About this role
Practice Emergency Medicine. Use Your Skills. Grow With Dogwood.
Dogwood Veterinary Specialty and Emergency is growing, and we're looking for an experienced Emergency Veterinary Technician to join our Marietta Emergency Services team. If you thrive in a fast-paced hospital, enjoy the variety of emergency medicine, and want to work alongside experienced clinicians while putting your technical skills to work, this is an opportunity to grow with a team that values veterinary technicians.
Day Shift | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM Work a 12-hour daytime schedule caring for emergency patients from arrival through triage, stabilization, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer.
You'll work alongside five Board-Certified Criticalists, experienced Emergency Veterinarians, and specialty clinicians while gaining exposure to a diverse and challenging emergency caseload.
As an Emergency Veterinary Technician , you'll provide efficient, compassionate, and technically advanced care from patient arrival through stabilization, treatment, hospitalization, discharge, or transfer.
- Emergency Nursing Perform emergency triage and patient assessment Stabilize and monitor patients with trauma, respiratory distress, toxicity, seizures, pain, urinary obstruction, GI emergencies, and other urgent conditions Place IV catheters and collect blood and diagnostic samples Administer medications, fluid therapy, and CRIs Monitor hospitalized emergency patients Assist with RECOVER CPR and emergency resuscitation Recognize changes in patient condition and communicate concerns promptly Diagnostics and Procedures Perform and process in-house laboratory diagnostics Assist with digital radiography, ultrasound, and emergency diagnostics Prepare patients for emergency procedures Assist with wound care, bandaging, catheter placement, and other treatments Maintain accurate electronic medical records Anesthesia and Surgical Support Assist with emergency procedures and surgeries Monitor anesthesia using ECG, pulse oximetry, capnography, blood pressure, and temperature Support perioperative care, pain management, and patient recovery Teamwork and Client Care Partner with Emergency Veterinarians, Criticalists, specialty clinicians, and fellow technicians Maintain efficient patient flow during busy periods Communicate patient updates clearly and effectively Support clients compassionately during stressful situations Maintain a clean, organized, and efficient treatment environment