered Veterinary Technicians, apply today!
La Mesa, CA
At Pet Emergency & Specialty Center La Mesa, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, we take action to empower your best care for pets, their families, and yourself.
DescriptionWe are offering an up to $2,500 Sign-On Bonus for Qualified Registered Veterinary Technicians, apply today!
Registered Veterinary Technician — Emergency and Critical Care
La Mesa, CA
At Pet Emergency & Specialty Center La Mesa, a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner, we take action to empower your best care for pets, their families, and yourself. We are a community of 400 clinics forming an extraordinary network of unparalleled resources and people. Through outstanding learning and career options, comprehensive benefits, and abundant support, you’ll be nurtured and appreciated for who you are and what you bring to the table.
We come together in both the joys and heartaches of our profession to lift each other up through laughter and empathy. And, we have plenty of fun along the way!
Who We Are
At Pet Emergency & Specialty Center, our team is dedicated to providing quality care to our patients and elevating our client experience. We have several different specialists including Critical Care, Surgery, Internal Medicine, and Avian and Exotics. Collaboratively we strive to provide the highest level of care, education, and understanding to our clients, their pets, and our referring veterinarians.
Full time 4‑10 hour Swing Shift coverage needed:
Sunday ‑ Wednesday 5pm ‑ 3:30am
Pet Emergency & Specialty Center is looking for a Registered Veterinary Technician to join our Emergency and Critical Care Team.
Role Responsibilities- Support veterinarians to ensure quality veterinary care, advocate for pets, and educate clients.
- With each hospital function, assist veterinarians and the medical team to maximize productivity and maintain positive patient flow.
- Assist with surgeries and procedures in accordance with your state's Veterinary Practice Act outlined for credentialed veterinary technicians.
- Communicate with clients about individualized pet health concerns and treatment plans.
- Assist in maintaining relevant, comprehensive medical records with the support of practice systems.
- Obtain relevant health history and information from clients and maintain medical charts.
- Use safe restraining techniques, follow standard protocols, and sustain clean, sterile, organized treatment areas, exam rooms, and labs.
- Be willing to guide, mentor, and support fellow team members.
- Proficient in Triage
- Highly Skilled Veterinary Assistant
- Proficient in IV catheters placement, blood work, and IV, IM and SQ injections
- Proficient in monitoring anesthesia and working with various monitoring equipment
- Team player
- Eager to learn and is self‑motivated
- Enjoys a challenging and fast‑paced environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to multi‑task under pressure
Skills
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 to designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital
- Earn your AVMA‑CVTEA Accreditation and become a Vet Tech through our fully accredited distance learning program for veterinary technicians
- Scholarship opportunities and tuition reimbursement
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 actionBenefits
We provide benefits spread comprehensively across your mental, physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing designed to meet your needs as a unique individual. Some key benefits include:
- Paid time off including 8‑weeks of full‑pay parental leave, bereavement…
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